The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is recruiting civilian healthcare workers for possible coronavirus disease (COVID-19) duties amid a shortage of manpower in various hospitals in the National Capital Region (NCR) due to infection of many frontliners. Col. Fatima Claire Navarro is the first...
Due to the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation in the country, the Department of Education (DepEd) continued to implement Blended Learning when it formally opened the School Year (SY) 2021-2022. Photo from DepEd Blended Learning, as defined by DepEd, refers to “face-to-face with any...
The long-term economic cost of the coronavirus and the pandemic-induced lockdowns would be over three-times greater than the multi-trillion peso debt obligations of the government, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) estimated. Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Kendrick T....
The Pasig City local government announced on Thursday that it has already vaccinated more than 400,000 Pasigueños with the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. (Photo from Pasig PIO) "As of September 23, 2021 (Thursday), the Pasig City Vaccination Team was able to deploy 718,231 COVID-19 vaccines to...
Photo courtesy: UNSPLASH The number of calls being received by the One Hospital Command Center (OHCC), the country's referral system for healthcare services, has slightly decreased, an official said on Friday, Sept. 24. OHCC Medical Officer Dr. Marylaine Padlan said that they are currently...
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) death toll in the city of Manila remains at 1,554 as no new fatality was recorded on Friday (Sept. 24), Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso announced in his weekly capital report. "Paalala may impeksiyon pa na kumakalat sa ating komunidad, sa ating siyudad, sa...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) The coronavirus reproduction number in the Philippines further declined to 1.03 from 1.20 a week ago, OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David said on Friday, Sept. 24. "Reproduction number in the country at 1.03 with - (negative) 13 percent growth rate. The seven-day...
No more fashion shows, at least not like before, so British fashion house Alexander McQueen takes the show to the streets, spray-painting it in big, bold black strokes around the fashion capitals of the world. Coinciding with the launch of McQueen’s latest graphic, norm-defying Graffiti...
To provide assistance to local governments units (LGUs) in Metro Manila that were affected by the new community quarantine classification, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has prepared in advance thousands of food packs (FFPs) for families. DSWD / MANILA BULLETIN Based on the...
Muntinlupa City has fully vaccinated 63.5 percent of its target population as total vaccines administered reached more than 567,000. According to the Muntinlupa City COVID-19 Vaccination Program (MunCoVac), as of Sept. 21, 244,920 individuals have completed their vaccination or 63.5 percent of the...
(UNSPLASH/ FILE PHOTO) Twelve nuns at the Carmelite Monastery in Tanay, Rizal have tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). "We are 18 sisters in the monastery and 12 sisters tested positive of COVID," the Carmelite sisters said in a statement. "At present, we can be considered as mild...
DOH The Philippines recorded no new deaths related to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Friday, Sept. 24. The Department of Health (DOH) explained that this was due to the technical issue encountered by its COVID-19 data system. The country also recorded zero deaths last July 23. “The Department...
