(OCTA RESEARCH FELLOW DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) Key Covid-19 indicators in Metro Manila continued a downward trend, as shown in the latest monitoring of the OCTA Research Group. OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David noted that the “decrease in cases and positivity rate in the NCR (National Capital Region)...
Members of ACT hold sunrise protest to demand government responsibility for safe school reopening (Photo courtesy of ACT Philippines) At sunrise, public school teachers on Monday, Aug. 22 staged a picket protest at Mendiola in Manila to call on the government to take on its responsibility for the...
Public schools in the city of San Juan have started fully implementing face-to-face classes on Monday, Aug. 22, with the opening of school year 2022-2023. San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora led school officials in welcoming students after two years of online classes due to the Covid-19 pandemic at...
Muntinlupa Mayor Ruffy Biazon returned to work at the City Hall on Monday, Aug. 22, after recovering from Covid-19 and urged people to get their booster shots. Biazon attended the weekly flag-raising ceremony for the first time since he tested positive for Covid-19 last week. Muntinlupa Mayor Ruffy...
K-pop group Seventeen member Dino has resumed his activities in the US after recovering from Covid-19. Dino tested positive for Covid-19 in Los Angeles through a PCR (polymerase chain reaction) test on Aug. 16. He experienced mild sore throat and underwent “self-quarantine and administering...
TOKYO, Japan -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has tested positive for Covid-19, his office said Sunday, a week before the leader was expected to attend an African development conference in Tunisia. This file photo taken on February 17, 2022 shows Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida...
After two school years without face-to-face classes, the empty halls and corridors of public schools nationwide will once again be filled with students as the Department of Education (DepEd) formally opens the School Year (SY) 2022-2023 on Monday, Aug. 22. Lakan Dula Elementary School in Tondo,...
Senator Cynthia Villar is seeking to strengthen Philippine wildlife conservation and protection mechanisms even as the constant exploitation of wild fauna and their habitats has been raising the risk of zoonotic disease transmission. "There were studies suggesting that Covid-19 virus may have...
The number of new Covid-19 cases has steadily increased the past few days. From 2,633 on Aug. 16, 2022, then 2,892 on Aug. 17, new cases have gone up to 3,758 on Aug. 18 based on the data of the Department of Health (DOH). On a weekly basis, the Philippines recorded 27,331 new cases during the...
The Department of Education (DepEd) was urged by an advocacy group to allow private schools the discretion, upon consultation with parents, to continue blended learning for School Year (SY) 2022-2023. (ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) “We go back to that adage, ‘parents know...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The Department of Health (DOH) said it is still far from reaching its target of administering 23 million Covid-19 vaccine booster shots under the “PinasLakas”...
Hospital nurse (FILE PHOTO) The Department of Health (DOH) said it observed an increase in deaths due to Covid-19 in July and mid-August, noting that the majority of these recorded deaths were unvaccinated individuals. “There is this observed increase in the number of deaths over these past...
