BAGUIO CITY – The City Health Services Office (CHSO) reported a dramatic increase in Covid-19 positivity rate despite the city’s being at a low risk (level 1) status. City health officer Dr. Rowena Galpo reported that the city’s Covid-19 positivity rate leapfrogged from 18.57 to 26.24 percent...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday, Nov. 18, detected 1,774 new Covid-19 infections. Latest data from the DOH showed that active cases nationwide were at 19,267. Metro Manila had the most cases in the past 14 days with 3,351, followed by Calabarzon with 1,984, Western Visayas with 1,512,...
A total of 15,249 doses of Covid-19 vaccines have been administered by the Philippine Red Cross in Marawi City since 2021. Courtesy of Philippine Red Cross The vaccination effort was spearheaded by PRC Mobile Bakuna Team who has fully vaccinated 7,657 individuals from the city. PRC Chairman and...
They go to work when people are advised to stay home; brave the storm to lead people out of harm’s way; enter damaged structures to rescue trapped residents; and do what heroes do — save lives. After work is done, they are just like any worker — they go home to their families, have a meal, and...
COVID-19 virus An additional 1,153 new Covid-19 infections were recorded by the Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday, Nov. 17. Active cases or patients still undergoing treatment or isolation stood at 18,467, based on the DOH's Covid-19 tracker. The regions with the highest number of infections...
LUCENA CITY – The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG)-Region 4-A announced Thursday, Nov. 17, that 15 towns and two cities in the province of Quezon are under Covid-19 Alert Level 1 from Nov. 16 to 30. These are Alabat, Atimonan, Candelaria, City of Tayabas, Lucena City,...
A total of 164 newly-elected mayors and local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Officers (LDRRMOs) in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) participated in the first Newly Elected Officials Plus (NEO+) Training Program of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) in the...
Metro Manila’s Weekly Positivity Rate (OCTA RESEARCH FELLOW DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) The seven-day positivity rate of Covid-19 in Metro Manila dropped slightly to 7.8 percent on Nov. 15, from 7.4 percent on Nov. 8, according to OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David. “The slower rate of...
(Pixabay) The Department of Health (DOH) expressed its readiness to coordinate with authorities to audit the purchase of vaccines in relation to the country's Covid-19 vaccination program. “On the subject of Covid-19 vaccine expenditures, the DOH is ready to coordinate and comply with the COA's...
The Philippines logged less than 1,000 cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday, Nov. 16. Latest data from the Department of Health (DOH) showed 810 new infections, bringing the number of active cases nationwide to 18,824. Most of the new cases in the recent two weeks were still found in Metro Manila with...
Full distance learning will no longer be allowed starting the second semester of the School Year (SY) 2022-2023, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) announced. CHED / MB Visual Content Group Signed by CHED Chairman J. Prospero De Vera III on Nov. 11, CHED Memorandum Order 16 series of 2022...
Nurses in PPEs The Department of Health (DOH) is requesting an additional P27 billion for the provision of health emergency allowance (HEA) for medical workers. DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said that they are in communication with the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and...
