The total number of active coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Taguig has breached the 1,000 mark again amid the transmission of Omicron variant in the National Capital Region (NCR). Taguig’s City Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance (CEDSU) reported that as of Jan. 25, there were 1,101...
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III (Malacañang photo) Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III said he is ready to face the House of Representatives’ inquiry over the government's handling of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response. Duque made the statement after the House...
The Pitmaster Foundation Inc., a national charitable organization under the leadership of Charlie “Atong” Ang, donated P20 million worth of home care kits to 17 local government units (LGUs) in the National Capital Region (NCR). Atty. Caroline Cruz, executive director of the foundation, said...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said it will be issuing the guidelines in the coming days on how to use the COVID-19 self-administered antigen test kits. “Meron po tayong policy na ilalabas po natin (We have a policy that we will release) maybe tomorrow or Friday that will state the...
The Parañaque City government will start vaccinating children aged five to 11 on Feb. 4, Mayor Edwin Olivarez announced Wednesday. The mayor called on the parents to pre-register their children belonging to the said age group for the “ParañaquenYO: Bakuna Para sa Younger Ones” program to...
Barangay San Antonio (BSA) in Pasig City has distributed around 800 coronavirus (COVID-19) care kits to infected residents since January 2021. The distribution of COVID-19 care kits to COVID-positive residents under isolation is part of the BSA health program which was initiated by Chairman Raymond...
K-pop boy band The Boyz’s Younghoon, former Sistar member Hyolyn and WEi’s Kim Dong-han, Yoo Yong-ha and Kang Seok-hwa tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as South Korea tallied 13,102 new cases on Jan. 26, the highest daily total since the pandemic started in 2020. (Clockwise...
A photo of busy EDSA thoroughfare packed with vehicles and people crossing the overpass days after Metro Manila has been placed under a stricter GCQ ahead of a two-week ECQ from August 6 to 20, 2021. (Mark Balmores/Manila Bulletin) The Philippines recorded 15,789 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19)...
ft.com The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine made by Pfizer-BioNTech has 91 percent efficacy in children aged five to 11 years old, a member of the National Immunization Technical Advisory Group (NITAG) said on Wednesday, Jan. 26. “The vaccine efficacy for the adolescents age group (12 to...
The total number of active coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Muntinlupa has dropped by more than 1,700 in a single day while new cases decreased by more than 300. According to data from the Muntinlupa City Health Office (CHO), the active cases in Muntinlupa totaled 3,237 on Jan. 25, a...
Malacañang said the leaders of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) will really have to do more to convince their constituents to get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). 61654 Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles made the statement after President Duterte...
Malacañang said that the government's pandemic task force is "open" to having another round of discussions in an attempt to bring down again the prices of coronavirus (COVID-19) tests. (MB file photo) Last December, the Department of Health (DOH) set price caps of P2,800 for plate-based and...
