A total of 2,583 Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) personnel were promoted to various posts on Wednesday, March 23. BJMP chief Jail Director Allan Iral administered the simultaneous oath-taking of the 2,528 Jail Non-Officer Rank (JNOR) and 55 BJMP Jail Officer Rank (JOR) through...
Establishing and upgrading hospitals should not be treated as a burden but rather as an investment in health, Senator Christopher “Bong” Go said. Go, chairman of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, stressed this when he presided over a virtual hearing on several bills seeking to...
The Philippines has adopted the ten-point policy agenda to accelerate and sustain the country's economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, taking a whole-of-government approach to align all economic recovery programs and measures of the national government. Bloomberg photo Executive Secretary...
More Korean stars have tested positive for Covid-19 as the surge of cases continues in South Korea due to the highly contagious Omicron variant. Korean drama “Business Proposal” star Kim Sejeong, “Running Man” regular and actress Jeon So-min and K-pop boy band Verivery member Dongheon have...
(MANILA BULLETIN / QC PIO / FILE PHOTO) Contrary to the claim of a research firm, the Department of Health (DOH) said it has not recorded any increase in the Covid-19 positivity rate of the country. On Tuesday, March 22, OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David said the country’s “positivity rate...
(MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) The Department of Health (DOH) is awaiting the decision of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its amendment application of the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) of Covid-19 vaccines to green light administering of fourth vaccine dose to senior citizens and...
Members of K-pop boy band P1Harmony have tested positive for Covid-19 while on tour in the US, resulting in the postponement of the remaining shows. Production company SubKulture Entertainment announced on March 22 that there was an outbreak of Covid-19 resulting in P1Harmony members and staff...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) The Covid-19 positivity rate in the Philippines has slightly increased to 2.5 percent but the country’s risk level remains “very low,” the independent research group OCTA said on Tuesday, March 22. OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David, in an update shared on Twitter, said...
(MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) Amid jam-packed campaign sorties, the Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday, March 22, did not record nor observed any rise in the number of cases of Covid-19. “Based on our surveillance and our close monitoring, we have not recorded nor observed any upticks in the...
Only fully vaccinated individuals against Covid-19 are allowed to participate in election-related activities for the May 2022 local and national polls, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary Epimaco Densing III said on Tuesday, March 22. In news briefing, Densing...
The Covid-19 case rate in the Philippines remained low and manageable despite the spike being experienced in other parts of the world, vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. revealed. Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. Galvez said that neighboring countries in Asia as well as those in Europe are suffering from...
The Makati City local government distributed on Monday, March 21, mobile food carts to Makatizen vendors to help them financially recover from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. (Photo from Mayor Abby Binay's Facebook) Makati City Mayor Abby Binay led the ceremonial blessing and turnover of 41...
