Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) Health workers, senior citizens, and individuals with comorbidities are first in line to receive the bivalent Covid-19 vaccines once these become available in the...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. revealed that he had ordered health officials to ensure that health workers will still receive their Covid-19 allowances despite the expiration of the state of calamity in the country due to the pandemic. (JANSEN ROMERO/MANILA BULLETIN) Marcos said this in...
Students of Corazon Aquino Elementary School in Quezon City on the first day of school opening on August 22, 2022. (MARK BALMORES / MANILA BULLETIN) There is no observed increase in the number of Covid-19 cases in schools— five months since the resumption of classes, the Department of Health...
Teenage pregnancy in the Philippines has gone down in 2022 and the Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) is ecstatic of the downtrend as it would mean that the young generation of women would be able to fulfill its dream that would eventually result in the gradual addressing of the...
The proposal to create mental health offices in school divisions as a way to address the emotional, psychological, and mental health needs of pupils and teachers has moved one step closer to enactment. (Anthony Tran/ Unsplash) This, after the House of Representatives unanimously passed on third and...
Shoppers flock to bargain stores along Ilaya Street in Divisoria, Binondo, Manila, on Oct. 14, 2021. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) The Covid-19 situation in the Philippines is currently at a "manageable" status, the Department of Health (DOH) said. DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire made the...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, January 31 said the Department of Health (DOH) should now waive the existing non-disclosure agreements (NDA) on Covid-19 vaccines for the sake of transparency. Hontiveros said the NDAs with private manufacturers have already “outlived their purpose.” “At...
The Muntinlupa City government launched the “Rolling Bakuna” for fisherfolk to protect them against Covid-19. The Muntinlupa City Health Office (CHO) led in rolling out the mobile vaccination at Bayanan Baywalk in Barangay Bayanan recently. Vaccination of fisherfolk in Muntinlupa (Photo from...
The Department of Health (DOH) reported on Monday, Jan. 30 a total of 1,206 new Covid-19 cases recorded during the past week. (DOH / Manila Bulletin) In its weekly case bulletin, DOH said that the daily average cases are currently at 172 which is 36 percent lower than the cases on Jan. 16 to Jan....
The number of Covid-19 cases in Taguig slightly rose in the past week but the city government recorded the lowest average daily attack rate (ADAR) for the month of January. Data from the Taguig City government showed that from Jan. 23 to 29, three new Covid-19 cases were recorded, up from one from...
Metro Manila’s Weekly Positivity Rate (OCTA FELLOW DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David said the positivity rate of Covid-19 in Metro Manila "dipped back” to 2.3 percent after a temporary increase due to more people being tested positive for the disease. In an update...
Photo from Pixabay/ MANILA BULLETIN A local health expert believes that the Covid-19 virus, which started to spread worldwide in 2020, is still considered a global concern but no longer a health emergency. Infectious Disease Expert Dr. Rontgene Solante made this statement following the recent...
