Around 15 million Filipinos who belong to the most vulnerable sectors are targeted to be vaccinated with a fourth dose of Covid-19 vaccine by the national government, a task force official working on the pandemic response revealed Wednesday, April 20. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. answers...
BATANGAS CITY, Batangas--Vice presidential candidate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte aired her "frustration" Wednesdaym April 20 over not being able to help Filipinos during the Covid-19 pandemic in the capacity of a healthcare professional. Vice presidential candidate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte...
Quezon 4th district Rep. Angelina “Helen” Tan has revealed the signing of a law establishing the Southern Luzon Multi-Specialty Medical Center, which she said would help decongest hospitals in Metro Manila amid the Covid-19 pandemic. (From left to right) President Rodrigo Duterte, Quezon Rep....
Masking has been the keen deterrent since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic two years ago to prevent the disease from further spreading but since cases have not been rising in the past months, some may have been complacent and now the country's health department is looking at a six-digit jump in...
Re-electionist Senator Joel Villanueva on Tuesday, April 19 said that the next administration should pay particular attention to the country’s digital economy as the economy is opening up and cases of Covid-19 infections are decreasing. “All sectors of the economy are expecting to bounce back...
Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, Sinovac, AstraZeneca, Sputnik Light, and Janssen vaccines have been approved for the administration of the second booster shot, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, April 19. People waiting for their booster shot in Muntinlupa. (File photo/Muntinlupa PIO) Health...
The Department of Health (DOH) is seeing a gradual increase of Covid-19 cases in 14 areas under Alert Level 1. (Jansen Romero / File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) Health Secretary Francisco Duque III made the statement at the summary of his report during the President's pre-recorded public address on...
The Department of Health (DOH) has logged 1,674 new Covid-19 cases from April 11 to 17, having an average daily rate of 239 which is 12 percent lower compared to the recorded cases from April 4 to 10. DOH/MB Of the said cases, DOH said only one individual was classified as a severe and critical...
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday, April 18, said the projection of at least 300,000 active cases of Covid-19 by mid-May is possible should the public continue to neglect minimum health and safety protocols. Passers-by walk in front of a tarpaulin with images of frontliners wearing face...
Presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos has been using vlogs to reach as wide an audience as possible ahead of the May 9, 2022 elections. With now over 200 of these vlogs posted on his YouTube channel, a scouring of noteworthy snippets in these videos is in order. (Screenshot from Bongbong Marcos's...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go appealed for continued ‘’Bayanihan’’ (communal unity) efforts for sectors worst-hit by the Covid-19 pandemic as his office conducted yet another series of relief operations in Guimaras this week, this time for thousands of residents in Jordan, Sibunag, San...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government in the Cordillera Administrative Region (DILG-CAR) urged its local government units (LGUs) to enhance their Covid-19 response measures and aim for recognition in the 2022 Galing Pook Awards: Search for the Top 10 Outstanding Local Governance...