The Department of Health (DOH) has noted a decreasing trend in the utilization of intensive care unit beds dedicated for COVID-19 patients in the Greater Manila area. (DOH / MANILA BULLETIN) DOH Undersecretary Leopoldo Vega said that the ICU bed occupancy in the Greater Manila area--also known as...
Navotas City remains the top city in the National Capital Region with the lowest number of average new daily COVID-19 cases for three consecutive weeks now. From 12.36 average daily attack rate (ADAR) on April 25 to May 1 and 7.2 on May 3 to 9, the city's ADAR further plunged to 5.99 on May 9 to...
“I’m not done living yet and have a lot of good to share with the world." This was what a 65-year-old Filipino-American said after becoming the first known successful "COVID-to-COVID" double lung transplant recipient in the United States. He is now on his way to recovery. PHOTO FROM...
Two days after President Duterte remarked that the opposition has not done anything for the country’s coronavirus response, Vice President Leni Robredo posted a report about her office’s programs and projects since the pandemic started last year. Vice President Leni Robredo (Facebook/Manila...
TAGAYTAY CITY, Cavite - The local government unit (LGU) here has allowed major tourist parks to operate under the General Community Quarantine (GCQ) with heightened restrictions. Executive Order No. 372 Series of 2021 issued on Saturday (May 15) and signed by Mayor Agnes D. Tolentino stated that...
ANKARA, May 16 (Xinhua) -- Turkey on Sunday confirmed 10,512 new COVID-19 cases, including 920 symptomatic patients, raising the tally to 5,117,374. A Ukranian tourist Alena poses for a picture near the Hagia Sophia Mosque at Sultanahmet in Istanbul on May 9, 2021, during a new lockdown aimed at...
John Paul A. Valencia, MD Rural Health Doctor, Datu Blah Sinsuat, Maguindanao When I first arrived in Datu Blah Sinsuat, Maguindanao, I was amazed by its pristine waters and majestic mountains. It was exhilarating for me since I am an outdoor person and love to go mountain climbing. As days went by...
Vice President Leni Robredo said on Sunday, May 16, President Duterte should not use the coronavirus pandemic as an “excuse” not to fight for the Philippines’ sovereign rights over the West Philippine Sea. Speaking on her weekly radio show, Robredo stressed the president must take a serious...
The country's COVID-19 caseload continues to increase as 5,790 more people got infected with the viral disease, the Department of Health (DOH) said. (DOH / MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippines' cumulative case count jumped to 1,143,963 on Sunday, May 16. Of this tally, 4.8 percent or 54,904 people are...
Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Alfonso Cusi has reiterated his directive to local power stakeholders to ensure "reliable and stable" supply of electricity for the cold storage needs of sensitive coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines. DOE Secretary Alfonso Cusi (Photo from DOE Facebook page)...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) continues to crank out health-related facilities amid the persisting coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. A health center in the mountains of Iloilo. (Photo from DPWH) This, as the agency bared on Sunday, May 16 the completion of a two-storey...
The country remains ill-prepared to vaccinate its citizens against COVID-19 as it falls on its target to vaccinate 120,000 people a day to achieve herd immunity by the end of this year, Vice President Leni Robredo said on Sunday, May 16. Citing a herd immunity tracker on Twitter, Robredo said that...
