The Department of Health (DOH) has recorded 1,317 new Covid-19 cases from May 23 to 29, having an average daily rate of 188 which is 8.8 percent higher compared to the recorded cases from May 16 to 22. (DOH/MB) From May 16 to 22, the health department logged a total of 1,214 cases of Covid-19. Of...
While vaccination against Covid-19 remains voluntary, the Department of Education (DepEd) strongly encouraged students to get vaccinated as face-to-face classes in schools nationwide gradually resume. (NOEL PABALATE / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) During the Laging Handa public briefing on Monday,...
CEBU CITY – New infections are going down but this city will not end the month without new Covid-19 fatalities. The Emergency Operations Center (EOC) reported Monday, May 30, that two elderlies were the latest to succumb to Covid-19. Overall, this city has logged 54,883 Covid-19 cases with 1,704...
The Department of Education (DepEd) is eyeing the full implementation of face-to-face classes nationwide this incoming School Year (SY) 2022-2023. (MANNY LLANES / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) “Sa next academic school year, ine-expect na natin na fully 100 percent na talaga ang pag-implement ng...
The head of Muntinlupa City’s health office said there is no community transmission and clustering of Covid-19 cases in the city despite a slight increase in cases. “I want to report that we have no reported community transmission and we have no clustering of cases,” said Dr. Juancho Bunyi,...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) Metro Manila remains at low risk from Covid-19 despite seeing a higher reproduction number and positivity rate over the past week, the independent research group OCTA said in its latest monitoring. Reproduction number refers to the average number of secondary infections...
SHOPPERS pass by the Corona Store on busy Calle Real in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap/File/Manila Bulletin) ILOILO CITY – Several areas in Western Visayas (Region 6) will remain under Covid-19 Alert Level 1 from June 1 to 15, according to the national government’s COVID-19 task force. The regional...
To continue the coronavirus efforts started by the Duterte administration, Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Jose “Joey” Concepcion III has suggested that either Dr. Edsel Salvaña or Dr. Ted Herbosa be the next Health Secretary, while molecular biologist Fr. Nicanor Austriaco should...
With most areas in the country under Alert Level 1, Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion believes it might be time to consider easing the country out of a public health emergency status and focusing more on the economy. Shoppers flock to bargain stores along Ilaya Street in...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The Health and Interior departments renewed their calls for local government units (LGUs) to further double their efforts in vaccinating their eligible constituents...
Caritas Philippines, the social action arm of the Catholic Church, opposed the proposed postponement of the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan election set for December this year. Caritas Philippines Kidapawan Bishop Jose Colin Bagaforo, national director of Caritas Philippines saidpushing back the...
The retention of Alert Level 1 status in Metro Manila is a good mandate despite the looming threat of monkeypox and Covid-19, said a health expert on Saturday, May 28. (Jansen Romero / Manila Bulletin) Health reform advocate and former special adviser of the National Task Force (NTF) against...
