DOH/MB The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday recorded 7,217 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, bringing the country's total to 1,247,899. The number of active COVID-19 cases in the Philippines increased to 55,790, which is equivalent to 4.5 percent of the country’s caseload, the DOH...
DAVAO CITY – A proposed ordinance is being drafted at the City Council of Davao to penalize the close contacts who refuse to undergo a reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test. Dr. Ashley Lopez, acting head of the City Health Office, told Davao City Disaster Radio (DCDR 87.5)...
For TMC South Luzon, the hospital wins two awards at the Healthcare Asia Awards 2021 The Medical City 2020 was the year of the frontliners. The world witnessed how hospitals grappled with dwindling resources, increasing morbidity and mortality, and a decimated healthcare workforce as the virus...
Healing priest Father Joey Faller has tested positive of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Father Joey Faller (Photo from his FB page) The priest revealed this information Wednesday, June 2, in a video posted on his Facebook page. In a separate interview with church-run Radio Veritas, Faller...
Vice President Leni Robredo is looking at the “silver linings” of being in a pandemic after recording multiple graduation messages and speeches from the comforts of her office. (Vice President Leni Robredo/Facebook) “Pre-pandemic, I can only accept a few and, most of the time, I needed to...
DOH/MB The Department of Health (DOH) said it has observed a sharp spike of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Mindanao. The increase in COVID-19 cases in the country has become “more evident in the past week,” particularly in Mindanao, said DOH Epidemiology Bureau OIC Director Dr. Alethea...
Former health secretary and incumbent Iloilo 1st District Representative Janette Garin on Thursday, June 3, supported calls for the government to lift its mandatory face shield policy, raising that this could increase coronavirus transmission. Former Department of Health secretary and incumbent...
Manila Mayor Isko Moreno's controversial statement seeking to exclude face shield in the minimum public health safety protocol is just a suggestion and not a demand from the government, an official of the D epartment of Interior and Local Government (DILG) official clarified Thursday, June 3. In a...
Where there's a will, there's always a way. And that's what Filipinos have proven over and over again—that we can overcome any obstacle that come our way. This pandemic, for one, has limited our mobility, but it has never stopped us from finding happiness despite the circumstances. These Filipino...
Philippine Ambassador to Tokyo Jose Laurel V on Thursday said Filipinos in Japan are generally “fine” amid the rising number of new COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) cases and the declaration of the state of emergency in several major prefectures and cities there. Philippine Ambassador to...
The Philippines’ study on the safety and efficacy of mixing and matching five brands of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines is expected to start in July, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Thursday, June 3. (Photo by Phill Magakoe / AFP / FILE PHOTO) DOST Undersecretary for...
The unprecedented government borrowings to offset the impact of the pandemic-induced recession have driven public debt to nearly P11 trillion in April this year. Based on the Bureau of the Treasury report on Thursday, June 3, the national government’s debt burden zoomed 28 percent to P10.991...
