(SCREEN GRAB FROM LAGING HANDA PUBLIC BRIEFING) A combination of factors, including waning vaccine immunity and the entry of Omicron subvariants in the country’s borders, are fueling the uptick of Covid-19 cases in Metro Manila, according to an expert of the OCTA Research. In a televised public...
Senate Committee on Health and Demography chair Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Wednesday called on Filipinos to continue to adhere to basic Covid-19 health and safety protocols as the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases has allowed all...
President Duterte's leadership in government efforts to protect people's lives – one from a virus that caused a pandemic, and the other, from a terrorist attack that caused the five-month war in Marawi City – will be among the major highlights of his six-year presidency. President...
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 now currently in the process of "institutionalizing" the Covid-19 vaccination program in order to bring vaccination...
Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., chief implementer of the National Task Force (NTF) Against Covid-19 and the designated vaccine czar, welcomed the latest ranking of the Philippines in the Covid-19 recovery index of a Tokyo, Japan-based business publication. Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr. talks during a...
President Duterte on Monday night took pride that his administration managed to contain the country's Covid-19 pandemic​ in a period of time ahead of other countries. With the Philippines starting "with zero" at the start of the pandemic and almost "floating, waiting for the next thing to...
President Duterte’s late-night public briefing on Monday night, June 6, with Cabinet officials could be his last as his term will end on June 30. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his regular “Talk to the People” public briefing on Monday, June 6. (Screenshot from RTVM via Facebook) In his...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) Metro Manila’s Covid-19 reproduction number and positivity rate have increased slightly for the May 31 to June 6 monitoring period, based on the OCTA Research’s latest report. In an update shared on Twitter on Tuesday, June 7, OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David said the...
Four weeks after elections and the super spreader rallies and no Covid-19 surge has materialized. CLINICAL MATTERS Despite a slight uptick, Covid-19 cases remain under 200 new infections per day. Since we are outside the 14-day-long incubation period of Covid-19, it is safe to assume that the...
The Department of Education (DepEd) enjoined teachers to enroll in an online course to ensure the learning continuity of children who belong to the marginalized sector. (Image sourced from DepEd Facebook page) DepEd announced that the Disability-Inclusive Teaching in Emergencies or “DTeEm”...
Malacañang has welcomed the country's improvement in the Covid-19 Recovery Index reported by Tokyo-based business publication, Nikkei. "The country’s improved performance, described as “the best” by the Tokyo-based business publication, reaffirms the effective recalibration of strategies of...
Health Secretary Francisco T. Duque III believes that the Senate became unfair to him in its probe of the alleged anomalous procurement of Covid-19 medical supplies. Health Secretary Francisco T. Duque III (MB FILE PHOTO) Duque reportedly transferred DOH funds to the Procurement Service of the...
