Face shields might remain a requirement for Filipinos, at least in the foreseeable future. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque says the use of face shields is based on experts' opinion. (Photos from Facebook/ MMDA) Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said during a virtual press briefing...
Misinformation and disinformation surrounding the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) could cost lives, a former Department of Health (DOH) secretary said Thursday, Sept. 2. (Unsplash) The World Health Organization defines infodemic as too much information, including false or misleading information in...
The Lambda coronavirus disease (COVID-19) variant, first identified in Peru, is not a cause for alarm yet, the Philippine Genome Center (PGC) said Thursday, Sept. 2. (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) The World Health Organization (WHO) designates Lambda as a "variant of interest." "What concerning about the...
The highly transmissible Delta variant is overtaking other coronavirus disease (COVID-19) variants in the Philippines, the Philippine Genome Center (PGC) reported Thursday, Sept. 2. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) "In the beginning of months of April to May the vast majority of sequence of SARS-CoV...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) is nearing the completion of its target to fully vaccinate all its personnel against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), saying the latest data is that 92 percent of policemen and civilian employees were either fully-vaccinated or already received the first...
Pasay Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano said the city government has vaccinated 80 percent of its target population to stop the spread and bring down the number of cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano Rubiano reported that 80 percent of the 70 percent of the city's...
Photo taken at Palma Gil Integrated School PGIS in Talaingod, Davao del Norte last June 2021. (DepEd Philippines Facebook page) Students who enrolled for School Year (SY) 2021-2022 have breached the 14 million mark based on the latest enrollment data released by the Department of Education (DepEd)....
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora urged the national government to allow dine-in and personal care services for at least 30 percent as an incentive to fully vaccinated individuals against COVID-19. Mayor Francis Zamora "Ang mga fully vaccinated may be given incentives. Kagaya ng sila ay papayagang...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Thursday, Sept. 2 said sees Health Secretary Francisco Duque III and former budget undersecretary Christopher Lao as the officials who are primarily culpable for the “planned plunder’ in the government’s procurement of overpriced personal protective...
The reproduction number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Metro Manila decreased to 1.39 which is below the “critical” level, the OCTA Research said Thursday, Sept. 2. OCTA Research In its latest monitoring report, OCTA said the National Capital Region (NCR) averaged 4,637 new cases per day...
AMADEO, Cavite - The local government unit (LGU) here is implementing localized granular lockdowns in several areas starting at 6 p.m. on Thursday (September 2) to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Mayor Redel John B. Dionisio / Facebook / MANILA BULLETIN Areas affected by the...
TANZA, Cavite - Mayor Yuri Pacumio announced on Wednesday (September 1) that he tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Mayor Yuri Pacumio / Facebook / MANILA BULLETIN Pacumio is currently asymptomatic and is in isolation. According to Pacumio, his family and close contacts have...
