The number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Metro Manila could be less than 2,000 cases daily by the end of May if the reproduction number will be sustained at below 0.8, OCTA Research fellow Prof. Ranjit Rye said on Monday, May 3. (JANSEN ROMERO/FILE PHOTO/MANILA BULLETIN) Metro Manila's...
Senator Risa Hontiveros has filed a measure urging the Commission on Audit (COA) to conduct a special audit of the government’s spending for its coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response under the two laws Congress passed to combat the negative impact of the pandemic. In filing Senate Resolution...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday urged the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) and the Social Security System (SSS) to make access easier for workers claiming compensation related to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Hontiveros had earlier welcomed the Employees’ Compensation...
The OCTA Research Team has estimated that the daily new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Metro Manila will decrease to 3,000 or below in the coming weeks if the reproduction number will be maintained. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In its latest monitoring report, OCTA said the reproduction...
The number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Metro Manila decreased by 18 percent compared to the previous week, a member of OCTA Research said Sunday, May 2. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) “Ngayon, pababa na talaga ‘yung bilang ng kaso. Sa NCR, bumaba (Right now, the number of...
While there were indications that the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Metro Manila is declining, an expert studying the pandemic in the country urged the public not to let their guard down yet as the average number of daily cases remained high. OCTA Research fellow Professor Guido David...
Senators on Sunday threw their support to the proposed P24-billion wage subsidy program for private sector workers targeted to help small and medium business struggling with the effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. “I support the proposed wage subsidy for private sector workers. The...
The number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country further increased on Sunday, May 2, with the addition of 8,000 more new cases. DOH/MB The case bulletin of the Department of Health (DOH) showed 8,346 new cases of coronavirus infections which brought the total number COVID-19 cases...
Filipinos will need to wait until 2031 to attain herd immunity against coronavirus disease if the government fails to vaccinate at least 300,000 people every day, Vice President Leni Robredo’s camp said on Sunday, May 2. Lawyer Barry Gutierrez, Robredo’s spokesman, warned that for the country...
The delivery to the Philippines of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines from the Serum Institute of India will not be affected by the surge of cases in the South Asian country. Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., vaccine czar and chief implementer of the National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19,...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) said that foreign tourists are still banned from entering the Philippines despite the lifting of certain travel restrictions that took effect Saturday, May 1. (Photo by Ina Carolino / Unsplash) BI Commissioner Jaime Morente pointed out that only aliens with valid and...
Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque denied rumors that some employees from the Office of the President (OP) have already been vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) In his press briefing this week, Roque said...
