DOH The Department of Health (DOH) reminded the public to strictly observe the health and safety protocols as several people are expected to participate in the inauguration of President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos and those who will mount protest actions on Thursday, June 30. Health...
The public was urged to be on guard amid the “slow and steady” increase of Covid-19 cases in the Philippines. Mladen Antonov / AFP Health reform advocate and former special adviser of the National Task Force (NTF) against Covid-19 Dr. Anthony “Tony” Leachon on Tuesday, June 28, said that...
Malacañang considers normal the increase in Covid-19 cases in the country because people are now allowed to go outside as efforts to revive the economy continue. Communications Secretary Martin Andanar (Malacañang photo) Communications Secretary Martin Andanar cited this after the Department...
An infectious disease specialist said that stricter health protocols are not yet recommended despite the presence of Omicron subvariant BA.2.12.1 in the country. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) "Hindi naman umaakyat 'yung cases, ok naman 'yung healthcare capacity natin so I don't think kailangan...
Malacañang encouraged voters to go out and vote for the leaders who have the welfare of the Philippines and Filipinos in mind while following Covid-19 protocols. Communications Secretary Martin Andanar (Malacañang photo) Communications Secretary Martin Andanar made this appeal a day before...
A passenger (C) sits inside a tricycle covered with a reminder to wear a mask, part of the Covid-19 health protocols, in Manila on February 16, 2022. Ted ALJIBE / AFP The Department of Health (DOH) urged the public to continue following the health protocols during the national and local elections...
The voting precincts will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. on May 9, Election Day, and everyone has an idea of what happens there within those hours. But what happens after the voting hours end and the polling precincts close? In precincts where people are still standing in line to vote after voting...
Quezon City 5th district Rep. Alfred Vargas stressed that it's the authorities' job to ensure that Covid-19 pandemic-related health protocols are met amid the surge of visitors in local tourism spots. (Laurentiu Morariu/ Unsplash) “While we truly understand the public’s eagerness to visit...
Shoppers flock to bargain stores along Ilaya Street in Divisoria, Binondo, Manila, on Oct. 14, 2021. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) The Department of Health (DOH) asserted that the projection of a possible surge in Covid-19 cases next month, if public compliance to health protocols decreases, is based on...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has recently set protocols for the establishment of technical hubs for the replacements of secure digital (SD) cards and repair of defective vote-counting machines (VCMs) on Election Day, May 9. (PNA PHOTO) On Friday, April 22, the poll body released Resolution...
BACOOR CITY, Cavite – A simple reminder to comply with minimum public health protocols took a chaotic turn in Barangay Real 1 here. Bacoor City Police Station arrested Alvin Ramos and Jonald Aquino on Wednesday, April 21, when the two threw a fit after being accosted by barangay officials...
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...
