To help revive the economy that was badly hit by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, all tourism workers in the country are intended to be vaccinated by the national government by the end of 2021, National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 chief implementer Carlito Galvez Jr. said. File...
At least 138,000 digital vaccination certificates for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have been distributed so far since its launch, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said. Department of Information and Communications Technology DICT Undersecretary for Digital...
Senator Joel Villanueva has called for the inclusion non-medical workers in the grant of special risk allowances (SRAs) and hazard pay amid the continuing threat of the COVID-19. Senator Joel Villanueva speaks during a Senate hearing on February 24, 2020. (Senate PRIB) The chairman of the Senate...
Tanay town in Rizal has logged 78 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, including nine minors aged four to 15 years old, as of Sept. 24. The youngest COVID-19 patient is a four-year-old boy from Barangay Tandang Kutyo, who like the eight other minors, has experienced mild symptoms. Some of them...
New Delhi, India - India will export eight million coronavirus vaccine jabs by the end of October after ending its ban on sending doses abroad, a top foreign ministry official said Saturday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised to resume exports at a meeting of leaders from the so-called Quad in...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) The seven-day average of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Cagayan de Oro City is now close to its pre-surge level, independent research group OCTA said in a special report released on Saturday, Sept. 25. "Since April 2021, Cagayan de Oro had to deal with two...
Photo from AFP The NBA on Friday denied a request from Andrew Wiggins for religious exemption from the COVID-19 vaccine, meaning the Golden State Warriors swingman will be unable to play home games for the club. A statement said Wiggins' refusal to take the vaccine meant he would be in violation of...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is recruiting civilian healthcare workers for possible coronavirus disease (COVID-19) duties amid a shortage of manpower in various hospitals in the National Capital Region (NCR) due to infection of many frontliners. Col. Fatima Claire Navarro is the first...
Due to the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation in the country, the Department of Education (DepEd) continued to implement Blended Learning when it formally opened the School Year (SY) 2021-2022. Photo from DepEd Blended Learning, as defined by DepEd, refers to “face-to-face with any...
The long-term economic cost of the coronavirus and the pandemic-induced lockdowns would be over three-times greater than the multi-trillion peso debt obligations of the government, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) estimated. Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Kendrick T....
The Pasig City local government announced on Thursday that it has already vaccinated more than 400,000 Pasigueños with the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. (Photo from Pasig PIO) "As of September 23, 2021 (Thursday), the Pasig City Vaccination Team was able to deploy 718,231 COVID-19 vaccines to...
Photo courtesy: UNSPLASH The number of calls being received by the One Hospital Command Center (OHCC), the country's referral system for healthcare services, has slightly decreased, an official said on Friday, Sept. 24. OHCC Medical Officer Dr. Marylaine Padlan said that they are currently...
