MEDIUM RARE Jullie Y. Daza “This,” said Tikya, “is your first line of defense.” She was referring to two accessories that would snugly fit in my pouch, not that there’s anywhere I can go with the pouch. Tikya’s present, a nasal spray and a mouth freshener, also in spray form, both made...
Migrant Filipinos in Israel are getting "traumatized" by the fighting between Israelis and Palestinians, but at least the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is no longer adding to their worries. Old city Jerusalem, Israel. (Photo by Cole Keister / Unsplash) Labor Attaché in Israel Rudy Gabasan bared...
(Remarks by H.E. Ambassador Huang Xilian at the Forum on China-Philippines Cooperation Development in the Post-COVID-19 Era, May 14, 2021) It gives me great pleasure to attend this forum. As the COVID-19 pandemic is still raging, it remains our main task to bring it under control. Meanwhile, we...
Vital signs screening will no longer be required before COVID-19 vaccination, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Friday, May 14. DOH/MB The National Immunization Technical Advisory Group (NITAG) and the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) has approved this recommendation made by the Philippine...
Esteemed film director Erik Matti took to social media recently to rant about mounting production costs amid the ongoing pandemic. He made sure people got the point, too, posting a screenshot of a computer screen, showing actual figures. He said, “Most people think the difficulty of producing...
The local government of Quezon City has identified more COVID-19 cases after ramped up testing efforts. According to Mayor Joy Belmonte, the intensified effort in testing and contact tracing led to enlistment of more active cases in the city. “Over the past weeks, our numbers are on a downward...
Another 6,784 people have contracted the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), pushing the total of active cases nationwide to over 58,000. DOH / Manila Bulletin The Department of Health (DOH) said on Friday, May 14, that the active cases in the Philippines stood at 58,986. This figure accounts for 5.2...
The government is planning to begin vaccinations for people under the A4 and A5 priority group in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). Presidential peace adviser and vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. disclosed this Friday, May 14, as part of the government's development...
Eight Filipino crew members who tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) while aboard the cargo vessel MV Athens Bridge have already recuperated, an official of the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) confirmed Friday, May 14. (Photo courtesy of the PCG / FILE PHOTO) Captain Jeffrey...
Kenji Utsunomiya, a Japanese lawyer and former Tokyo gubernatorial candidate, poses with a campaign slogan Stop Tokyo Olympics, after handing the petitions to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government in Tokyo on May 14, 2021. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP) Japan's government is expected to widen a virus...
Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief, General Guillermo Eleazar ordered police commanders Friday, May 14, to strictly monitor and prevent mass gatherings in their areas of responsibility (AORs) this "fiesta month" of May to avoid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). MAY THE FORCE BE...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) announced Friday, May 14, that it will maintain the established quarantine control points (QCPs) in the National Capital Region and its four bordering provinces even as these areas--collectively known as NCR-plus--would soon implement the more lax general...
