Quezon City 5th district Rep. Alfred Vargas stressed that it's the authorities' job to ensure that Covid-19 pandemic-related health protocols are met amid the surge of visitors in local tourism spots. (Laurentiu Morariu/ Unsplash) “While we truly understand the public’s eagerness to visit...
Are we resilient enough to stave off any possible Covid-19 surge in May? Experts said yes. In a webinar held by the University of the Philippines (UP) on Friday, April 22, various health experts said that the country will be “able to handle” the possible Covid-19 reemergence in case it happens....
The Pasig City Health Office (CHO) said on Thursday, April 21, that it is prepared for a potential mid-May surge in Covid-19 cases. “Despite changes in the alert level system, the systems put in place for the management of Covid cases, whether there's a surge or the cases are below 20, are still...
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday, April 18, said the projection of at least 300,000 active cases of Covid-19 by mid-May is possible should the public continue to neglect minimum health and safety protocols. This statement has sent ripples of concern especially in view of the fact that...
Around 15 million Filipinos who belong to the most vulnerable sectors are targeted to be vaccinated with a fourth dose of Covid-19 vaccine by the national government, a task force official working on the pandemic response revealed Wednesday, April 20. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. answers...
Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion believes that the Philippines can ward off a projected surge in Covid-19 cases if the government ramps up vaccinations, especially among the 53 million Filipinos who have not gotten the booster shots yet. Presidential Adviser for...
There has been no significant increase in Covid-19 cases in any part of the country during the observance of holy week, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, April 19. Locals flock to Balaan Bukid (Holy Mountain) in Jordan town, Guimaras province Friday, April 15. Unlike in the past, the...
Masking has been the keen deterrent since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic two years ago to prevent the disease from further spreading but since cases have not been rising in the past months, some may have been complacent and now the country's health department is looking at a six-digit jump in...
The Department of Health (DOH) is seeing a gradual increase of Covid-19 cases in 14 areas under Alert Level 1. (Jansen Romero / File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) Health Secretary Francisco Duque III made the statement at the summary of his report during the President's pre-recorded public address on...
President Duterte said he is happy that the Philippines has been seeing a low number of Covid-19 cases over the past few weeks but said the country is not out of danger yet because of the other looming variants of the virus. President Duterte (RTVM Screenshot) Duterte made the statement after the...
Malacañang on Monday said that the administration of the fourth dose of the Covid-19 vaccine on the immunocompromised and the elderly "has nothing to do" with the possible uptick of new Covid-19 cases next month. In a statement, presidential spokesman Martin Andanar said the second booster shot,...
The government continues to implement all precautionary measures to prevent any Covid-19 surge in the future. PNA photo Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año emphasized this on Black Saturday, April 16, as he stressed that it is the "personal responsibility"...
