The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, August 9, reported 8,900 new cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). DOH/MB This brought the total number of COVID-19 cases in the country to 1,667,714. The case bulletin of the DOH also showed 7,937 new recoveries and six new deaths. Total recoveries...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday, Aug. 9, officially announced that face-to-face classes will remain “prohibited” when the School Year (SY) 2021-2022 formally opens on Sept. 13. Based on the guidelines issued by DepEd for SY 2021-2022, home-based learning will continue this...
The Municipality of Pateros now has three cases of the highly contagious Delta variant, the Department of Health (DOH) reported on Monday. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire presented the latest data on Delta variant cases in the country including in Metro Manila. Vaccination in Pateros...
Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque has left the fate of those who continued to refuse to be vaccinated to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). He said COVID-19 will take care of those who chose to remain unvaccinated. Roque made the statement as many Filipinos continued to resist vaccination against...
Malacañang said the OCTA Research group should understand that it cannot stop lawmakers from conducting any investigations, including one aimed at the links and qualifications of its members. OCTA Research logo Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement after five members of the House...
St. Luke's Medical Center (SLMC) announced Monday, Aug. 9, that its coronavirus disease (COVID-19) wards and critical units in both Global City and Quezon City have reached full capacity. (Photo from SLMC) In an advisory, the hospital advised those seeking urgent medical treatment to consider other...
Malacañang asked local chief executives to not blame President Duterte for the incident last week where people flocked to different vaccination sites in fear of not being allowed to go out during the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ). Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS / FILE PHOTO /...
Malacañang said the Philippines will use the same formula in preventing the entry of the Lambda variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), particularly its PDITR (prevention, detection, isolation, treatment, reintegration) strategy. Passengers observe safe distancing as part of the COVID-19...
OCTA RESEARCH The members of the independent research group OCTA on Monday, Aug. 9, cited that the pandemic model they are using has been useful in providing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) trends in the country. OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David said the reproduction number is the primary...
Malacañang warned social media users spreading fake information that aim to sabotage the government’s COVID-19 vaccination efforts that authorities will find them and file the appropriate charges that will put them in jail. Since the start of the pandemic, Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said...
More than 24 million doses of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines administered, the Department of Health (DOH) said Monday, August 9. DOH/MB Data from the DOH showed that as of August 8, a total of 24,479,750 doses have already been administered. The Health department said 13,087,781 have...
The Pasay City Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (CESU) confirmed that there are 22 children below the age of 18 who are afflicted with the coronaviruse disease (COVID-19). Miko Lloraca, CESU head, said 50 percent of the COVID-afflicted children were placed at the city’s isolation facilities for...
