The Department of Health (DOH) said on Friday, Feb. 16, that 661 new Covid-19 cases were recorded from Feb. 6 to 12. Manila Bulletin File Photo It noted that these cases showed a 35 percent decrease compared to the previous week from Jan. 30 to Feb. 5. Based on the latest data, seven of the newly...
The Department of Health (DOH) said on Thursday, Feb. 1, that 1,580 new Covid-19 infections were recorded from Jan. 23 to 29. Keith Bacongco / Manila Bulletin It noted that these cases showed a 26 percent decrease with an average daily count of 225 cases compared to the previous week from Jan. 16...
In the light of concerns about the Covid-19 tracker “not being available” on the Department of Health (DOH's) website, the Department said on Tuesday, Jan. 30, that the tracker serves as just one method for information dissemination. Manila Bulletin File Photo It emphasized that, while...
Former lawmaker and spokesman of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) Barry Gutierrez expressed support for former senator Antonio Trillanes IV’s call for a special audit by the Commission on Audit (COA) on Davao City 1st District Rep. Paolo Duterte’s P51-billion allocation during the...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Pay up, please! A prestigious university here has reminded the city government of its over P7.8-million debt for using two of its dormitories as isolation units in this city during the pandemic, particularly from March 2020 to April 2022. THE executive building of...
Over P30 billion was allotted for the health emergency allowances (HEA) of healthcare and non-healthcare workers last year, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) announced. The DBM said that this fund covered the payment of HEA claims, which has a budget of P88.14 billion, as compensation...
President Marcos revealed that he had brought Benjamin Diokno to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) as he thanked him for his service as former secretary of the Department of Finance (DOF). Marcos said this as he officially announced that former senator Ralph Recto would take over the DOF on...
The Department of Health (DOH) confirmed 623 new Covid-19 cases on Friday, Jan. 5, adding to the total national count of 4,138,564 cases. (Pixabay) The DOH Covid-19 tracker revealed eight new deaths and the country's fatality rate is at 1.6 percent. Meanwhile, active cases stand at 5,822. Recovery...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday, Jan. 4 reported 3,147 new Covid-19 infections in the Philippines between Dec. 26 and Jan. 1. Photo from DOH The average number of daily new cases over the previous week was 449, which was 10 percent fewer than the average 501 cases between Dec. 19 and...
The Department of Health (DOH) recorded 521 new Covid-19 cases on Friday, Dec. 29, bringing the total number of infections in the Philippines to 4,135,345. (KEITH BACONGCO / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The DOH Covid-19 tracker, however, showed no additional Covid-19-related deaths, maintaining the...
The Department of Health (DOH) confirmed 395 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday, Dec. 28, bringing the total number of Covid-19 cases in the Philippines to 4,134,824. (Pixabay) However, no new Covid-19-related deaths were reported by the DOH Covid-19 tracker, keeping the fatality rate at 1.6 percent....
OF SUBSTANCE AND SPIRIT Let me share an edited version of what we sent out through GlobalSource Partners as principal advisor for the Philippines last week. This is about President Marcos’ Executive Order (EO) No. 49 which established the Office of the Special Assistant to the President for...
