The Marikina City local government announced that the scheduled Covid-19 vaccination at the Marikina Sports Center in the morning of Friday, Aug. 5, was cancelled but the afternoon schedule will push through from 1-5 p.m. The advisory, released by the city's Public Information Office (PIO) on...
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – The City Health Office (CHO) has suspended some services until August 8 after two employees tested positive for Covid-19. The City Information Office (CIO) said that the issuance of health certificates and health cards, including dental services, and issuance of PWD...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. tasked all local government units (LGUs) to immediately enforce ‘proactive measures’ to prevent the transmission of monkeypox. “While everyone is assured that our public health surveillance...
TOKYO, Japan -- Japan logged 249,830 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, posting a record high amid concerns over the overburdened medical system due to the quickly surging number. People wearing face masks walk on a street in Tokyo, Japan, July 29, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu) It was the second...
CAGAYAN – Officials of the provincial government here are reminding its people to strictly observe the existing Minimum Public Health Standards and to get vaccinated for additional protection against Covid-19. The reminder came following a report that new cases of Covid-19 in Cagayan reached...
Senator Imee Marcos on Wednesday, Aug. 3 asked the Department of Health (DOH) to give Covid-19 vaccines and booster shots to any sector in need before they expire later this month. Marcos, elder sister of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., stressed that billions of pesos were used in buying...
SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea reported 119,922 new Covid-19 cases as of midnight Tuesday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 20,052,305, the health authorities said Wednesday. Passengers are seen at the Jeju International Airport in Jeju, South Korea, July 17,...
Senator Risa Hontiveros has filed a resolution seeking a probe in aid of legislation on the reported unused and expired Covid-19 vaccines, saying such error must not be tolerated. The opposition senator made the move amid reports that billions of pesos worth of Covid-19 vaccine, which were beyond...
(ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Over 14 million students have enrolled for School Year (SY) 2022-2023 so far, data released by the Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday, Aug. 3 showed. Based on the latest data from DepEd’s Learner Information System (LIS) for the incoming school...
(OCTA RESEARCH FELLOW DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David is hoping that the Covid-19 cases in Metro Manila will peak soon and start subsiding, as the central region saw a decrease in growth rate and reproduction number in the previous week. In an update shared on...
K-pop boy band Super Junior member Choi Siwon has tested positive for Covid-19 for the second time, his agency said. Super Junior member Siwon (Twitter) “We would like to inform you about the Covid-19 confirmation of Siwon of Super Junior,” Label SJ said in a statement released on Aug. 3. It...
DALIPE ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Mayor John Dalipe here has tested positive for Covid-19. An official statement made on social media by the Zamboanga city government said Dalipe learned about his health status after undergoing an RT-PCR test last Monday, August 1, as a requirement for attending the League...
