DOH President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr. will not lift the state of public health emergency due to Covid-19 yet, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Friday, Oct. 28. DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire was asked about it following the recent meeting of Marcos with World Health...
Deputy Speaker and Las Piñas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar has joined the effort to make the proposed Virology Institute of the Philippines (VIP)--which is a priority measure of the Marcos administration--a reality. Las Piñas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar (Facebook) This,...
As the public expressed mixed reactions following the lifting of the mandatory mask mandate in indoor settings, Go Negoso founder Joey Concepcion believes that the timing was just right to ease restrictions, including guidelines about physical distancing. People flock to Ilaya in Binondo, Manila on...
Even though he welcomes the decision of President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. to make the wearing of face masks indoors optional, Senator Christopher "Bong" Go reiterated his appeal to the Executive to strengthen further the country’s vaccination efforts, particularly the booster rate which remains as...
DOH Covid-19 cases in the Philippines are expected to increase in the coming months as restrictions are further eased, particularly on the use of face masks, the Department of Health (DOH) said. The Philippine government is set to make indoor mask-wearing voluntary across the country as recently...
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora underscored on Thursday, Oct. 27, the importance of vaccination against Covid-19 as he announced that the number of active cases in the city is now down to 36. In an interview with ANC, Zamora also reported that the city has four percent bed utilization rate in...
DOH The daily Covid-19 tally of the Philippines is back to over 1,000 on Wednesday, Oct. 26. Department of Health’s (DOH) latest data showed 1,121 newly confirmed patients infected with Covid-19 virus nationwide. Active cases stood at 21,325. The regions with the most cases in the last two weeks...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday, October 26 said the wearing of face mask and observing other minimum health protocols is still the best and economical intervention against COVID-19. Hontiveros made the statement in light of the Marcos administration’s plan to make the wearing of face mask...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. Luis “LRay” Villafuerte is in favor of the move to make the wearing of face masks indoors voluntary as well as the further loosening of Covid-19 travel restrictions. Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (FILE PHOTO) This, after Department of Tourism...
The optional wearing of face masks in open and enclosed spaces will spur the country’s economic development and reinvigorate the tourism industry, Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) president and Quirino Governor Dakila Carlo Cua said on Wednesday, Oct. 26. However, Cua...
Metro Manila Covid-19 cases on a downtrend (OCTA RESEARCH FELLOW DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) New cases of Covid-19 in Metro Manila have been declining since Oct. 1, the OCTA Research Group said on Wednesday, Oct. 26. In an update shared on Twitter, OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David said that...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said that primary health care is on top of the government's agenda in both fighting health crises and sustaining the effective delivery of essential health services as the country continues to address the Covid-19 pandemic. World Health Organization (WHO)...
