More members of K-pop groups have tested positive for Covid-19 as South Korea continues to experience a surge in new cases due to the Omicron variant. The new positive cases are former NU’EST member Baekho, and members of K-pop groups DKB and Purple Kiss while Seungmin of Stray Kids has...
HONG KONG, China -- Hong Kong announced Sunday it will halve the period for which it suspends international flights that bring in passengers infected with Covid-19, as the aviation industry increasingly voices alarm over the continued difficulty of operating in the city. Once a global logistics and...
To capacitate teaching and non-teaching personnel in adolescent development and services for adolescent learners, the Department of Education (DepEd) launched online training for the Foundational Course on Adolescent Health. (Photo from DepEd) DepEd, through the Bureau of Learner Support...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) urged all election candidates as well as their supporters to strictly follow the health and safety protocols during campaign activities. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire reminded the public that the presence of Covid-19 still remains. "Kami po ay...
A health expert once again urged the national government to “step up” the country’s vaccination program against Covid-19, reiterating that vaccination plays an important role in ensuring safety against the disease. Health reform advocate and former special adviser of the National Task Force...
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) has expressed deep concern over the dramatic rise in the illegal drug trafficking activities using the Internet. With the Covid-19 pandemic, PDEA Director General Wilkins Villanueva drug traffickers took advantage of the “technological boom’’...
Senator Francis ‘Tol’ Tolentino on Sunday welcomed the Department of Education’s (DepEd) decision to allow the conduct of limited face-to-face graduation ceremonies in low-risk areas amid the declining number of Covid-19 infections in the country. The DepEd recently announced that in-person...
Through the parents and guardians of learners, physical registration will be allowed in schools located in Alert Level 1 and 2 areas, the Department of Education (DepEd) said. (ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The Early Registration is an annual activity of DepEd to urge parents and...
The country’s health experts are currently looking at the possibility of having Covid-19 vaccination to become a yearly basis, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said. In this file photo taken on February 17, 2021 a nurse administers the Covid-19 vaccine to an elderly patient at the...
SHANGHAI, China -- Shanghai on Saturday recorded a sharp rise in Covid-19 cases, but a member of the city's pandemic task force said officials were determined to avoid a full lockdown over the damage it would do to the economy. Millions of Chinese in affected areas have been subjected to city-wide...
The government is considering to start in April the administration of a fourth Covid-19 vaccine shot in selected individuals once the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approves the said measure. (UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) has already submitted its application to...
The Provincial Health Office (PHO) logged on Friday, March 25, two new Covid-19 cases in Bulacan, bringing to 109,266 the total number of confirmed cases in the province. The PHO said the Covid-19 death tally is still at 1,626, while the recovery count reached 107,563 after 11 patients recovered...
