President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is back in tip-top shape after catching Covid-19 for the second time last week, Malacañang said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) In a text message to reporters, Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles likewise...
The Inter-agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases will continue under the administration of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., Malacañang said. File photo of former President Rodrigo Duterte with the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of...
The Department of Health (DOH) said the number of new Covid-19 cases in Metro Manila is still on an upward trend with an average of over 700 infections daily. Based on its latest Covid-19 situation report, the DOH said most areas in the country are showing a "sharp increase in cases" with Metro...
SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea reported 38,882 new Covid-19 cases as of midnight Thursday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 18,680,142, the health authorities said Friday. South Korea is battling several new coronavirus clusters, mostly linked to Protestant...
Parañaque City Mayor Eric Olivarez instructed the City Health Office (CHO) to deploy more doctors, health workers, and trained medical professionals to 16 barangay health centers to facilitate the delivery of health services, including Covid-19 vaccination and early detection of dengue. Olivarez...
NEW DELHI, India -- The Indian government on Friday began a 75-day special drive to administer Covid-19 booster doses to all adults aged above 18 years. A medical worker administers a dose of Covid-19 vaccine to a student in a school on the outskirts of Agartala, India, July 5, 2022. (Str/Xinhua)...
CEBU CITY – Tourism activities in Dapitan City are back in full swing, the city’s tourism officer declared. Apple Marie Agolong said the easing of Covid-19 restrictions has allowed the city’s tourism activities to pick up with local and foreign tourists starting to come in once again. In a...
CANBERRA, Australia -- Australia's Prime Minister (PM) Anthony Albanese has called an emergency national cabinet meeting to discuss the escalating coronavirus crisis in the current winter months. Albanese said he will meet with state and territory leaders on Monday amid pressure for the federal...
TOKYO, Japan -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Thursday that "maximum caution" is necessary amid a resurgence of Covid-19 cases in Japan. Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. (Photo from Xinhua) The prime minister's remarks were made as the government confirmed 97,788 new infections...
Diane Cabusas is an incoming fourth year agricultural engineering student taking her internship in Sanctuario. The current generation of college students will graduate, with more than half of their college life reduced to an online experience. There are plans to re-open schools within 2022, but...
With the government’s plans to implement full face-to-face classes in basic education by November, Vice President and Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sara Duterte urged the public to get vaccinated against Covid-19. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) In an interview on Thursday, July 14,...
Acting Senate President Pro Tempore Juan Miguel Zubiri on Thursday, July 14 said he is ecstatic on the designation of Department of Health (DOH) Undersecretary and spokesperson Ma. Rosario S. Vergeire as DOH officer-in-charge (OIC). “She brings with her all her experience fighting this Covid-19...
