President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has expressed his intention to further strengthen the Philippines' ties with the Republic of Lithuania following the latter's donation of bivalent Covid-19 vaccines. *President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (RTVM screenshot)* Marcos said this as he led...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has renewed his appeal to the country's vulnerable sector, particularly the elderly, to get vaccinated with the new bivalent Covid-19 vaccines, saying while the disease's effects are no longer as severe, the fight against Covid-19 was not yet over....
After a very long time because of many regulatory and logistical issues, bivalent vaccines are finally available in the Philippines in limited quantities. Who should take them, and are they worth the wait? The current bivalent vaccines are those Covid-19 vaccines that contain antigens against the...
Seven hundred twenty-six new Covid-19 cases were recorded by the Department of Health (DOH) on Sunday, June 18. Photo courtesy of Pixabay This was the highest number of new cases in the past six days. With that, the latest figure of Covid-19 patients in the country has reached 8,861, a slight...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday, June 16, confirmed the implementation of the National Learning Camp (NLC) during school break to address losses and gaps in learning. (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group) “Tuloy na ‘yung ating National Learning Camp. Ito ay isasagawa nitong school...
With Secretary Teodoro "Ted" Herbosa now as Department of Health (DOH) chief, Camarines Sur Representative Luis Raymunnd “LRay” Villafuerte said he hopes healthcare workers (HCWs) and non-HCWs who played a crucial role during the Covid-19 pandemic will finally receive their unpaid health...
ILOILO CITY – Nine students from a school in Estancia town, Iloilo province have contracted Covid-19. Dr. Maria Socorro Colmenares-Quiñon, chief the Iloilo Provincial Health Office (IPHO), said these students tested positive in a Rapid Antigen Test (RAT). A student initially tested...
As part of its interventions to address learning loss triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Department of Education (DepEd) will implement a nationwide learning camp during the school break. (DepEd file photo) In a memorandum issued to regional directors and schools division superintendents dated...
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – A mandatory wearing of face mask is now being implemented anew here amid rising number of Covid-19 infections. Aside from that, Mayor Maila Ting-Que has also ordered the public to follow the minimum health protocols throughout this city. She said that the local...
Muntinlupa City’s total active Covid-19 cases continued to decrease in the past two weeks, dipping below 100. According to the City Health Office (CHO), as of June 5, Muntinlupa has 52 active Covid-19 cases, down by 44 cases or 45.8 percent, compared to 96 tallied as of May 29. The city had 114...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday afternoon, June 5, said a total of 9,107 new Covid-19 cases were recorded in the past week. (Department of Health) In its bulletin, DOH said the country saw an average of 1,301 new Covid-19 infections per day in the past week. This is 22 percent lower...
The seven-day positivity rate of Covid-19 in Metro Manila fell to 16.8 percent on June 3, from 21.7 percent on May 27, the OCTA Research said on Monday, June 5. In an update posted on social media, OCTA Research Fellow Dr. Guido David said the current positivity rate in Metro Manila is categorized...
