(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) Independent research group OCTA expressed concern over the increasing number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) positive individuals admitted into the hospitals, which has almost doubled over the past week. "The number of occupied hospital beds for COVID-19 in the NCR...
The head of a doctor’s group said on Sunday, Jan 2, that the rise in the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) cases was due to the sudden downgrading of the alert level in the country. Dr. Maricar Limpin, head of the Philippine College of Physicians (PCP), stated her position on the issue after...
ANGEL THOUGHTS The New Manila Zoo had a soft opening on Dec. 30 with Manila Mayor Isko Moreno Domagoso and Vice Mayor Honey Lacuna in attendance. They toured the nearly five-hectare facility, known as the Manila Zoological and Botanical Garden. Mayor Isko noted that “99.9 percent of...
The increase in the number of new daily COVID-19 cases and the confirmation of at least three local cases of the highly transmissible Omicron variant pushed the Inter-agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) to place the National Capital Region (NCR) under the...
British Ambassador to the Philippines Laure Beaufils has contracted the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), making her among those infected during the holiday season. British Ambassador to the Philippines Laure Beaufils (Photo from UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) In a Twitter post on...
Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula told the Catholic faithful to pray for peace and be instruments of peace as the world crosses over a new calendar year on Saturday, Jan. 1. Manila Archbishop Cardinal Jose F. Advincula (MANILA BULETIN FILE PHOTO) Advincula said that the new year is the...
The National Capital Region (NCR) will be under stricter measures starting the year 2022 after the government's pandemic task force decided to place the region under Alert Level 3 from January 3 to 15 due to the recent spike of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles...
This 2021 is about making the most of what we have, and what we have is usually more than enough—if we only just learn to value what we have already. Our top 10 stories under Life + Leisure just proves that this holds true as Dawn Zulueta proves that you can still have fun at home, while the...
Metro Manila’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) reproduction number has increased to 2.19, the region’s highest tally since July 2020, said the OCTA Research group on Friday, Dec. 31. (File Photo / Unsplash) “The reproduction number in the National Capital Region (NCR) increased to 2.19 as of...
Employees of the Manila Local Government Unit (LGU) will receive P10,000 cash incentive. Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso signed Ordinance No. 8799 (CO 8799) on Friday, Dec. 31, which grants a one-time Service Recognition Incentive (SRI) to the LGU employees PHOTO COURTESY OF...
PH wins Best ASEAN Short Film Award at 7th Bangkok ASEAN Film Festival The Philippine Embassy in Bangkok is pleased to announce that the Philippine entry entitled How to Die Young in Manila was given the Best ASEAN Short Film Award by the jury of the ASEAN Short Film Competition held during the 7th...
Filipinos who are familiar with local indigenous veggies are becoming increasingly rare. Two native crops that shouldn’t be overlooked and should be given more attention are erwad and lagiwey. While these two veggies are resilient and well-suited to the local growing conditions, only a few are...