Vice President Leni Robredo’s Vaccine Express initiative has helped fully vaccinate 2,935 people in Quezon City as part of her office’s goal to speed up the government’s rollout of COVID-19 vaccines. Vice President Leni Robredo visits the Vaccine Express site during the last day of the...
A cardiologist took to social media to lament the death of a 28-year-old patient who tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Photo from Alinaya Cordero) In a Facebook post, Dr. Alinaya Cordero recalled "one of her hardest days as a doctor." "Habang nasa gilid ng kalsada, kausap ko ang...
The Department of Education has asked lawmakers for a law that would authorize the grant of internet allowance for teachers amid the continuing implementation of distance learning modes due to the pandemic. (Photo from the Department of Education) At the House of Representatives' deliberation of...
The number of cases of the highly contagious Delta variant increased in Pateros, the smallest local government unit (LGU) in Metro Manila. Based on a report presented by Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire during the “Laging Handa” online briefing on Sept. 14, the number of Delta...
With 26.3 million enrollees for School Year (SY) 2021-2022, the Department of Education (DepEd) has achieved 100.3 percent of last school year’s enrollment. A teacher in a Manila public school distributes modules and school supplies to a parent of a student during the first day classes for school...
House Deputy Speaker Rufus Rodriguez on Wednesday urged the government to accelerate efforts to get more Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccines into the country as takers of the Russian-made jabs fear losing the efficacy of the first dose of their shot. Rodriguez said almost 300,000 Filipinos who were...
Something to remember ARTIST IN BLOOM Shannah Orencio As someone whose biggest fear is to forget things, Shannah Orencio is an assiduous collector. The habit, which she has nurtured since high school, has led her to accumulate things that represent, capture, or extend the memories of faces, places,...
As Metro Manila is set to be placed under the General Community Quarantine (GCQ) Alert Level 4 on Thursday, September 16, San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora said the city is ready to implement the guidelines for the new quarantine status. Mayor Francis Zamora "I received the guidelines Monday night...
Senator Sonny Angara on Wednesday, Sept. 15 urged state economic managers to provide more flexibility in the proposed P5.024-trillion budget, saying the utilization of next year’s fund resources should be able to keep pace with developments on the COVID-19 pandemic. “With the emergence of Delta...
The Quezon City chief legal officer on Wednesday, Sept. 15 slammed Anakalusugan Partylist Rep. Michael Defensor for allegedly launching a “politically motivated smear campaign” against the city government by feeding the media with canard and other misleading information about its aid program...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE An opinion column I read Monday cites a massive testing and treatment program which is patently FALSE. Majority of testing occurs in private labs that operate more efficiently and are paid for by individuals being tested since PhilHealth will not reimburse non-admission cases....
Editorial Out of 2.248 million cases of COVID-19 infection, 35,307 deaths have been recorded in the Philippines as of Sept. 13, 2021 or a mortality rate of 1.57 percent. This is lower than the global record: 4.55 million deaths out of 219 million cases, or 2 percent. Latest figures also show that...
