The Department of Health (DOH) said that it will recommend to impose stricter border control measures for passengers coming from the Middle East as the Philippines recorded two cases of B.1.617 variant of coronavirus. Department of Health Secretary Francisco Duque III (PCOO / MANILA BULLETIN FILE...
The Pasay City local government unit (LGU) has cleared 135 barangays in Pasay City of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases after they were able to manage the spike in cases in March. In the latest tally of the City Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance Unit (CESU) on Tuesday, the city logged a...
Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo T. Eleazar, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), reminded on Wednesday, March 12, all police commanders to exercise effective supervision in their area of responsibility as part of the government measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)....
A Catholic prelate said the entry to the country of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) variant first detected in India should not be blamed on any particular group. Military Bishop Oscar Florencio/CBCP NEWS Bishop Oscar Florencio, vice chairman of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines...
Government offices may temporarily close their premises only in extreme situations related to the coronavirus outbreak based on a latest Palace directive. Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea (File photo/Malacañang) Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea issued Memorandum Circular No. 86...
Moira Dela Torre is currently trending on TikTok. No, it wasn't because she posted a video of her dancing to "Renegade." A video of her performing "Tagpuan" using a huge barrier or shield as propped on a roller made it to the site. Not that it's wrong, of course. Note that under the new normal,...
The Department of Health (DOH) said that the over two million AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines that recently arrived in the Philippines will be administered as first dose as these are set to expire in June and July. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire (Photo from PCOO/ Manila Bulletin File...
Mayor Abby Binay urged Makati residents to register for vaccination as the city now has more COVID vaccines than people to receive them. Makati City Mayor Abigail “Abby” Binay (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In an interview with DZMM Teleradyo on Monday, Binay said she is facing a “good...
Malacañang said on Tuesday the new quarantine classifications imposed on Metro Manila and four nearby provinces in the NCR Plus Bubble will be announced on May 14, the last day of the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ). (Maria TAN / AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) MECQ is the second strictest...
The Department of Health (DOH) tallied 4,734 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the past 24 hours. DOH/MB This is the lowest number of new cases reported in a single day since March 17, wherein 4,387 cases were detected then. Based on Tuesday's case update, the country's total caseload...
The OCTA Research Team projected that the number of daily coronavirus cases in Metro Manila may decrease to around 1,000 cases per day by the end of the month should the government extend the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) in the metropolis. (MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) OCTA...
Balanga Bishop Ruperto Santos received his second dose of the the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine on Monday, May 10. Bishop Ruperto Santos (CBCP / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The prelate posted his picture on Facebook after getting the jab. "I got my second COVID-19 vaccine dose. I am...
