By Aaron Dioquino Three areas in Caloocan City were placed under granular lockdown due to COVID-19 surge. Mayor Oca Malapitan announced in a Facebook post that a compound on Tamban St. in Barangay 16 is under granular lockdown from 12:00 noon of Sept. 22 until 12:01 p.m. of Oct. 6. A compound on...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday, Sept. 25, confirmed 16,907 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) nationwide, while it also reported zero deaths due to technical glitch in its data collecting system. The new infections brought the number of active cases or patients still being...
Eco-friendly Millennial Resorts paves the way to sustainability in Batangas ECO-ADVISOR Landco senior consultant for hospitality, Patrick Gregorio, oversees the resort’s sustainability measures ‘Our goal is to ensure the stewardship and sustainability of Batangas as one of the country’s prime...
The Las Piñas City government announced Saturday that a total of 370,835 individuals or 82.9% of its target population were fully vaccinated under the “Ligtas na Las Pinero, Lahat Bakunado” program. Mayor Imelda Aguilar said the city has already inoculated a total of 781,690 individuals --...
MindNation survey reveals that two out of every 25 employees are at risk of suicide Last July, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported a 57 percent increase in the country’s suicide rate in 2020 compared to the preceding year. To find out how much suicidal ideation is affecting employees...
To help revive the economy that was badly hit by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, all tourism workers in the country are intended to be vaccinated by the national government by the end of 2021, National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 chief implementer Carlito Galvez Jr. said. File...
At least 138,000 digital vaccination certificates for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have been distributed so far since its launch, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said. Department of Information and Communications Technology DICT Undersecretary for Digital...
Senator Joel Villanueva has called for the inclusion non-medical workers in the grant of special risk allowances (SRAs) and hazard pay amid the continuing threat of the COVID-19. Senator Joel Villanueva speaks during a Senate hearing on February 24, 2020. (Senate PRIB) The chairman of the Senate...
Tanay town in Rizal has logged 78 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, including nine minors aged four to 15 years old, as of Sept. 24. The youngest COVID-19 patient is a four-year-old boy from Barangay Tandang Kutyo, who like the eight other minors, has experienced mild symptoms. Some of them...
New Delhi, India - India will export eight million coronavirus vaccine jabs by the end of October after ending its ban on sending doses abroad, a top foreign ministry official said Saturday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised to resume exports at a meeting of leaders from the so-called Quad in...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) The seven-day average of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Cagayan de Oro City is now close to its pre-surge level, independent research group OCTA said in a special report released on Saturday, Sept. 25. "Since April 2021, Cagayan de Oro had to deal with two...
Photo from AFP The NBA on Friday denied a request from Andrew Wiggins for religious exemption from the COVID-19 vaccine, meaning the Golden State Warriors swingman will be unable to play home games for the club. A statement said Wiggins' refusal to take the vaccine meant he would be in violation of...
