Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Wednesday, October 12, called on the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to pay the claims of private hospitals for its services in General Santos City. Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Trillanes, who is seeking a...
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora said on Wednesday that he is in favor of downgrading Metro Manila's quarantine to status to Alert Level 3 following the rapid decrease in COVID-19 cases. (Photo from Mayor Francis Zamora's Facebook) "As of October 11, the city of San Juan has only 348 active...
(JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) Independent research group OCTA sees less than 1,000 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases per day in Metro Manila by the end of October, citing the "very fast" decline in the number of new infections over the past few weeks. "The decrease is very fast. It’s...
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III (Malacañang photo) Amid the continuous decline in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said that he is in favor of placing Metro Manila under Alert Level 3. Although the health secretary was in favor of downgrading the...
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said the government failed to balance its response to the coronavirus disease with the need of equally salvaging the economy from the pandemic-induced crisis. During a Senate hearing on the NEDA’s proposed 2022 budget on Wednesday, Oct. 13,...
The Makati City local government is seeing a sharp decline in its COVID-19 cases. Based on the Makati Health Department (MHD) report, the city recorded 733 active cases on Oct. 12, a large decrease from 803 active cases tallied on Oct. 11. It added that as of Tuesday, there are now 42,032...
An infectious disease expert on Wednesday, Oct. 15, said it's still too early to downgrade the current alert level status of the National Capital Region (NCR). (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) Metro Manila is placed under Alert Level 4 until Oct. 15. Earlier, Malacanang said NCR has a "good chance" of being...
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora said that over 4,000 individuals aged 12 to 17 have signed up for the city's COVID-19 vaccination program amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In an interview with ABS-CBN on Tuesday, Zamora said that the number of registrants has climbed in just two weeks since the city...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has appealed to the National Task Force Against COVID-19 not to allow “walk-ins” during the roll out of its vaccination program for minors on Friday, October 15. Gatchalian, who chairs the Senate Committee on Basic Education, Arts and Culture, said it is imperative...
Presidential Adviser on Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion has attested to the safety of cinemas as a venue when ti comes to controlling the spread of the dreaded coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Jonatan Moerman/ Unsplash) While cinemas and movie houses have remained closed for...
The coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) alert level in Metro Manila will probably be lowered by Oct. 16 with the improved health situation in the area, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary Epimaco Densing III said Tuesday night, Oct. 12. Densing explained that the...
As it continues to monitor the vaccination rate of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) nationwide, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) observed that the supply of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines in various areas largely affects the status of their respective vaccination programs....
