Senator Grace Poe has asked the national government to consider raising its 2,000 daily passenger cap to help airline companies ride out the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Senator Grace Poe (Office of Sen. Poe) Poe made the appeal through her proposed Senate Resolution No. 889, which calls on...
The Department of Energy (DOE) has lowered the price of power rate, secured enough supply of electricity, and provided additional power capacity for future needs under the administration of President Duterte. DOE Secretary Alfonso Cusi bared the agency's "accomplishments" in a pre-recorded Cabinet...
PLDT Inc. will double its current domestic network capacity to 92 Terabits per second (Tbps) by the end of 2021 to cope with surging demand, the telco today ( Sept. 1) disclosed. pldt-logo-ver2 The capacity boost will enable customers - individuals, homes, and businesses, as well as future...
A group of manning agencies appealed to President Duterte to increase the flight passenger limit and quarantine facilities for the Filipino seafarers in order to prevent them from losing job opportunities. Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) from Afghanistan arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International...
The Ospital ng Tondo announced on Sunday (August 29) that it will no longer accept coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients after it's COVID-19 ward has reached full capacity. “Nais ipagbigay-alam ng ating Ospital ng Tondo, na ngayong araw, ikaw-29 ng Agosto 2021, na ang ating COVID ward ay naabot...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and the University of the Philippines (UP) are committed to strengthen the country’s biosurveillance capacity. DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña (PCOO/MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña made...
St. Luke’s Medical Center (SLMC) announced Wednesday, Aug. 25, that its coronavirus disease (COVID-19) wards and critical care units in both Bonifacio Global City and Quezon City branches have reached full capacity amid rising infections in the country. PHOTO FROM SLMC/ MANILA BULLETIN FILE In an...
The city-run Ospital ng Muntinlupa (OsMun) in Alabang has reached full bed capacity Sunday amid the surge in the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the National Capital Region (NCR). As of Aug. 15, the total bed occupancy rate at OsMun has reached 115 percent with 237 patients in the...
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Thirteen hospitals in Metro Manila have already reached 100 percent utilization of their bed capacity dedicated for patients afflicted with coronavirus disease (COVID-19), based on the data of the Department of Health (DOH). As of August 6, the hospitals that hit full...
Covid surge The country's four regions are now under the "high-risk" level in terms of the utilization of their intensive care unit (ICU) beds dedicated for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients. These regions are Central Visayas with 70 percent occupancy rate, Ilocos with 71 percent, Cagayan...
The government may consider easing the capacity limits on workplaces once more workers get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), according to a Palace official. A Manila resident receives first dose of coronavirus vaccine at a vaccination site located at SM Manila on July 6 2021....
The government pandemic task force has allowed certain establishments such as gyms and indoor tourist attractions located in Metro Manila and two nearby provinces to operate at higher capacity. National Museum of the Philippines (National Museum of the Philippines Facebook / MANILA BULLETIN)...
