SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea reported 76,402 new Covid-19 cases as of midnight Tuesday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 18,937,971, the health authorities said Wednesday. The daily caseload was up from 73,582 in the previous day, according to the Korea...
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) is prepared to handle all pandemic-related response as it is recommended by the Department of Health (DOH) to replace the task forces assigned for such responsibilities. Undersecretary Ricardo Jalad, Office of Civil Defense (OCD)...
The Quezon City government on Wednesday, July 20, announced that it has started administering Covid-19 vaccines in all the 66 health centers in the city. The intensified vaccination campaign which started on Tuesday, July 19, and will last until Friday, July 22, is being made due to the increase in...
Muntinlupa City’s total weekly new Covid-19 cases increased by 63 percent compared to the previous period. Based on daily data from the City Health Office (CHO), Muntinlupa recorded 257 new Covid-19 cases from July 11 to 17, up by 99 cases or 63 percent compared to 158 new cases tallied from July...
Aerial view of Rabbit Village where a huge rabbit mound named Pablo has been erected. Rabbiton is an agri-tourism site that is unlike anything else in the country. It is a rabbit-themed agri-park in Pamplona, Negros Oriental with certain parts of the farm inspired by Hobbiton, a fictional setting...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has instructed the Department of Education (DepEd) and other relevant agencies to come up with the necessary preparations and planning for the resumption of face-to-face classes this year. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of...
The province of Bulacan is seeing an upward trend in the number of new Covid-19 cases. Because of this, Gov. Daniel R. Fernando called on Bulakenyos to get their Covid-19 booster shots. Fernando said Bulakenyos should not wait for the Covid-19 situation to worsen before taking action. He said the...
The Department of Health (DOH) announced on Tuesday, Kuly 19 that the National Capital Region (NCR) will remain under Alert Level 1 for the remainder of the month of July while 19 other Local Government Units (LGUs) have been de-escalated to lowest alert status. (DOH/MB) This was after President...
Valenzuela City Mayor Weslie “Wes” Gatchalian said Tuesday, July 19, that he will be focusing on creating a “marketing campaign” to urge his constituents to get their Covid-19 booster shots. In an interview with DZXL 558, Gatchalian shared that there is “nothing alarming” when it comes...
(PIXABAY) OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David on Tuesday, July 19, said that Metro Manila’s Covid-19 positivity rate—or the number of individuals who yielded positive results from among those who were tested for Covid-19–has decreased in the past two days. “We could see that the highest...
Highlighting the need to adapt with the current situation in the Philippines, a health expert expressed his approval in the proposed “reconstitution” of the members of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) to only those with “relevant and...
Amid a fresh wave of Covid-19 infections, Department of National Defense (DND) Officer-in-Charge Jose Faustino Jr. presided over the first organizational briefing of the National Task Force (NTF) Against Covid-19 under the new administration to prevent a potential massive outbreak driven by new and...
