The country is once again under high-risk classification after being under low-risk for more than a month since Nov. 2021, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Monday, Jan. 3. People flock to Ilaya in Binondo, Manila to shop on Jan. 2, 2022. Metro Manila will be under Alert Level 3 starting Jan....
Derek Ramsay, Aiko Melendez, and Director Joey Javier Reyes couldn't help but share their two cents about the controversial "Poblacion Girl" who breached a quarantine protocol recently. In his recent Instagram story, Derek posted, "You know, I'm sure she feels so bad about the choices she made....
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases may peak at 40,000 in the middle of January if massive interventions will not be made, according to a professor. People flock to Ilaya street in Binondo, Manila to shop on Jan. 2, 2022. Metro Manila will be placed under Alert Level 3 starting Jan. 3 until Jan....
After the Christmas vacation, it’s back to school for millions of students in basic education on Monday, Jan. 3. DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN The Department of Education (DepEd), on its official social media accounts, announced the resumption of classes for School Year (SY) after the holiday break....
As coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases double day by day, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Monday, Jan. 3 that it is presuming that the wave of the COVID-19 variant Omicron has started to grow in the country. Omicron variant of COVID-19 "We are all presuming that the Omicron is here with us...
Independent research group OCTA said on Saturday, Jan. 1, that the National Capital Region's (NCR) reproduction number has increased to 4.05. Crowd at flea market. OCTA research fellow Dr. Guido David said in a tweet that this is the highest since April 2020 which was the onset of the coronavirus...
Independent research group OCTA said that new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country may swell to 4,000 on Saturday, Jan. 1. People watch fireworks display that light up the night sky over Quezon Memorial Circle on New Year's celebration, Jan. 1, 2022. Unlike last year where the city's...
Presidential Adviser on Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion has pitched a paradigm shift as far as the monitoring of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country is concerned. Presidential Adviser on Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion (Photo from Go...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Dr. Raymundo Lo As we end year two of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, it’s time to take stock of what we’ve gone through so far. Let’s acknowledge it’s been a tough two years. We lost dear family, friends, and colleagues to the virus. We missed some of our freedoms like...
The Department of Health (DOH) recorded on Monday, Dec. 27, an additional 318 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) This update brought the country's total tally of COVID-19 cases since the beginning of the pandemic to 2,838,792. DOH said that active cases stood at...
An increase in the positive growth rate of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases was observed in the National Capital Region (NCR) in the recent week, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Monday, Dec. 27. Crowd at flea market. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said in a DOH press...
The country has detected its fourth case of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) variant Omicron, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Monday, Dec. 27. Omicron variant of COVID-19 Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said in a press briefing that the individual is a 38-year-old woman from...
