DOH The Department of Health (DOH) logged more than 4,000 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday, Aug. 8. Based on the latest data of DOH, a total of 4,328 more people were found positive with Covid-19. These infections brought the number of active cases nationwide to 37,344. The top regions with the most...
The long-desired “normalcy” and economic breakthrough may only be achieved through a concrete Covid-19 pandemic response, a health reform advocate said on Saturday, Aug. 6. (Tara Yap / Manila Bulletin) “The sooner we achieve our vaccination and booster goals, the faster that we get back on...
This undated electron microscopic (EM) handout image provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention depicts a monkeypox virion, obtained from a clinical sample associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak. It was a thin section image from a human skin sample. On the left were mature,...
United States (US) Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Saturday, Aug. 6, assured President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. of Washington’s commitment to the 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT), which will provide foreign support to each other in the Pacific in case of external armed attack....
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said it will welcome any investigation with regards to the implementation of the Covid-19 vaccination program. Senator Risa Hontiveros recently filed a resolution that seeks to "investigate reports of unused and expired Covid-19 vaccines." “Ang Kagawaran ng...
The successful rollout of Covid-19 vaccines in the country, which included children, should be reason enough for the Philippine government to take another look at the controversial dengue fever vaccine, Dengvaxia. (MANILA BULLETIN, PNA) Thus, said Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo, who recently...
In preparation for the opening of classes this incoming school year, the Department of Education (DepEd) appealed to local government units (LGUs) to pull out Covid-19 isolation facilities that were put up in schools. DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN DepEd Spokesperson Michael Poa, in a press conference...
FACE MASK (Unsplash) The Department of Health (DOH) said that Metro Manila and the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) are now under the moderate-risk classification for Covid-19 transmission. DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said that all areas in the Philippines are still...
The Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 104 additional cases of Omicron subvariants in the Philippines. DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said there were 95 new BA.5 cases detected. Of these cases, 67 were from Davao Region, 25 from Soccsksargen, and one case each from...
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea reported zero fever cases Friday for a seventh straight day, state media said, adding that everyone who had fallen sick since the country confirmed its first Covid-19 infections had recovered. The isolated country, which has maintained a rigid coronavirus blockade...
The Senate issued on Friday, Aug. 5 stricter guidelines for the entry of visitors and guests to the Senate building starting Monday. This developed as the rate of Covid-19 cases continues to increase. Senator Alan Peter Cayetano tested Covid-19 positive this week. Senate President Juan Miguel...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is seeking an inquiry into the impact of school closures as a result of the to Covid-19 pandemic in order to identify gaps that need to be addressed by the Department of Education (DepEd). In filing Senate Resolution (SR) No. 11 in the 19th Congress, Gatchalian wants the...
