Despite the challenges in academic and in the life of a graduating military cadet, Janrey Artus made sure that he remains in his focus of doing his best to meet the expectations of his family, his kababayan in San Enrique town of Negros Occidental, and the Filipino people who sponsored his...
The Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD) said on Monday, May 3, that the clinical trial on the use of Ivermectin as a treatment for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) will involve patients with "non-severe” or those with mild to...
A total of 150 frontline staff of quarantine hotels were among the thousands of workers who benefitted from the symbolic vaccination of laborers against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) last Saturday, May 1, as part of the government's celebration of Labor Day. (Manila Public Information Office...
Zsa Zsa Padilla Zsa Zsa Padilla has denied rumors that she was tested positive for COVID-19. On Instagram, Zsa Zsa described the rumors as "fake news." According to her, she's in the US for her medical checkup. "So much have been said about my condition since I tweeted that I was experiencing leg...
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...
