DOH The Department of Health (DOH) on Sunday, Oct. 30, reported 1,370 new Covid-19 cases across the country. Based on the latest case update, the number of active cases nationwide was at 20,824. Confirmed Covid-19 cases in the Philippines have increased to 4,003,459. This figure includes 64,033...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) recorded 1,391 new cases of Covid-19 on Saturday, Oct. 29. New cases on Saturday brought the number of active cases nationwide to 21,176. The National Capital Region logged the most cases in the past 14 days with 5,720, followed by Calabarzon with 3,368, Central...
Nurses in PPEs The Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines Inc. (PHAPI) expressed its concern on the possible increase in Covid-19 cases in the country following the easing of restrictions. The country’s hospital utilization rate remains at low-risk at this point, said PHAPi President...
After more than two years, wearing face masks is now voluntary in indoor and outdoor settings except in medical facilities and public transportation. A passenger sits inside a tricycle covered with a reminder to wear a mask. (Ted ALJIBE / AFP) This after Malacañang released Executive Order (EO)...
DOH President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr. will not lift the state of public health emergency due to Covid-19 yet, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Friday, Oct. 28. DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire was asked about it following the recent meeting of Marcos with World Health...
Deputy Speaker and Las Piñas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar has joined the effort to make the proposed Virology Institute of the Philippines (VIP)--which is a priority measure of the Marcos administration--a reality. Las Piñas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar (Facebook) This,...
As the public expressed mixed reactions following the lifting of the mandatory mask mandate in indoor settings, Go Negoso founder Joey Concepcion believes that the timing was just right to ease restrictions, including guidelines about physical distancing. People flock to Ilaya in Binondo, Manila on...
Even though he welcomes the decision of President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. to make the wearing of face masks indoors optional, Senator Christopher "Bong" Go reiterated his appeal to the Executive to strengthen further the country’s vaccination efforts, particularly the booster rate which remains as...
DOH Covid-19 cases in the Philippines are expected to increase in the coming months as restrictions are further eased, particularly on the use of face masks, the Department of Health (DOH) said. The Philippine government is set to make indoor mask-wearing voluntary across the country as recently...
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora underscored on Thursday, Oct. 27, the importance of vaccination against Covid-19 as he announced that the number of active cases in the city is now down to 36. In an interview with ANC, Zamora also reported that the city has four percent bed utilization rate in...
DOH The daily Covid-19 tally of the Philippines is back to over 1,000 on Wednesday, Oct. 26. Department of Health’s (DOH) latest data showed 1,121 newly confirmed patients infected with Covid-19 virus nationwide. Active cases stood at 21,325. The regions with the most cases in the last two weeks...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday, October 26 said the wearing of face mask and observing other minimum health protocols is still the best and economical intervention against COVID-19. Hontiveros made the statement in light of the Marcos administration’s plan to make the wearing of face mask...
