Pateros Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce III announced that the municipal government will go after people who are not wearing face masks outside their residence amid an increase in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. The Pateros municipal government reported that as of Dec. 31, there are 38 active...
Retired police general and senatorial aspirant Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar urged the local chief executives in the provinces to start the necessary preparations to protect their constituents from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) amid the upsurge of cases that has been recorded especially in Metro...
The Muntinlupa City government will intensify efforts as the number of active coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the city reached more than 100. Data from the Muntinlupa City Health Office (CHO) showed that as of Jan. 1, the active COVID-19 cases in the city rose to 131, an increase of 59...
Taguig posted the third highest number of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country on Dec. 31, according to a research group. Dr. Guido David of OCTA Research posted online the local government units (LGUs) with the highest new COVID-19 cases for Dec. 31. According to David, Taguig...
The National Capital Region (NCR) will be under stricter measures starting the year 2022 after the government's pandemic task force decided to place the region under Alert Level 3 from January 3 to 15 due to the recent spike of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles...
Sports fans residing in Metro Manila would have to wait a little longer anew as contact sports were prohibited under Alert Level 3. Photo from PBA This as the government placed Metro Manila under Alert Level 3 from January 3 to 15, 2022 due to the surge of cases and the threat brought by the...
Some people in Divisoria, Manila are no longer wearing face shield on Nov. 8, 2021, the same day the City of Manila scrapped the face shield policy except in hospital and other medical facilities. (Photo by Noel B. Pabalate) The Department of Health (DOH) believes that there is a "high possibility"...
COVID-19 virus The Department of Health (DOH) announced the detection of three local cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant in the Philippines. The DOH said that two of the local cases were from the Bicol region, while the other was from Metro Manila. “The first local case is a 42-year-old male...
Pateros Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce III temporarily closed down basketball courts starting on Dec. 31 as he expressed alarm over the sudden increase in the number of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the municipality. Ponce held an emergency meeting on New Year’s Eve together with...
To counter the Omicron variant, the National Task Force (NTF) Against the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) will adopt an enhanced version of the strategy that was used to beat the Delta variant. Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. Under the said strategy, NTF chief implementer Carlito Galvez Jr. said the...
The Taguig City government has urged people to strictly observe health and safety protocols in welcoming the New Year due to a possible surge in COVID-19 cases caused by the Omicron variant. “Minimum health protocols must be strictly observed,” said the Taguig Safe City Task Force in its...
LOS ANGELES, United States – With Delta and Omicron transmissions surging, Los Angeles County on Wednesday reported 16,510 new COVID-19 cases, one of its highest single-day counts, local public health authorities said. Test positivity rates in the most populous U.S. county have more than...
