BEIJING, China -- Beijing started a new round of mass testing in its most populous downtown district on Monday after a rapidly spreading outbreak linked to a bar saw Covid rules tightened again in the capital. People queue to be tested for the Covid-19 coronavirus at a swab collection site in...
GROCERY store workers rest in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) ILOILO CITY – The unemployment rate in Western Visayas or Region 6 dropped as restrictions from the Covid-19 pandemic ease and businesses are returning to more normal operations. Data released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Eduardo Año made his last command visit on Monday, June 13, at the National Headquarters of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) in Quezon City. BJMP photo In his message, Año commended the BJMP personnel for their sacrifices...
Should the Covid-19 cases in the National Capital Region (NCR) continue to rise, the quarantine level may be raised to the more restrictive Alert Level 2. DOH UNDERSECRETARY MARIA ROSARIO VERGEIRE (Manila Bulletin File Photo) This was according to Department of Health (DOH) spokesperson Usec. Maria...
Another member of K-pop boy band The Boyz has tested positive for Covid-19. They are in the US for “The Boyz World Tour: The B-Zone in USA” concert tour. The Boyz's Jacob has tested positive for Covid-19 for the second time (Instagram) According to IST Entertainment on June 13, The Boyz’s...
Outgoing House Majority Leader and Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez said the just-concluded 18th Congress managed to "outwork" the Covid-19 pandemic, and brought the numbers to prove it. (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) During the three-year run of the 18th Congress from July 22, 2019 to June...
President-elect Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is confident that the Philippines can overcome the challenges it is facing because of the Filipino people's intellect and ability to stand on their feet. President-elect Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Screenshot from Bongbong Marcos YouTube) Marcos said...
The Quezon City government on Saturday, June 11, explained its new Covid-19 early warning system, confirming that the city’s was raised to a “yellow warning” status after it listed an average of 26 cases per day as of June 9. This is after a “leaked” report from the City Epidemiology and...
DOH Quezon City is still under the low-risk case classification for Covid-19 despite recording an uptick in the number of new infections recently, the Department of Health (DOH) said. "QC remains to be under Alert Level 1," the DOH said in an advisory on Saturday night, June 11. The DOH made the...
Photo taken at Cawayan Elementary School in Irosin, Sorsogon in December 2021 (OSDS - DepEd Sorsogon Province Official) To help ensure an effective learning recovery, the Department of Education (DepEd) underscored the importance of transforming education for all. “We emphasize the urgent need...
The soaring prices of fuel and goods in the country poses a bigger threat and not the Omicron variant and rising infection rates, Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion said on Saturday, June 11, as he warned against making first Covid-19 booster shot mandatory. Presidential...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. expressed confidence that with continued caution and vigilance, Filipinos will surely overcome the Covid-19 pandemic and create a better future together. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (PCOO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Locsin said this...
