SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye Tracking the surge in new COVID cases in the National Capital Region, Muntinlupa City reported on Jan. 14, the highest single day spike since the start of the pandemic. Muntinlupa logged 1,251 new daily confirmed cases. Barangay Putatan, where the city hall is...
The Department of Health (DOH) reported on Tuesday, Jan. 18 an additional 28,471 cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the lowest number since the past week. (FILE PHOTO) The country's daily COVID-19 cases have not been lower than 30,000 since exactly one week ago on Jan. 11 with 28,007 new...
The national government should “shift” plans and “adapt” amid the continuous spike of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections in the country, public health expert and former National Task Force (NTF) against COVID-19 special adviser Dr. Anthony “Tony” Leachon said on Tuesday, Jan. 18....
A total of 549 areas were placed under granular lockdown as the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) cases continue to rise in the country. In a briefing with the President Monday night, Jan. 17, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said that 268 barangays,...
Even with the increase of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Monday night, Jan. 17, that admissions remain to be lower in comparison to the surge experienced with the peak of cases involving the Delta variant. Hospital nurse (FILE PHOTO)...
A health reform advocate urged parents and children to maximize the ongoing “academic break” in selected educational institutions to equip themselves about the symptoms and prevention of the highly transmissible Omicron variant of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). File Photo / Unsplash “During...
The Department of Health (DOH) reported 37,070 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Monday, Jan. 17, close to Sunday's tally of 37,154. People flock to Ilaya in Binondo, Manila to shop on Jan. 2, 2022. Metro Manila will be under Alert Level 3 starting Jan. 3 until Jan. 15 due to the rise of...
A public health expert compared the Omicron surge of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Philippines to chickenpox spread, saying that it exhibits a “centripetal distribution.” MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO Centripetal distribution means that any damage or abnormal change is more concentrated in...
The entry of foreign travelers is temporarily prohibited in Marinduque due to the sudden increase in the number of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) positive cases in the province, Marinduque Gov. and League of Provinces of the Philippines (LPP) president Presbitero Velasco Jr. said Monday, Jan....
Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV, who is gunning for another Senate term this 2022, on Sunday, Jan. 16, said he is frustrated at the inability of the government to boost the country’s healthcare system two years since the pandemic started. Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV (MANILA BULLETIN...
The Omicron surge of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) may be slowing down in Cavite, Rizal, and Bulacan, but it is still maturing and accelerating in several Philippine provinces, said an OCTA Research fellow on Saturday, Jan. 15. (Image courtesy of Dr. Guido David) “The surge may be slowing down...
Amid the new surge of coronavirus cases in the country, presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo has postponed campaign-related activities to focus on her office’s COVID-19 response programs, her spokesman said. Vice President Leni Robredo oversees the Swab Cab operations at the...
