The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is set to step up its border control operations as the first case of the Lambda variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was detected in the country. PCG Spokesperson Commodore Armand Balilo said all their units have been placed on full alert since the reported...
Health workers on Monday, Aug. 16, urged the government to implement strict health measures to ensure the safety of Filipinos, instead of blaming the public for the rising coronavirus cases. (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) In a virtual forum, Jao Clumia, head of the St. Lukes Medical Center Employees...
IMUS, Cavite - Mayor Emmanuel L. Maliksi announced on Monday (August 16) that he tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Emmanuel L. Maliksi / Facebook / MANILA BULLETIN In a Facebook post, Maliksi said he is currently isolated in South Imus Specialist Hospital. He assured his...
The reimposition of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila was "barely felt" by "exhausted" health workers overwhelmed by the surge in cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) needing hospital care. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Nurse Cristy Donguines, president of the Alliance of...
A third dose or booster shot of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine is preferrable to have in 2022 than right now, according to the country's vaccine czar. A vaccinator administers a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to a passenger inside their vehicle during the opening of the Nayong Pilipino...
The Pateros municipal government has reached 99.5 percent of the newly adjusted target population for COVID-19 first dose vaccination. In a live broadcast Sunday, Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce III said that as of Aug. 14, the first dose vaccination in Pateros totaled 55,720 individuals, or 99.5...
(PIXABAY) The Philippines may reach 16,000 daily new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases next week as infections continue to rise in most parts of the country, an expert of the OCTA Research said on Monday, Aug. 16. "Although nakapag-14,000 na tayo in two straight days, 'yung daily average natin...
The San Juan City local government continues to boost its COVID-19 vaccination efforts, particularly of its bedridden residents amid the growing threat of the more transmissible Delta variant. (Photo from Mayor Francis Zamora Facebook) "Patuloy po tayong nagsasagawa ng home vaccination para sa mga...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso is exhibiting mild symptoms of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) such as coughing and body pains and is confined at the Sta. Ana Hospital.. (Manila Public Information Office photo / MANILA BULLETIN) Dr. Grace Padilla, Sta. Ana Hospital director said on...
The enrollment in public schools from Kindergarten to Grade 12 officially started on Monday, Aug. 16, according to the Department of Education (DepEd). Parents who wish to enroll their children drop application forms for incoming primary students for school year 2021-2022 at the Sta. Ana Elementary...
Amid the detection of the first case of the Lambda variant in the country, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said strict community quarantine protocols and adherence to public health standards are still the best protection against any variant of the...
Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV said on Monday, August 16, that he is holding the Duterte administration responsible for the recent death of a Magdalo member, as well as for the deaths of many others because of COVID-19. (Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV/Facebook) He said in a Facebook post...
