(JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippines saw 26,303 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Saturday, Sept. 11—the highest number of new infections reported in a single day since the pandemic hit the country last year. The latest figure pushed the country’s running...
President Duterte has signed Proclamation No.1218, which effectively extended the State of Calamity previously declared throughout the Philippines in connection with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) The directive enforces an extension of...
To stimulate people's appetite for domestic travel, Cebu Pacific (CEB) brought back its Super Pass, allowing passengers to fly to any of its 32 local destination for P99 (one-way base fare), from September 9 to 16, 2021. CEB PH CSP 2 FB Organic FINAL 090221 The travel period for the passes is...
The Popular shock-jock, radio talk show host has had enough of what he deemed “imbecile” antics. Howard Stern derided anti-vaxxers early this week on his Sirius XM radio show saying anyone who doesn’t want to get the Covid-19 vaccine should go “f*** yourself.” The unvaccinated in the U.S....
Opposition congressmen on Friday, Sept. 11 chided presidential spokesman Harry Roque for berating doctors on the controversy surrounding government’s alleged indecisiveness on community quarantine impositions. Spokesman Harry Roque Roque was reported to have scolded medical experts for appealing...
Presidential spokesman Harry Roque owes doctors an apology for his "very rude" approach on their reservations about the national government's plan to relax quarantine protocols, Senator Risa Hontiveros said. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque and Senator Risa Hontiveros (Photos from Facebook,...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Friday, Sept. 10, expressed her support for the call of local government officials for simpler quarantine classifications to avoid confusion in enforcement and among the public. Members of the Philippine National Police man a checkpoint in a barangay in Sampaloc, Manila...
The Office of the Ombudsman is willing to absorb the P710.88 million that the Department of Budget and Management slashed from its original budget proposal if the fund can find better use in efforts of government to fight the devastating 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Ombudsman logo...
Four areas in Metro Manila is approaching a downward trend in new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the OCTA Research said Thursday, Sept. 9. OCTA Research monitoring report Based on OCTA’s latest monitoring report, these areas are Navotas (1.04), Las Piñas (1.11), Malabon (1.13), and...
Angel Locsin has always been outspoken. She has gotten herself in trouble for it, at one point even being “red-tagged” by the military. But it didn’t stop her from continuously voicing her concerns. And she’s still at it. Just recently, Angel took to social media to express exasperation...
The week started with an alarming news – 22,415 new cases of COVID-19 infection, a new high. Then another news arrived and was more alarming – there is a projected 30,000 plus cases per day in the coming days. These news are a cause of much concern and anxiety, and pain especially for those who...
A local manufacturer of medical-grade face masks on Tuesday, September 7, admitted incurring financial losses from its contract with Department of Budget and Management's Procurement Service (DBM-PS), after it was told to trim their prices from what was agreed in their award. (Jansen Romero / FILE...
