The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday, Jan. 31, reported 250 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases among overseas Filipinos. Department of Foreign Affairs (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) According to the DFA, the additional cases pushed the total of COVID-19-stricken Filipinos abroad to...
Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray was among those devastated by the recent passing of Cheslie Kryst. Taking to social media, she wrote: “I can’t believe the news. Rest in peace angel. The world will miss your light." Catriona then shared: “If you or someone you know is considering suicide,...
The Department of Health reported 14,546 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Monday, Jan. 31. (FILE PHOTO BY ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) This was the lowest since Jan. 5 when the country only recorded 10,775 new COVID-19 cases. The following day after that, cases soared to as high as...
Taguig City’s total number of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases have increased by 39 percent amid the spread of the highly contagious Omicron variant in the National Capital Region (NCR). The Taguig City government reported that for the period Jan. 21 to 27, the city’s new cases totaled...
Muntinlupa City’s active coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases fell sharply as more patients recovered. Data from the Muntinlupa City Health Office showed that as of Jan. 28, the city’s active cases totaled 553, a decrease of 1,948 cases or 78 percent from 2,501 recorded on Jan. 27. COVID-19...
The number of active coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Pateros has decreased as the Department of Health (DOH) noted that the cases in the National Capital Region (NCR) continue to drop amid the spread of the Omicron variant. According to the Pateros municipal government, as of Jan. 26, the...
COVID-19 virus A total of 618 new Omicron coronavirus variant cases have been detected in the Philippines, the Department of Health (DOH) reported on Thursday, Jan. 27. The DOH noted that the majority of the new cases were composed of the BA.2 sublineage or the “stealth Omicron.” "Both the...
The total number of active coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Taguig has breached the 1,000 mark again amid the transmission of Omicron variant in the National Capital Region (NCR). Taguig’s City Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance (CEDSU) reported that as of Jan. 25, there were 1,101...
The total number of active coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Muntinlupa has dropped by more than 1,700 in a single day while new cases decreased by more than 300. According to data from the Muntinlupa City Health Office (CHO), the active cases in Muntinlupa totaled 3,237 on Jan. 25, a...
There will be no deadlines, synchronous classes nor meetings on the start of the University of the Philippines' (UP) second semester for Academic Year 2021-2022. (Photo courtesy of the UP OVVPA-MPRO / MANILA BULLETIN) In a post by the All U.P. Academic Employees Union, it said on Tuesday, Jan. 25...
The Department of Health (DOH) reported 17,677 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Tuesday, Jan. 25. DOH/MB According to the agency, all labs were operational on January 23, 2022. However, 6 labs were not able to submit their data to the COVID-19 Document Repository System (CDRS). "Based on...
The Department of Health (DOH) reported on Tuesday, Jan. 25 that the Omicron sub-lineage BA.2 also known as "stealth Omicron" has been detected in the country. Omicron variant of COVID-19 In a press briefing, DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire shared that the globally-prevalent BA.1 was also...
