76296 MPTC prepared for biggest Holy Week traffic surge By Emmie V. Abadilla Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation (MPTC) is prepared for the biggest surge in Holy Week traffic yet, as vacationers and pilgrims take to the roads again after two years of pandemic lockdowns. With the downgrade of...
Another Covid-19 surge is feared to happen as health protocols are disregarded by the supporters of political bets in the May 2022 national and local elections. Even some concerned citizens said Covid surge is not farfetched, such as criminology student Paul Francisco who observed that some people...
Nothing is certain, according to an official of the Department of Health (DOH), as the possibility of having another spike in Covid-19 cases is always present. Shoppers flock to bargain stores along Ilaya Street in Divisoria, Binondo, Manila, on Oct. 14, 2021. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) In a press...
Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Secretary Jose 'Joey' Concepcion III expressed concern over the still low uptake of booster shots as it makes the country vulnerable to another surge in Covid-19 cases. People waiting for their booster shot in Muntinlupa. (File photo/Muntinlupa PIO) In a...
If another Covid-19 surge takes place in the Philippines again, aspiring vice president Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan said "corrupt and incompetent" officials dealing with the pandemic must be replaced. Senator Francis 'Kiko' Pangilinan (Photo courtesy of Team Kiko) During the first round of...
Vice President Leni Robredo has a reputation for pitching data-driven policies and strategies, and she proved that during the first round of the Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) presidential debate on Saturday, March 19, when she started rattling off data to back up her claims and plans. Vice...
Health reform advocate and former National Task Force (NTF) against Covid-19 special adviser Dr. Anthony “Tony” Leachon, on Thursday, March 17, said that the Department of Health (DOH) should be held accountable for the possible Covid-19 surge in the coming weeks. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO)...
The Department of Health (DOH) reported 4,131 new Covid-19 cases on Monday, March 14. People flock to Ilaya in Binondo, Manila to shop on Jan. 2, 2022. Metro Manila will be under Alert Level 3 starting Jan. 3 until Jan. 15 due to the rise of COVID-19 cases.(FILE PHOTO BY ALI VICOY / MANILA...
BEIJING, China – Millions of people across China endured lockdowns on Sunday as virus cases doubled to nearly 3,400 and anxiety mounted over the resilience of the country's 'zero-Covid' approach in the face of the worst outbreak in two years. A nationwide surge in cases has seen authorities...
DUBLIN, Ireland -- The daily number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Ireland has more than tripled in less than two weeks after the country lifted the mask mandate, according to the figures released by the Irish Department of Health on Friday. Ireland reported 9,186 PCR-confirmed cases on Friday, an...
SHANGHAI, March 11 (Xinhua) -- The eastern Chinese metropolis of Shanghai has carried out stringent measures to curb its latest Covid-19 outbreak after the city registered more than 100 local infections in the last 48 hours, local authorities said on Thursday. Staff members disinfect a high-speed...
With parts of the country now under Alert Level 1, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) urged the public on Wednesday, March 9, to strictly abide by the Covid-19 minimum public health standards (MPHS) to avert the possible surge of the virus. DILG Secretary Eduardo Año issued...
