The Philippine General Hospital (PGH) on Saturday, Aug. 14, announced that it will temporarily stop accepting non-coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients. Philippine General Hospital (Photo from University of the Philippines) "PGH remains the COVID-19 Referral Center, and due to the growing number...
The San Juan City local government reminded its residents on Saturday to update or renew their PhilHealth and San Juan health cards so they can avail of San Juan Medical Center's (SJMC’s) free hospitalization services amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Mayor Francis Zamora "Tinatawagan ang mga...
National University's holds limited face-to-face classes for Medical Technologists (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Since last year, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) said that the country’s education system has been trying to adjust to the realities of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) deployed two of its “Hot Meals on Wheels” to Cebu as the province continues to reel from the imposition of the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) and the spike of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases since the start of this month. (Photo from Philippine Red...
The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee will be delving next week into the complaints on the Department of Health's (DOH) delayed release of allowances and other benefits for health workers. Senator Richard Gordon (MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) Senator Richard Gordon in a radio interview Saturday, August...
Laguna will be staying under the enhanced community quarantine ( ECQ ) status until August 20, 2021, to slow down the surge of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the province. Police officers inspect motorists’ identification cards at a quarantine checkpoint at the boundary of Laguna and Muntinlupa...
DOH/MB The Philippines recorded 14,249 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Saturday, August 14, the second highest single-day tally since the pandemic hit the country. The new cases pushed the country’s total number of confirmed cases to 1,727,231, of which, 5.7 percent or 98,847 are...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and its training arm disclosed on Saturday, August 14, that it is spearheading the establishment of a platform to strengthen local-level cooperation among local government bodies of ASEAN Plus Three (APT) member countries in battling the...
A health reform advocate blasted health professionals spreading misinformation about coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) "With prioritized funding and resources, and trials running in parallel, the COVID-19 vaccines went through the same clinical development as...
Taguig posted the highest number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases this week as its active cases pushed past the 1,000 mark. In a weekly report by the Taguig City government, the number of new COVID-19 cases from Aug. 6 to 12 totaled 1,067, or an average of 152 cases per day or an increase of...
(JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) Independent research group OCTA on Saturday, Aug. 14, said that the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) reproduction number in Metro Manila increased to 1.85 from 1.76 two days ago. Reproduction number refers to the average number of secondary infections by...
College students roam around the campus before the pandemic (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) For the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), responding and adapting to the changes brought by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are among the challenges that confront the country’s higher...
