LAGUNA - The three biggest government hospitals in the province are already full amid surging cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Governor Ramil L. Hernandez said on Thursday (August 5). "Puno na po ang aming provincial hospitals, lalo na po itong malalaking hospitals namin, yung San Pablo,...
Senator Sonny Angara on Thursday, August 5 urged the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to expedite the settlement of all hospital claims to better prepare them in dealing with the possible surge of COVID-19 cases due to the Delta variant. Angara said it is imperative that hospitals are...
The Muntinlupa police are preparing for the implementation of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila starting at midnight, August 6. The government has placed the entire National Capital Region (NCR) under ECQ from Aug. 6 to 20 due to the rising number of coronavirus disease...
CAVITE - Governor Jonvic Remulla said the looming implementation of the nhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in the province of Cavite will deal another blow to the province's manufacturing industry. The governor took to Twitter on Thursday (August 5) to express his concerns about the Inter-Agency...
BACOOR, Cavite - The city government placed the 678 wet and dry market in Barangay Molino IV under temporary lockdown after recording five cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) among its employees. The lockdown began at 12 a.m. on August 5 and will last until 12 a.m. on August 9. The COVID-19...
The national government has surpassed at an impressive speed its target for this month to inoculate 700,000 doses of vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). An airport employee takes a selfie while receiving a coronavirus vaccine at a vaccination site established at the Ninoy Aquino...
The Department of Education (DepEd) said Wednesday, Aug.4, that more than 90,000 public school teachers and non-teaching personnel have so far self-reported their vaccination status. (Deped Facebook page) Deped said 90,394 personnel reported that they have already been vaccinated against...
Bulacan province is now appealing for additional doctors and nurses as it is already running out of available medical workers due to the continuous rise in its new COVID-19 cases and the threat of the Delta variant. Provincial Gov. Daniel Fernando said Wednesday he already asked the Philippine...
Twelve out of 22 Level 3 hospitals in Metro Manila that are being monitored by the Department of Health (DOH) are now considered at "critical risk" in terms of the occupancy of their respective intensive care units (ICUs). MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos (File photo/ Screengrab from Facebook live) The...
The community testing facility at Navotas Sports Complex has started to operate 24 hours a day, the Navotas City government announced Wednesday. (MAYOR TOBY TIANGCO OFFICIAL FACEBOOK PAGE/ MANILA BULLETIN) Mayor Toby Tiangco said the 24-hour operation of the facility would enable the local...
He even composed a song for her—sweet! Planning anything special in this pandemic isn't an easy task, more so that we're stuck at home with limited resources. But this didn't stop singer, songwriter, and music producer Thyro Alfaro from proposing to his long-time partner Arci Dela Peña....
The Quezon City government’s COVID-19 vaccination drive is expected to reach the 1 million mark on Thursday, August 5 . “By tomorrow we would have hit already 1 million persons, 1 million persons in Quezon City would have already received at least one dose,” Mayor Joy Belmonte said in a...
