(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) The Covid-19 positivity rate in Metro Manila has increased to 5.5 percent, which is above the 5 percent benchmark recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), a fellow of the OCTA Research Group said on Wednesday, June 22. Positivity rate refers to the number of...
The Municipality of Pateros, the smallest local government unit in Metro Manila with an estimated population of 70,000, has recorded 14 active Covid-19 cases, an increase compared to a week ago. Data from the Pateros municipal government showed that on June 21, the municipality added six new...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The government will start providing Covid-19 booster shots to immunocompromised children aged 12 to 17 on Wednesday, June 22, an official of the Department of Health...
The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines on Tuesday, June 21, questioned the Department of Education’s (DepEd) plan to ease physical distancing in classrooms for schools under Alert Level 1 for school year (SY) 2022-2023. (Juan Carlo De Vela / Manila Bulletin) “We oppose the move to...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) chairman and chief executive officer Senator Richard Gordon encouraged everyone to get tested for Covid-19 promptly for early detection and cure. (PHILIPPINE RED CROSS) In a statement released on Tuesday, June 21, PRC said that immediate detection of the Covid-19...
An official of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has expressed support to the proposal to limit the people entering airconditioned establishments to those who have a Covid-booster shot. “At tuluy-tuloy pa rin iyong ating kampanya na talaga ang panlaban dito sa Covid-19 ay...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) has approved the recommendation to administer Covid-19 booster shots for adolescents aged 12 to 17. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire confirmed that Health Secretary Francisco Duque III has already signed this recommendation of the Health Technology...
(SCREEN GRAB FROM LAGING HANDA PUBLIC BRIEFING) With the steady increase in new infections in Metro Manila, the OCTA Research Group projected that the Covid-19 cases in the region may reach its peak by the first or second week of July. In a televised briefing on Tuesday, June 21, OCTA fellow Dr....
President-elect Bongbong Marcos underscored on Monday, June 20 the need to hasten the release of national identification cards (IDs) among Filipinos. (Noel Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN) Marcos, in an impromptu press briefing at the BBM headquarters in Mandaluyong City, said he finds the current level...
As it continues to implement the progressive expansion of in-person classes, the Department of Education (DepEd) said that more than 80 percent of public schools nationwide have been deemed ready for the resumption of face-to-face classes this incoming school year. (Photo from DepEd) “Over 80...
The Department of Health (DOH) has recorded 3,051 new Covid-19 cases from June 13 to 19, having an average daily rate of 436 which is 82 percent higher compared to the recorded cases from June 6 to 12. (DOH/MB) From June 6 to 12, the health department logged a total of 1,682 cases of Covid-19. Of...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) administered 11,263 doses of Covid-19 vaccines in Sulu province through their "Bakuna" bus. (PHILIPPINE RED CROSS) A total of 3,000 people were fully vaccinated and boosted in the province according to a statement released by PRC on Monday, June 20. The Sulu Chapter...
