DOH The Department of Health (DOH) reported 564 more people who contracted Covid-19. Sunday's figure pushed the Philippines' overall tally of confirmed cases to 3,670,739, of which, only 46,537 remain as active cases, based on the data shown in the agency's official website. The regions with the...
Vaccination in Pateros (Pateros municipal government) An official of the Department of Health (DOH) said that the conduct of the 4th Covid-19 national vaccination drive or the “Bayanihan, Bakunahan” campaign has been extended to further increase the country’s vaccination coverage. “So yung...
Taguig City’s total weekly new Covid-19 cases have increased after recording successive declines. In a report, the Taguig City government data showed the city had 148 new Covid-19 cases from March 4 to 10, or an average of 21 cases per day, an increase of 61 cases or 70 percent from 87 new cases...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The government is planning to extend the conduct of the fourth round of the national vaccination drive or the "Bayanihan, Bakunahan" program after it only reached 44...
Members of the Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches (PCEC) were urged to participate in the national vaccination days of the government. PCEC "PCEC encourages our member denominations, local churches, and para-church organizations to voluntarily participate in Bayanihan Bakunahan IV or the...
COVID-19 virus The Philippines is better prepared to face the Deltacron coronavirus variant, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said. DOH Undersecretary Myrna Cabotaje believes that the country is now more equipped in handling another variant of concern given its experiences in battling...
A passenger (C) sits inside a tricycle covered with a reminder to wear a mask, part of the Covid-19 health protocols, in Manila on February 16, 2022. Ted ALJIBE / AFP An infectious disease expert urged the government not to drop the mandatory wearing of face masks if it decides to place some areas...
Noting that a lot of countries are now doing it, Anakalusugan Party-list Rep. Mike Defensor is prodding the government to roll out a fourth dose or second booster shot of the Covid-19 vaccine to certain vulnerable sectors. Anakalusugan Party-list Rep. Mike Defensor “The virus is still with us....
A tourism worker gets vaccinated against COVID-19 at Imelda Park in Catbalogan City, Samar. (Photo from Department of Tourism) Sixty-four million Filipinos were already fully vaccinated against Covid-19, the Department of Health (DOH) said. DOH Undersecretary Myrna Cabotaje said that the government...
Shoppers flock to bargain stores along Ilaya Street in Divisoria, Binondo, Manila, on Oct. 14, 2021. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) The government's pandemic task force is set to discuss the parameters about placing some areas under "Alert Level 0" amid the decreasing number of Covid-19 cases in the...
(UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippines is planning to donate some of its Covid-19 vaccines to other nations in a bid to help ramp up their vaccination activities, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Thursday, March 10. DOH Secretary Francisco Duque III said they are eyeing to donate the...
(FILE PHOTO) The Department of Health (DOH) said it has not observed an increase in Covid-19 cases after 39 areas, including Metro Manila, were shifted to Alert Level 1 status. “At present, we have not seen any increase in COVID-19 cases since we have implemented Alert Level 1 in several areas in...
