The Manila City government received 6,600 tablets of the anti-COVID drug Baricitinib on Friday, Nov. 26. The drug will be prescribed to patients experiencing moderate to severe COVID-19 symptoms. Manila Vice Mayor Honey Lacuna and Mayor Isko Moreno Domagoso (SCREENSHOT FROM ISKO MORENO DOMAGOSO...
Aerial photo taken on March 11, 2021 shows the eighth Cambodia-China Friendship Bridge across the Mekong River, connecting Kampong Cham province and Tboung Khmum province in southeastern Cambodia. (Shanghai Construction Group/Handout via Xinhua) PHNOM PENH, Cambodia -- Post-COVID-19 socio-economic...
Instead of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases, a senatorial aspirant said he intends to create the Pandemic Management Council that is science and technology-driven. Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) That would be one of...
Vaccination remains to be the key component in continually reducing deaths due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Department of Health (DOH) emphasized. Hospital staff take out a body from an ambulance at a mortuary in New Delhi on May 24, 2021 (AFP/ FILE) In a media briefing on Tuesday,...
The Department of Health (DOH) has recorded 1,153 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Tuesday, Nov. 23. DOH The update on the newly-reported COVID-19 cases brings the country's tally since the onset of the pandemic to 2,827,820. Active infections stood at 18,721 which accounts for 0.7 percent...
There are differences in each country's approach on how it will transition into "living with the virus", the Department of Health (DOH) bared on Monday, Nov. 22. (Keith Bacongco / MANILA BULLETIN) For the case of the Philippines, DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire explained that one of the...
A week after select public schools began holding pilot face-to-face classes, a limited number of private schools that offer basic education also started in-person classes on Monday, Nov. 22. Pilot face-to-face classes in Academica De Meridien Inc., a private school in San Antonio, Zambales (Photo...
By Dr. Manuel M. Dayrit MD, MSc, Former Secretary of Health Many of us have lost loved ones, friends, or acquaintances to COVID-19. Just this month, I lost a medical school classmate who is an ENT surgeon. On the other hand, I have classmates and friends who battled COVID and survived. The spectre...
Former Senator and incumbent Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Sunday said the next administration should have a clear agenda on energy and ensure that the Philippines has a long-term strategy for stable, sustainable and sufficient power supply. Escudero said having a clear energy...
Inside the young minds of Parasouls and how they conceived their maiden EP Drifters, Dream Makers NEW KIDS ON THE INDIE BLOCK Parasouls members from left: Siblings Igoy and Dani Dimaano, and Joshua Gaces Listening to Parasouls is a trip down memory lane. Never have I heard a more youthful sound in...
Six provinces in the country have been classified by the OCTA Research group under very low-risk level for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (OCTA RESEARCH) These areas are Rizal, Cavite, Bulacan, Davao del Sur, Cebu, and Laguna, according to the group’s monitoring report issued on Thursday, Nov....
Should she win in the 2022 presidential race, Vice President Leni Robredo is targeting to earmark P216 billion worth of assistance to families badly hit by the pandemic during her first 100 days in office. Presidential aspirant and Vice President Leni Robredo speaks at the 47th Philippine Business...
