CAVITE - Recent coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients have a higher viral load compared to previous cases, Governor Jonvic Remulla said on Thursday (July 22). Remulla cited data from experts at De La Salle Medical and Health Sciences Institute in Dasmariñas. "Hindi natin alam o masabi kung ang...
The OCTA Research group has expressed concern over the pandemic situation in Metro Manila as the reproduction number in the region soared to 1.15 amid the threat of the Delta variant of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) OCTA fellow Prof. Guido David said the infection...
A Tokyo 2020 Olympics Games banner is displayed on the wall of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government building in Tokyo on April 13, 2021. (Photo by Charly TRIBALLEAU / AFP) Four competitors including a shooting world number one saw their Tokyo Olympic dreams dashed on Wednesday after testing positive...
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) traffic czar Edison Bong Nebrija said on Wednesday, July 21 that the possible reimplementation of the number coding scheme was already "on the table". MMDA traffic czar Edison Bong Nebrija (Photo from Nebrija's Facebook page) But despite this remark,...
ENDEAVOR Sonny Coloma In mid-2020, House Deputy Speaker and Sorsogon Representative Evelina Escudero proposed the creation of a separate Department of Culture. This was prompted by the clamor for higher levels of budgetary support to agencies under the National Commission on Culture and Arts...
More than 500,000 doses of Pfizer vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) arrived in the country on Wednesday night, July 21. (FILES) This file photo taken on November 17, 2020 shows vials with Covid-19 vaccine stickers attached, with the logo of US pharmaceutical company Pfizer....
Sorsogon Governor Francis "Chiz" Escudero lamented on Wednesday, July 21, the slow vaccine rollout in his province, which he attributed to the national government's policy of prioritizing cities in Metro Manila and other high-risk areas of the Philippines. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. (left) and...
Quezon City residents who tested positive for COVID-19 will no longer be allowed to undergo isolation inside their homes. This came after Mayor Joy Belmonte passed a measure requiring the city's asymptomatic and symptomatic patients to be isolated in authorized facilities only. "We deem it...
Vice President Leni Robredo’s second daughter, Tricia, was among the volunteer vaccinators at her Vaccine Express initiative in Manila on Wednesday, July 21. Vice President Leni Robredo and her daughter Tricia at the Vaccine Express in Manila. (VP Robredo/Facebook) Robredo, in a Facebook post,...
DAVAO CITY – The city government of Butuan is mulling to file complaints against those responsible for the docking of a vessel from Indonesia at the port of Masao where 12 of 20 crew members tested positive for the dreaded coronavirus disease (COVID-19). In an interview on Wednesday, July...
Education Secretary Leonor Briones on Wednesday, July 21, lauded the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization Regional Center for Educational Innovation and Technology (SEAMEO INNOTECH) center for its key technological projects and contributions to learning continuity amidst the...
(Photo from DepEd Philippines Facebook page) A teacher couple in Cotabato earned praise from the Department of Education (DepEd) for finding ways to reach their students who were having difficulties in getting the printed modules needed under distance learning. (Photo from DepEd Philippines...
