FACE MASK (Unsplash) The country could record more than 9,000 Covid-19 cases daily by the end of September, the Department of Health (DOH) said. DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said that the figure was based on their latest projection amid the resumption of face-to-face classes. “The...
Members of K-pop groups ITZY, TVXQ and Girls’ Generation have tested positive for Covid-19 in South Korea, which recorded an average of nearly 115,000 daily new cases in the last seven days. ITZY’s Chaeryeong got infected for the second time this year, while TVXQ’s Yunho and Girls’...
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco has encouraged the business sector to collaborate with them in promoting business tourism in the country. Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco (Photo by DOT) Frasco made the pitch during the Employers...
Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle has called for a “review of lifestyles” and “reassessment of the meaning of life." Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle (SCREEN GRAB FROM FACEBOOK/MANILA CATHEDRAL) He said the Covid-19 pandemic has revealed the fragility and vulnerability of everyone regardless of...
(OCTA RESEARCH FELLOW DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) The number of Covid-19 cases in Quezon City is in a downtrend, based on the latest monitoring of the OCTA Research Group. “The seven-day average in new daily Covid-19 cases in Quezon City decreased to 238 for the week from August 19 to 25, based on...
GENEVA, Switzerland -- The World Health Organization announced Thursday that a million people had died from Covid-19 in 2022, calling it a "tragic milestone" when all the tools existed to prevent deaths. Nearly 6.45 million deaths have been reported to the WHO since the virus was first detected in...
With the country still reeling from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, the launching of “Kapatid Angat Lahat Program” today is timely as it comes at a time when the nation is in economic recovery mode after the lockdowns. Former presidential adviser on entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion, as...
DOH Another more than 3,000 new Covid-19 cases were confirmed in the past 24 hours, as shown in the latest data of the Department of Health (DOH). A total of 3,126 fresh coronavirus infections were recorded on Thursday, Aug. 25, based on the DOH Covid-19 tracker. The new cases brought the tally of...
There is more to Guimaras Island than its world-class carabao mangoes as Vice President Sara Duterte on Thursday, Aug. 25, lauded the initiative of the island for introducing its bamboo industry as another investment opportunity that would help the province regain its losses due to the Covid-19...
ZAMBOANGA CITY- The City Health Office opened its mega isolation facility inside Zamboanga Ecozone in Brgy. Talisayan to accommodate more people infected with Covid-19. The P120-million Zamboanga mega isolation facility is re-opened to accommodate more Covid-19 patients after a surge in cases....
House Speaker Martin Romualdez asserted on Thursday, Aug. 25, that the proposed 2023 national budget would respond to the needs of Filipinos, especially in this time of the Covid-19 pandemic. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Photo from House of Representatives via Twitter) He said in a statement...
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has expressed support for the Quezon City government in strengthening its campaign against tuberculosis (TB) and Covid-19. Quezon City Vice Mayor Gian Sotto, USAID Philippines Acting Mission Director Rebekah Eubanks, House Speaker...
