A health expert, on Monday, April 4, warned of a “possible” Covid-19 surge in the country amid the prevalence of the Omicron subvariant BA.2 or stealth Omicron and the waning vaccine immunity. Health reform advocate and former special adviser of the National Task Force (NTF) against Covid-19...
How about an unemployment insurance program for the benefit for Filipinos who lost their jobs? Jinggoy Estrada That's what UniTeam senatorial candidate Jinggoy Estrada plans to create via legislation if and when he wins in the upcoming May 9 polls. He specifically said that he would push for an...
Calling all girl scouts! It’s time to fulfill our duty to the nation and get vaccinated against COVID-19! In partnership with the Girl Scouts of the Philippines (GSP), SM Supermalls is targeting to vaccinate over 700,000 GSP members through a nationwide GSP vaccination day starting April 2 in 78...
Muntinlupa Mayor Jaime Fresnedi announced on Monday, April 4, that the city now has zero Covid-19 cases in communities and the remaining two active cases are seafarers. Fresnedi made the announcement during the flag-raising ceremony at the Muntinlupa City hall quadrangle. Muntinlupa Mayor Jaime...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año is pushing for the implementation of Alert Level 1 nationwide in a bid to boost the country’s economy. “Yes, 'yun ang ating adhikain d'yan. Dapat buong Pilipinas under Alert Level 1 para talagang halos ang ating...
SHANGHAI, China -- Around 10,000 medical workers from several regions across China have arrived in Shanghai in recent days to help the fight against Covid-19 as the city has seen surging infections, local health authorities said Sunday. Medical workers work in the quarantine zone at the Shanghai...
Additional K-pop stars have tested positive while others have recovered from Covid-19 as South Korea continues to battle the spread of the highly contagious Omicron variant although daily numbers have gone down in the last few days. Girl group Red Velvet member Wendy tested positive for Covid-19 on...
A health expert, on Sunday, April 3, said that he is in favor of mandating booster Covid-19 shots, especially for on-site workers that will “carry” the country’s economy. Health reform advocate and former special adviser of the National Task Force (NTF) against Covid-19 Dr. Anthony “Tony”...
All the seven members of K-pop superstars BTS will attend the 64th Grammy Awards, which will be held on April 3 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. This after Jungkook had fully recovered from Covid-19 after he tested positive in Las Vegas on March 28 and the Grammy Awards organizer cleared him...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin M. Drilon on Sunday called out the Department of Health (DOH) and the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on Covid-19 over the 27 million doses of nearly-expired vaccines at their disposal. Drilon said he is strongly disappointed and, at the same time, alarmed over what...
The Department of Health (DOH) encouraged the different Covid-19 vaccination sites in the country to continue their operations during the Holy Week in order to provide protection to more people against the disease. Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in...
The Valenzuela City government announced on Saturday, April 2, that its barangay-based Covid-19 vaccination program will start on Monday, April 4. Residents and non-residents of the city, ages 18 and above, may coordinate to any barangay health stations to get a schedule for their first and second...
