House Committee on Appropriations Chairman and Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co foresees "improvements" in the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) during the latter part of the year, thanks to the easing of Covid-19 restrictions. Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co addresses the House plenary...
The threat of new and highly contagious variants of Covid-19 should not impact the direction of the Marcos administration to open up the country to tourists and investors as Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco disclosed on Tuesday, Oct. 25, that current tourist arrivals of more than 1.8 million...
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David said the further decrease in Metro Manila’s number of Covid-19 cases may be an indication that the ongoing wave of infections caused by the XBB subvariant may be coming to an end. “The wave of Omicron BA.5 in Metro Manila started...
The Taguig local government said the city’s Covid-19 status is still at low risk amid the detection of new subvariant and variants in the Philippines. According to the city government, from Oct. 16 to 22, 80 new Covid-19 cases, 313 recoveries and zero deaths were recorded. Vaccination of children...
With the scheduled implementation of five days of face-to-face classes in public schools next week, advocates of safe return to schools urged the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Department of Health (DOH) to issue “clear, simple, and evidence-based” guidelines for the improvement of...
Less than two weeks before the resumption of full face-to-face classes in public schools, demands for the implementation of stringent Covid-19 measures have resurfaced. In a press conference held by education group Aral Pilipinas, a health reform advocate stressed the need of ensuring the safety of...
The Department of Health (DOH) reported on Monday, Oct. 24, a total of 11,995 new Covid-19 cases reported during the past week. (DOH/MB) In DOH's weekly case bulletin, it mentioned that daily average cases are at 1,714 which is 22 percent lower than cases from Oct. 10 to Oct. 16. DOH also recorded...
The Department of Education (DepED) was urged to be “transparent” when it comes to the Covid-19 situation in schools as part of its efforts to ensure the safety of students and teachers with the scheduled return to full face-to-face classes in November. DepED / MB Visual Content Group In a...
Covid-19 Positivity Rates in NCR and Select Provinces as of October 22, 2022 (OCTA RESEARCH FELLOW DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) The positivity rate of Covid-19 in Metro Manila has dipped further to 12.3 percent on Oct. 22, the independent OCTA Research Group said in its latest monitoring. In an...
The Philippines' slow tourist arrivals--despite being the first country in Asia to reopen its doors to leisure tourists amid the Covid-19 pandemic--is the result of the persisting strict requirements imposed by government on foreign travellers. Boracay, arguably the crown jewel of Philippine...
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) – Following gargantuan global efforts against Covid-19, tuberculosis is once again the world's biggest infectious killer, a top expert has told AFP, lamenting the lack of focus on rooting out TB. Mel Spigelman, president of the non-profit TB Alliance, hailed the swift and...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said that while the past few years have been difficult for everyone, it is time for the people to return to their normal lives as the Covid-19 pandemic is now "fading away." President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (RTVM Screenshot) Marcos said this in a...
