(JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) A group of private hospitals appealed to some healthcare workers who threatened to go on mass resignation not to push through with their plan as the country continues its fight against the threat of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). “Sana naman...
Bureau of Customs (BOC) personnel at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) have cleared the 469,200 doses of Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines that were delivered to the country Sunday afternoon, Aug. 15. (Photo from BOC-NAIA) (Photo from BOC-NAIA) The latest vaccine shipment,...
The city-run Ospital ng Muntinlupa (OsMun) in Alabang has reached full bed capacity Sunday amid the surge in the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the National Capital Region (NCR). As of Aug. 15, the total bed occupancy rate at OsMun has reached 115 percent with 237 patients in the...
Public school teachers are spending money from their own pocket to buy gadgets such as laptop computer, and mobile phone, and to avail internet connection services to facilitate teaching and learning, based on the results of a study conducted by the Department of Science and Technology-National...
Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso has tested positive for COVID-19, according to the Manila Public Information Office (PIO) on Sunday (August 15). (MANILA PIO/ MANILA BULLETIN) In a Facebook post around 6:50 p.m., the Manila PIO said Moreno was on his way to Sta. Ana...
Photo from Philippine Red Cross Facebook page The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has reached a new milestone in its pandemic response after it vaccinated more than 100,000 individuals against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) nationwide. The humanitarian organization said it has already vaccinated a...
The progressive Makabayan bloc is pushing for a full scale congressional inquiry into the adverse audit findings made by the Commission on Audit in the the management by the Department of Health of the P67.32 billion anti-COVID 19 funds. Makabayan bloc image The resolution calling for the...
Vice President Leni Robredo believes the renewed calls for the resignation of Health Secretary Francisco Duque III "would not do nothing" if the country’s system on COVID-19 response remains unchanged. Vice President Leni Robredo and Health Secretary Francisco Duque III (OVP/PCOO /MB FILE PHOTO)...
The leadership of the House of Representatives has asked the Commission on Audit to conduct a briefing on the reported audit deficiencies it discovered in the management by the Department of Health of the P67.32 billion government funds to address the 2019 coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis in the...
The number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Metro Manila is projected to further increase, according to an expert studying the pandemic in the country. (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) OCTA Research fellow Prof. Guido David estimated that the number of new cases in the National Capital Region...
DOH/MB The Department of Health (DOH) reported more than 14,000 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) for two straight days already. Based on the latest case bulletin, there were 14,749 more cases of COVID-19 detected nationwide, pushing the number of active cases to 102,748. The country’s...
Two more policemen died as cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continue to rise in the Philippine National Police (PNP). As of Sunday, August 15, the total number of PNP personnel who died of COVID-19 is 91. Based on the data of the PNP Health Service, the latest fatalities were a 49-year...
