If the World Health Organization (WHO) is optimistic about the current state of the Covid-19 pandemic, then so is Malacañang. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO/KEITH BACONGCO) "If the World Health Organization is optimistic then so are we in our outlook to recovering from this pandemic," Press...
GENEVA, Switzerland -- The number of newly reported Covid-19 cases has dropped dramatically, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, urging the world to seize the opportunity to end the pandemic. World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (Fabrice COFFRINI /...
Amid the ongoing pandemic, the Philippines, under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s administration, does not have an appointed Department of Health (DOH) secretary yet because the agency's job is not only about dealing with Covid-19. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate / Manila...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte has enumerated what he believed were the government’s missteps in handling the Covid-19 pandemic, which struck the country in early 2020. (Martin Sanchez/ Unsplash) Villafuerte made these remarks in the context of his call for a more relaxed rule...
A health expert warned the national government and the public against premature lifting of Covid-19 health protocols, particularly the wearing of face masks. Following Cebu City’s issuance of the controversial Executive Order No. 5, lifting their mandatory face mask use outdoors, health experts...
The name May Parsons may not ring a bell among Filipinos, but in this pandemic era marked by extraordinary sacrifices and selfless feats, her name should be on everyone’s lips. More than that, it’s not only her but also the thousands of nameless nurses all over the world, including Filipino...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) doesn't fear threats of "heavenly" rebuke from the controversial church leader Pastor Apollo Quiboloy, who to some people is the "appointed son of God". Pastor Apollo Quiboloy (MANILA BULLETIN) Acting Undersecretary Jose Eduardo de Vega made this...
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco has encouraged the business sector to collaborate with them in promoting business tourism in the country. Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco (Photo by DOT) Frasco made the pitch during the Employers...
With a growth rate of -14 percent and less than one reproduction number, independent OCTA Research group confirmed that the country's Covid-19 cases are declining. (Manila Bulletin File Photo) Days ahead of the expiration of the State of Calamity in the entire country due to Covid-19, the number of...
“Walang bansa na makaka-survive nang walang nurses. My request is kung gusto niyo po silang mag stay dito, be fair (No country can survive without nurses. My request is if you want them to stay here, be fair).” This was what May Parsons said on Monday, Aug. 22 as she highlighted the efforts...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS The world has most definitely opened up in all corners. Here in Manila, the social scene is most definitely abuzz. And while I do not think we will ever know a world without Covid-19 anymore, I think most of us have learned to live with it in our midst. Physical school is back...
Unable to sustain their operations due to the challenges brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic in the past two years, 425 private schools have decided to “permanently” close down, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday, Aug. 19, said. DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN In a joint press conference...
