An increase in the positive growth rate of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases was observed in the National Capital Region (NCR) in the recent week, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Monday, Dec. 27. Crowd at flea market. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said in a DOH press...
The country has detected its fourth case of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) variant Omicron, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Monday, Dec. 27. Omicron variant of COVID-19 Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said in a press briefing that the individual is a 38-year-old woman from...
Presidential aspirant Panfilo Lacson Sr. (left) and senatorial bet Monsour del Rosario (Facebook) Senatorial aspirant athlete-actor Monsour del Rosario has endorsed the tandem of Panfilo Lacson and Tito Sotto in the May 2022 national elections. "Patay tayo nito sa susunod na six years. Lunod na...
Photo from PBA TNT expects Troy Rosario to be out for the remainder of the month as he has yet to fully recover from injuries sustained in the PBA Philippine Cup Finals against Magnolia Pambansang Manok last October. Coach Chot Reyes confirmed the timetable despite Rosario showing up in uniform for...
Seven unlocated travelers who arrived in the country from South Africa, where the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) variant Omicron was first detected may be charged after providing false contact information, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Wednesday, Dec. 8. Health Secretary Francisco Duque...
One of the eight travelers from South Africa has been located. DOH/MB The Department of Health (DOH) confirmed this on Wednesday, Dec. 8. "As of Dec. 6, 2021, there are seven remaining unlocated travelers from South Africa and all were returning overseas Filipinos," Health Undersecretary Maria...
The country’s case fatality rate (CFR) is currently at 1.61 percent and is below the global average of 2.0 percent. DOH/MB The Department of Health (DOH) said this is as of Dec. 7. In a statement, the Health department said this Philippine CFR was markedly lower than the 9% CFR reported in the...
The Department of Health (DOH) recorded an additional 543 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Monday, Dec. 6. DOH This data from DOH brought the total country's tally since the onset of the pandemic to 2,835,154. Of the total number, 0.5 percent or 13,548 were active cases. DOH said that among...
The country's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases have continued to decline over the past weeks, data from the Department of Health (DOH) showed on Monday, Dec. 6. Shoppers flock along Ylaya in Divisoria Market on Oct. 17, 2021 as the Metro Manila eases to Alert Level 3 for COVID-19. (Photo by Ali...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid These days, we are given to doom saying or forebodings perhaps because of exposure to “Cassandras” who continually predict that our planet will no longer be able to survive the current onslaught on our environment. Climate change poses a threat, and society...
The Philippine General Hospital (PGH) now only has 54 confirmed coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients, the hospital’s lowest tally in more than a year, its spokesperson said on Friday, Dec. 3. (MB FILE PHOTO) “We have about 350 beds reserved for COVID-19 especially during the surge and right...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid Two eminent world leaders, UNESCO director-general Audrey Azoulay, and MIT professor emeritus and author, Noam Chomsky who keynoted the 28th annual conference of the Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC), highlighted the critical role of...
