Vice President Leni Robredo on Wednesday, August 25, announced that she will cancel some of her activities because she has to go into a 14-day quarantine after she came in “very close contact” with an Office of the Vice President (OVP) staff who tested positive for COVID-19. Vice President Leni...
To help aid pandemic-hit schools in the Philippines, multi-awarded youth volunteer organization I am M.A.D (Making A Difference) once again launched a bayanihan initiative. First BIDA Eskwela. Delivering brand new printer, printing materials for the Aeta community at Biaan Aeta Intergrated School...
The public should also practice "good information hygiene" as false information now spreads faster than the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), a health expert appealed on Wednesday, Aug. 25. PIXABAY/ MANILA BULLETIN "'Yung virus ng COVID ay mas mabagal pa po ang takbo kaysa sa virus ng mis- and...
With blended learning set in place when the new school year opens in public schools next month , UNICEF expressed concern that millions of Filipino children will continue to miss education opportunities in another year of school closure. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) “The Philippines is one of...
The implementation of a two-week enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in some parts of the country resulted to a better equipped healthcare system and apprehension of over 600,000 individuals who violated the minimum public health standards (MPHS) on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). National Task...
A total of 262,800 doses of Pfizer vaccine are expected to arrive Wednesday evening, August 25, another round of supply that is expected to boost the government's goal of attaining herd immunity from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The arriving Pfizer doses are government-procured. The plane...
With the rising cases of the Delta variant of the coronavirus in the country, the Catholic Church renewed its call for the public to get vaccinated against the life-threatening viral disease. Get vaccinated against COVID-19 (Radio Veritas image) According to Church-run Radio Veritas, several...
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) could use the help of an independent agency to review hospital claims if it cannot do the job, Senator Richard Gordon has proposed. Senator Richard Gordon (MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) Gordon floated the idea following statements from...
Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. reiterated on Tuesday night, Aug 24., that the national government was not delaying the signing of multi-party agreements (MPAs) on the procurement of vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. (File photo/ Office of the...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso has recovered from COVID-19 and was discharged from the Sta. Ana Hospital on Wednesday (Aug. 25) where he was confined for nine days. Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso was discharged from the Sta Ana Hospital on Wednesday, August 25, where...
Young innovators offer human-centered design solutions SaniHub portable hygiene station by Maria Patrice Feliciano Eminus , a Latin word that means “from a distance,” is a digital showcase on the inventions of 10 young innovators who have conceptualized inclusive tools to improve the lives of...
(OCTA RESEARCH) Metro Manila's average daily coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases were only up by 13 percent to 4,019 cases this week from 3,556 cases in the previous week, OCTA Research said in its latest report released on Wednesday, Aug. 25. The group noted that the previous weekly growth rates...
