A health reform advocate expressed his approval following the country’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic task force’s decision to extend the Alert Level 2 status in Metro Manila. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) “Ikinalulugod ko ang desisyon ng Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) at ng Metro...
More K-pop stars have tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) due to the Omicron variant surge in South Korea. ON Feb. 14, Yuehua Entertainment announced that all seven members of upcoming K-pop boy band Tempest have been confirmed to have COVID-19. They are Hanbin, Hyungseop, Hyuk,...
With the declining numbers, Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion is hopeful that the country will be moving to coronavirus (COVID-19) Alert Level 1 by March. Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion (Photo from Go Negosyo Facebook page)...
The Department of Health (DOH) reported 2,730 additional cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as well as 164 deaths due to the virus on Monday, Feb. 14. People flock to Ilaya in Binondo, Manila to shop, with the National Capital Region enjoying the benefits of easing of alert levels. (FILE...
The government’s pandemic task force approved the proposal to accept the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine certificates from Malaysia and Ireland, Malacañang announced. PIXABAY / MANILA BULLETIN In an announcement, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said the Inter-agency Task Force (IATF) for the...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) Metro Manila, Quezon, and Rizal remained at "low risk" from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), while nearby provinces were at "moderate risk," the OCTA Research Group said on Monday, Feb. 14. OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David noted that the risk levels of these areas were...
The government's pandemic task force has decided to keep the National Capital Region (NCR) under the coronavirus (COVID-19) Alert Level 2 while it placed seven other areas under Alert Level 3 from February 16 to 28, 2022. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) In a statement, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said...
The national government further expanded the vaccination against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) of children aged five to 11 years old as it was launched nationwide on Monday, Feb. 14. A young girl gets her first dose of the reformulated Pfizer vaccine against COVID-19 at the Solaire Theater in...
The Muntinlupa City government opened another site for the vaccination of five to 11 years old in the city. On Feb. 14, the Muntinlupa City Health Office (CHO) added the Cupang Health Center as a vaccination site for the age group. Muntinlupa City Health Office acting chief Dr. Juancho Bunyi...
The Valenzuela City government on Monday, Feb. 14, opened the new COVID-19 isolation facility inside the Valenzuela City Emergency Hospital (VCEH). The city government started building the facility in 2021 in partnership with the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). It was built to...
Over 600 public school teachers in all public schools in the city of San Juan received pneumonia vaccines, health kits, and rice from the city government on Monday, Feb. 14. (Photo from Mayor Francis Zamora's Facebook) San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora said that the initiative was made as the...
A doctors' group on Monday, Feb. 14, said it is still too early to downgrade Metro Manila to Alert Level 1 this month as a lot of individuals are still not vaccinated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) During the Laging Handa briefing, Philippine Medical Society...
