OFW Forum Jun Concepcion Janice de la Cruz, 36, a single mother, is getting set to leave the Philippines again for overseas work even if COVID-19 remains very much a health crisis across the world. After two consecutive “tours of duty” over six years as a domestic helper in Hong Kong, Janice is...
Neil Etheridge Birmingham City and Philippine Azkals goalkeeper Neil Etheridge has been discharged from the hospital after undergoing treatment for COVID-19. Lee Bowyer, Birmingham City’s manager, confirmed that Etheridge is now resting at home following his hospitalization where he also posted a...
DOH/MB The Philippines recorded more than 5,000 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, the Department of Health (DOH) reported on Sunday, July 18. The DOH said it found 5,411 more people who contracted the viral disease. This brought the country's running tally of confirmed cases, since the...
A women's group has urged the national government to ensure enough jobs and coronavirus disease (COVID-19) jabs for women to help stimulate the economy. (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) This after the Philippine Stocks Exchange reported that while foreign investments have been steadily low at 21 percent,...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has so far conducted 3.5 million coronavirus disease (COVID-19) tests nationwide. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) PRC Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Senator Richard Gordon said they have already conducted a total of 3,548,583 tests —both reverse...
Vice President Leni Robredo has called for stricter border control in the National Capital Region and four neighboring provinces, also called the NCR Plus bubble, to fight against the entry of the Delta variant in the country’s center of commerce and economic activities. Vice President Leni...
A number of people are not following the minimum public health safety protocol amid the confirmation of the Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country. The Delta variant, described as more transmissible and more deadly, was tagged as the culprit behind the sudden upsurge of...
Hospital nurse (FILE PHOTO) The Department of Health (DOH) asked various hospitals to increase (coronavirus disease) COVID-19 dedicated beds and oxygen supplies following the detection of local infections of the Delta variant in the country. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire emphasized the...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has so far vaccinated over 37,000 people against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Philippine Red Cross Facebook page) PRC biomolecular laboratories chief Dr. Paulyn Ubial said as of July 18, the country’s premier humanitarian organization has vaccinated a total of...
The highly dreaded and contagious Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), has been detected in Taguig, an official said. In a weekly report, Clarence Santos, head of the Taguig Safe City Task Force, said one case of the Delta variant has been...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday, July 18, said that the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccines should be given to hotspot areas where the highly transmissible Delta variant has been detected. Vice President Leni Robredo (Jansen Romero/Manila Bulletin) The United States through the global...
The OCTA Research group on Sunday, July 18, called for the implementation of stricter border control for Metro Manila and nearby provinces amid the growing threat of the feared Delta variant of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) OCTA Research fellow Prof. Guido David said...
