A doctors' group on Monday, Feb. 14, said it is still too early to downgrade Metro Manila to Alert Level 1 this month as a lot of individuals are still not vaccinated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) During the Laging Handa briefing, Philippine Medical Society...
Former Vice President and senatorial aspirant Jejomar Binay said on Monday, Feb. 10, that he will push for all barangay workers to become salaried government employees with full benefits amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Binay said that at present, barangay officials and workers only receive...
The Mandaluyong City local government ramped up its efforts in protecting not just its citizens, but also Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs) against COVID-19 by providing them with COVID-19 booster shots. (Photo from Mayor Menchie Abalos' Facebook) In a set of photos posted on its official Facebook...
Paranaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez said the city government is now accepting individuals from other cities or provinces for vaccination against COVID-19. "Gusto ko po ipaalam sa inyo, in the City of Parañaque, hindi po kami namimili kung taga-Parañaque, taga-ibang lungsod, taga-ibang...
The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee has allowed Rose Nono Lin’s request to suspend the arrest order issued against her for 10 days, Senator Richard Gordon said on Monday. Gordon said they acceded to her request as her camp claims she is currently confined in a hospital for a “surgical...
Muntinlupa Mayor Jaime Fresnedi has voted for the retention of Alert Level 2 in the National Capital Region (NCR). Mayors under the Metro Manila Council voted on what alert level to recommend to the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF). The mayors signed Metropolitan Manila Development Authority...
K-pop girl group ITZY’s Lia and Yeji, and boy band CNBLUE’s Yonghwa tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19), increasing the number of Korean stars who got the virus to 98 since Jan. 19. Lia was the first member of ITZY to test positive for COVID-19 on Feb. 13 followed by Yeji on Feb....
The national government's determination to protect young children from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has struck a chord with a mother of two who's vying for a seat in the House of Representatives. (Photos from Usplash) “Bilang isang magulang, mas nanaisin ko na mabigyan ng bakuna ang anak ko...
The Valenzuela City government announced on Sunday, Feb. 14, that the COVID-19 vaccination for children aged 5 to 11 will temporarily be suspended starting on Tuesday, Feb. 15. The local government said that the vaccination appointments for the said age group will continue once the additional...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) on Sunday, Feb. 13, announced 3,050 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. The National Capital Region (NCR) registered the most number of new cases. It was followed by Western Visayas, and Calabarzon. The country's cumulative tally of cases increased to...
Metro Manila is not yet ready for an Alert Level 1 status, health reform advocate and former National Task Force (NTF) against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) special adviser Dr. Anthony “Tony” Leachon said on Sunday, Feb. 13. “Lahat tayo gusto natin ng normal pero we are not yet ready. Sa...
SEOUL -- South Korea's daily number of COVID-19 cases hit a record high amid the spread of the Omicron variant, the health authorities said Sunday. According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA), the country reported 56,431 more cases of COVID-19 for the past 24 hours, raising...
