The Caloocan City government on Thursday, Jan. 6, apologized and asked for its residents' understanding over long queues at vaccination, antigen and swab testing sites. The city conducted a mass vaccination for senior citizens as well as for other age groups and non-residents in all of its sites on...
(Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippines’ new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections soared to 17,220 on Thursday, Jan. 6, the Department of Health (DOH) reported. This new figure was the highest single-day tally since Sept. 27, 2021 with 18,449 cases at that time. Based on the...
The number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) admissions at the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) has increased, its spokesperson said Thursday, Jan. 6. Philippine General Hospital (PGH Facebook page/ MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) PGH spokesperson Dr. Jonas Del Rosario said from 30 patients logged on...
It looked like presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo already knows how to deal with online bashers as she took time on Wednesday night, Jan. 5, to answer some who interrupted her Facebook live video with supporters. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP) Robredo often goes live on Facebook...
By Khriscielle Yalao The city government of Navotas has announced the temporary closure of the Navotas Social Services One-Stop Shop (NavoServe) from Jan. 6 to 7 at the Navotas City Hall compound for the disinfection of its facilities. The announcement was made on Thursday, Jan. 6, through the...
The Paranaque City government has imposed curfew hours from 10:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. for minors aged 18 years old and below starting Thursday, Jan.6, amid the surge in COVID-19 cases. Mayor Edwin Olivarez ordered the police and the barangay officials to conduct routine patrol all over the city and...
Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano encouraged the city’s senior population to take part in the Senior Citizens Vaccination Day, especially those who remain unvaccinated. Rubiano said the city now has a total of 810 confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of Jan. 5. She said the Senior Vaccination Day is...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Thursday pressed the creation of a center for disease control and a virology institute in the country which are both key to strengthening the government’s preparedness in responding to public health emergencies. Go, who heads the Senate Committee on Health and...
OCTA Research Fellow Fr. Nicanor Austriaco said Wednesday, Jan. 5, that the public should not be scared of the high coronavirus disease (COVID-19) case numbers as most of these are expected to be mild. (Screenshot from Go Negosyo Facebook video / MANILA BULLETIN) "A lot of people are worried and...
The Taguig City government has adopted a resolution signed by Metro Manila mayors imposing restrictions on the movement of unvaccinated individuals in the National Capital Region under Alert Level 3 or higher. The Taguig Safe City Task Force issued Advisory No. 62 on Jan. 5 on the implementation of...
"I had hesitations sharing this to the public in the fear of being bashed," posted mom-of-two Cai de Leon , an intellectual property (IP) specialist and a Homebuddies Facebook page moderator in her private Facebook account last night. "I can already imagine hearing people say ' Yan kasi, bakit pa...
At least 15 members of the Presidential Security Group (PSG) have tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (PSG logo) This was confirmed to Malacañang reporters Thursday, Jan. 6 by Col. Randolph Cabangbang, chief of the PSG. According to Cabangbang, the 15 PSG members--who...
