House Deputy Speaker and Antique Rep. Loren Legarda has expressed disappointment over the initial findings of the Commission on Audit (COA) on the Department of Health's (DOH) handling of the COVID-19 response funds. Antique representatiive and House Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda (Courtesy of Rep....
President Duterte said it was okay for him that some Filipinos have refused to get their coronavirus jabs since “this is a democracy,” but he also stressed that getting vaccinated could “save your life.” President Rodrigo Duterte presides over a meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force on...
The Asian Hospital and Medical Center in Muntinlupa has reached full bed capacity amid the surge in the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the National Capital Region (NCR), its medical chief said Tuesday, Aug. 17. Asian Hospital and Medical Center "The occupancy of our COVID-19...
(OCTA RESEARCH) Independent research group OCTA on Tuesday, Aug. 17, expressed concern over the rising coronavirus disease (COVID-19) reproduction number in Roxas City. Based on its Panay Island COVID-19 monitoring from Aug. 9 to 15, OCTA said that Roxas City's reproduction number or R has been...
Around six million doses of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines will be delivered to the country this week as the government seeks to bounce back from the decelerated inoculation program in the past two weeks. Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. (File photo/ Office of the Presidential Adviser on...
Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri prodded on Tuesday, August 17, the National Task Force (NTF) against COVID-19 to expedite the approval of the national government's agreements with local government units and private companies seeking to purchase vaccines. Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel...
President Duterte told his Cabinet officials to ignore the reports by the Commission on Audit (COA) and continue with their work in the pandemic response because nothing will come out of such reports. President Rodrigo Duterte addresses the nation on August 16, 2021. (Malacañang) “Huwag mong...
The country's national vaccination program against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has slowed down due to the re-imposition of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in the National Capital Region (NCR) and other areas, and the rapid rise of cases nationwide. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr....
The coronavirus vaccines are not yet for sale in the country. President Rodrigo Duterte presides over a meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) core members prior to his talk to the people at the Arcadia Active Lifestyle Center in Matina, Davao City...
The United States Embassy in the Philippines on Tuesday announced the cancellation of nonimmigrant B1/B2 (Business/Tourist) visa interview appointments scheduled through September 30, 2021 in response to the continued significant worldwide challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic. United States...
As the pandemic continued to take a toll on the nation, the Philippine government has turned to the United States for the purchase of additional vaccines to fight the coronavirus disease. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a speech during turnover of more than 3 million Moderna COVID-19 vaccines...
CAVITE - The province's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) bed hospital utilization rate has reached 72.9 percent or high-risk level, as per the August 10 report of the Department of Health Center for Health Development Region IV-A (DOH CHD IV-A). Several cities and municipalities are at a...
