MEDIUM RARE Jullie Y. Daza When it rains, it pours. Then it floods, an ocean of problems. Babies are being born smaller, many of them to girls hardly out of puberty. The IQ of Filipino teenagers has been dropping, until it hit rock bottom in a survey of 600,000 15-year-olds from 79 countries. God...
60 percent more transmissible, with the Philippines logging at least 13 cases, with one death Dr. Edsel Maurice T. Salvana Two months ago, the most horrific scenes of mass cremations were coming out of India. People were dying from lack of oxygen and bodies were washing up on the banks of the River...
DRIVING THOUGHTS Yes, travel outside of the NCR-Plus is now allowed but it cannot be a spontaneous act. A lot of preparation is needed to get all the travel documents together, which will depend on the requirements set by the local government unit (LGU) of your destination. We recently drove to...
President Duterte is still opposed to the resumption of face-to-face classes for now especially in the wake of threats from the contagious Delta coronavirus variant. President Rodrigo Duterte presides over a meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID)...
President Duterte said he was "constrained" to keep the wearing of face shields mandatory both indoors and outdoors to prevent a disaster that may be caused by the Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). President Duterte (Malacañang photo) President Duterte made the statement after...
President Duterte decided to keep his mind more open to health experts as the Philippines faces the threat of the more contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). President Duterte (Malacañang photo) In his weekly pre-recorded public address, President Duterte admitted to...
An official of the Department of Health (DOH) has assured that the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines will be equitably allocated. DOH/MB "We are still going to follow the prioritization framework. Rest assured that these vaccines will be equitably allocated," Health Undersecretary Maria...
Hours after the announcement that it would no longer be required outdoors , President Duterte gave in to local health experts and declared the wearing of face shields, both indoors and outdoors, is mandatory again. In this photo taken on September 19, 2020, people are seen wearing face shields as...
A businessman was arrested for allegedly selling COVID-19 vaccination slots in Manila, police reported Monday. (Photo courtesy of Manila Police District Special Mayor’s Reaction Team / MANILA BULLETIN) Manila Police District Special Mayor’s Reaction Team (SMART) conducted an entrapment...
The Department of Health (DOH) reported 5,249 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Monday, June 21. DOH/MB This brought the total number of COVID-19 cases in the country to 1,364,239. The DOH case bulletin also showed 7,053 new recoveries and 128 new deaths. The total number of recoveries...
Health workers from the Philippine Orthopedic Center (POC) on Monday, June 21, staged a noise barrage to air their grievances about accommodation and transport benefits. (Photo from AHW) POC is among the Department of Health hospitals that was forced to return the funds in compliance to the DOH...
As four new cases of the Delta coronavirus variant have been detected in the country, the government is determined to keep the tight border controls to prevent the spread of the highly transmissible virus strain. A health worker prepares to administer a coronavirus vaccine to an airport employee at...
