(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) As the situation in the region continues to improve, the OCTA Research Group on Wednesday, Feb. 9, said that Metro Manila could now be classified as "low-risk" for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). "As predicted two weeks ago, NCR improves to low risk as of February 9,...
The resumption of limited face-to-face classes in select public and private schools in the National Capital Region (NCR) was “generally smooth,” an official of the Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday, Feb. 9 said. Face-to-face classes at Ignacio B. Villamor Senior High School in Sta....
Against COVID-19 that is. Bea Alonzo took to Instagram recently to share the news with fans. She expressed happiness doing so noting how she got infected with the deadly virus last month. The actress wrote: "The start of this year was challenging. I caught covid early January (just like most people...
The Philippines will learn to live with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and rebound economically at the same time. Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio (Photo from HNP Media) Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (CMD) vice presidential candidate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio made this rather...
The Department of Health logged 3,651 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Wednesday, Feb. 9. (FILE PHOTO) Active cases stood at 96,326, less than the 100,000 regularly reported in the past weeks since the surge began. DOH said that of the 3,651 reported cases, 3,474 (95 percent) occurred...
“Squid Game” star Lee Byung-hun and his wife, actress Lee Min-jung, have tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) amid a surge of cases in South Korea due to the highly contagious Omicron variant. The actor’s agency BH Entertainment belatedly announced on Feb. 9 that Lee Byung-hun...
The pediatric coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination of children age five to 11 years old was further expanded in areas outside Metro Manila as it officially kicked off in Bulacan on Wednesday, Feb. 9. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. interacts with a young boy during the launching of the...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo’s senatorial bets on Wednesday, Feb. 9, appealed to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to allow the Office of the Vice President (OVP) to continue its COVID-19 pandemic response initiatives during the campaign period. The senatorial slate of...
Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Acting Secretary Emmanuel Rey R. Caintic brought his seven-year-old daughter during the launch of the "Resbakuna Kids" on Tuesday, Feb. 8. (Photo from DICT) Caintic's daughter Reese was inoculated against the dreaded virus at the...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Wednesday, Feb. 9 that the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pill Molnupiravir of Lloyd Laboratories Inc. may be marketed by the firm at P50 to P75 per capsule. Molnupiravir (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) During a Laging Handa press briefing,...
OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David (SCREEN GRAB FROM PTV FACEBOOK PAGE) As the surge caused by the Omicron variant is already subsiding, a fellow of the OCTA Research Group is hoping that coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the Philippines may return to "three digits" a day by March. "We are hoping by...
The government's pandemic task force is set to discuss Metro Manila's possible deescalation to Alert Level 1 for the second half of February 2022 and may make the announcement on the weekend, Malacañang said. (FILE PHOTO BY ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles made the...
