Laguna, Iloilo City, and Cagayan de Oro City are set to deescalate to the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) starting August 16, 2021, leaving Metro Manila and the province of Bataan in the list of areas under strict lockdown. Manila Bulletin File Photo Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque...
PRC Cebu Medical Tent (Photo from Philippine Red Cross) The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Thursday, Aug. 12, expressed alarm on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation in Cebu City. “What’s happening in Cebu is truly alarming,” said PRC Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Senator...
The COVID-19 ward of Sta. Ana Hospital in Manila reached full capacity on Thursday, Aug 12. In his regular live briefing, Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso said the hospital's infectious disease center where all COVID patients are admitted is already full. “Grabe ang bugso ng mga...
Another huge shipment of Sinovac vaccines--two million doses in all--has arrived in the Philippines on Thursday afternoon, Aug. 12. (Photo from MIAA) The shipment was flown in 5:50 p.m. Thursday at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 2 by Philippine Airlines (PAL) flight PR 359. The...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) will continue to send food trucks to feed individuals who are in areas affected by the imposition of Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ). Hot Meals on Wheels in Manila (Photo from Philippine Red Cross) “Marami ang nagugutom lalo na ngayong ECQ (Many are hungry...
The members of the University of the Philippines (UP) community on Thursday, Aug. 12, emphasized that coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines are safe to use and effective in battling the infectious disease. AFP FILE/ Patrick T. FALLON / MANILA BULLETIN In a statement, the UP College of Medicine...
The Philippine government is committed to continue to protect the people from the coronavirus disease from carrying out testing, quarantine measures to vaccination efforts. Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea (File photo/Malacañang) Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea highlighted the...
She didn't point fingers but it is obvious the Megastar is not happy with the ongoing pandemic creating a huge economic snag. The "Revirginized" star took to social media recently to air her opinion on the matter, going on to call on everyone, particularly the wealthy, to rise above "ayuda" and...
Four employees of the Office of the Presidential Spokesperson (OPS) have tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque (File photo/Malacañang) Of the Palace personnel who contracted the coronavirus, Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said only one...
The Muntinlupa City government has placed two more areas in the city under granular lockdown due to rising coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. Mayor Jaime Fresnedi enforced a 14-day Extreme Localized Community Quarantine (ELCQ) in Block 8, Hills View and Mangga Street, Lakeview Homes, both in...
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Two pediatric groups in the country believed that the real state of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) among Filipino children has yet to be seen. “In the Philippines, we still don't have a national data reflected on the true incidence of COVID-19 in Filipino children....
A school in Zamboanga City has earned praises from Commission on Higher Education (CHED) after its retrofitted facilities passed the standards set by the government when it comes to the conduct of limited face-to-face or laboratory classes. Photo from the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) CHED...
