The country is once again under high-risk classification after being under low-risk for more than a month since Nov. 2021, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Monday, Jan. 3. People flock to Ilaya in Binondo, Manila to shop on Jan. 2, 2022. Metro Manila will be under Alert Level 3 starting Jan....
As coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases double day by day, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Monday, Jan. 3 that it is presuming that the wave of the COVID-19 variant Omicron has started to grow in the country. Omicron variant of COVID-19 "We are all presuming that the Omicron is here with us...
Independent research group OCTA said on Saturday, Jan. 1, that the National Capital Region's (NCR) reproduction number has increased to 4.05. Crowd at flea market. OCTA research fellow Dr. Guido David said in a tweet that this is the highest since April 2020 which was the onset of the coronavirus...
Independent research group OCTA said that new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country may swell to 4,000 on Saturday, Jan. 1. People watch fireworks display that light up the night sky over Quezon Memorial Circle on New Year's celebration, Jan. 1, 2022. Unlike last year where the city's...
The Department of Health (DOH) recorded on Monday, Dec. 27, an additional 318 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) This update brought the country's total tally of COVID-19 cases since the beginning of the pandemic to 2,838,792. DOH said that active cases stood at...
An increase in the positive growth rate of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases was observed in the National Capital Region (NCR) in the recent week, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Monday, Dec. 27. Crowd at flea market. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said in a DOH press...
The country has detected its fourth case of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) variant Omicron, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Monday, Dec. 27. Omicron variant of COVID-19 Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said in a press briefing that the individual is a 38-year-old woman from...
Photo taken at Palma Gil Integrated School PGIS in Talaingod, Davao del Norte in June 2021 (DepEd Philippines Facebook page) Recognizing the impact brought by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic on children, the Department of Education (DepEd) reaffirmed its commitment to protect and...
The Department of Health (DOH) recorded 263 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Monday, Dec. 20. DOH/MB Monday's update brought the country's total tally of COVID-19 cases since the beginning of the pandemic to 2,837,730. Of this, DOH said that 9,592 were active cases or 0.3 percent of the...
Residents of Quezon City will have a "merrier" Christmas this year, according to independent research group OCTA. This is due to the decline in the city’s daily average of new COVID-19 cases from 24 to 17. In a report released on Friday, Dec. 17, OCTA said the 7-day average of new COVID cases in...
The Department of Health (DOH) recorded only 360 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Monday, Dec. 13. DOH/MB Monday's report brought the national tally of COVID-19 cases to 2,836,803 since the beginning of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. According to the data from DOH, 11,083...
The Philippine Genome Center (PGC) stressed on Saturday, Dec. 11, urged laboratories in airports, ports of entry, and in various regions of the country to send additional samples for genome sequence given the imminent entry of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) variant Omicron. (Photo from the...
