A total of 5,082 eligible indigent beneficiaries across the country received medical assistance from the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO). (PCSO/MANILA BULLETIN) PCSO General Manager Royina Garma, in a statement issued April 25, said more than P34 million assistance was given to...
Hospital bed occupancy rates in the National Capital Region (NCR) and nearby provinces are still high, according to the Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines (PHAPI). (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) In an interview over DZMM on Monday, April 26, PHAPI President Jose Rene...
Citing “unforeseen circumstances,” the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Monday, April 26, announced that there will be a delay in the releasing of some coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test results. (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) In a Twitter post, PRC issued an advisory informing...
While they are affected by the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation in the country, teachers did not hesitate to come together and put up an initiative that will help alleviate the hunger and desperation of some people in their respective communities. Photo from QCPSTA/FB The Alliance...
Here’s some good news! Students from Abra High School, who were part of Philippine Robotics Team, won bronze medals in the World Robot Games 2021-Innovation Category. The Department of Education (DepEd), on its official Facebook page, commended the students for making the country proud and for...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) is calling on health care workers to volunteer by monitoring mild to moderate or recovering coronavirus disease (COVID-19) positive patients to be admitted to its Emergency COVID-19 Field Hospitals (EFH). The Philippine Red Cross is looking for healthcare workers who...
There’s a “virus” that is spreading rapidly in communities - one that does not need a vaccine nor a cure. As the Philippines, just like the rest of the world, continues to grapple with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, “Community Pantry” has also been “infecting” more and...
The Department of Education (DepEd) is eyeing the conduct of the virtual In-Service Training (VINSET) for teachers on a regular basis after an encouraging reception to its technological innovations. After the initiative reached approximately five million participants nationwide during the previous...
Businessman Manuel V. Pangilinan has opened the MVP Group’s emergency quarantine facility with 240 individual air-conditioned quarantine tents and beds in Antipolo, Rizal for employees with asymptomatic to mild cases of COVID-19. This emergency quarantine facility will help decongest hospitals in...
Cebu Pacific (CEB) transported 77,800 additional doses of COVID-19 vaccines to six cities this week, flying in a total of 130,800 doses nationwide since last month. Its latest airlift earlier today (April 9), brought 6,000 doses of vaccine to Tuguegarao. This week’s batch of consecutive shipments...
Bea Alonzo After spending her second year of Palm Sunday inside her home due to the pandemic, actress Bea Alonzo has encouraged her followers to use the free time to reflect. Alonzo revealed she has close friends and loved ones infected by COVID-19. The actress admitted she couldn't do anything to...
While virtual meetings could take the place of business travel and the sector may not recover from the pandemic until 2024, airlines will survive, according to Moody's. This was the gist of the latter's newest Sector-In-Depth report: “Airlines – Global: Business travel faces higher substitution...
