Vice President Leni Robredo’s flagship Angat Buhay program has helped 622,000 families in 223 cities and municipalities across the country since she assumed office in 2016. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP photo) A yearend report from the Office of the Vice President (OVP) said the families have...
Another church in Manila has temporarily closed. Photo from Sta. Maria Goretti Parish FB The Sta. Maria Goretti Parish Church in Paco, Manila on Monday, Jan. 3 announced that it will temporarily be closed to the public as two of its staff tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). "The...
While face to face classes in pilot schools located in the National Capital Region (NCR) have been temporarily suspended, Education Secretary Leonor Briones assured that the students will continue their lessons under the distance learning set-up. (FILE PHOTO / DepEd Philippines) “Those who...
Pateros Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce III has imposed a curfew for unvaccinated minors aged 17 years old and below under Alert Level 3. The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) has placed the National Capital Region under Alert Level 3 from Jan. 3 to 15 due to the threat of the highly transmissible...
DASMARIÑAS, Cavite – The local government unit announced the temporary closure of its parks starting Monday (Jan. 3) amid rising cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country. Promenade des Dasmariãs, Promenade H2 Extension, and all other parks in various barangays will...
Faster than the Delta-driven surge, Metro Manila’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) reproduction rate has escalated to a “very high” level of 4.78, said the OCTA Research group on Monday, Jan 3. (Manila Bulletin File Photo) Reproduction rate refers to the average number of secondary...
The country is once again under high-risk classification after being under low-risk for more than a month since Nov. 2021, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Monday, Jan. 3. People flock to Ilaya in Binondo, Manila to shop on Jan. 2, 2022. Metro Manila will be under Alert Level 3 starting Jan....
A booster or the third shot of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine provides up to 90 percent of protection against the highly transmissible Omicron variant, said Vaccine Expert Panel Chairperson Dr. Nina Gloriani on Monday, Jan. 3. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) “Ang magandang balita ay ang...
The San Juan City local government announced on Monday, Jan. 3, that it will pass an ordinance restricting the movement of unvaccinated individuals as the country faces a new surge in COVID-19 cases due to the previous holiday season fueled by the Omicron and Delta COVID-19 variants. San Juan City...
The San Juan City local government announced on Monday, Jan. 3, that its active COVID-19 cases have jumped to almost 200 amid the surge in COVID-19 cases in the county caused by the holiday season and threats of the Omicron and Delta variants. In an interview with CNN Philippines, San Juan City...
A third COVID-19 quarantine facility in Marikina City was recently opened in preparation for the spike in COVID-19 cases, according to Marikina Mayor Marcelino Teodoro. In an interview with DZMM Teleradyo on Monday, Jan. 3, Teodoro said the facility, which was previously closed when cases began to...
Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano said to get infected with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is part of being a public servant. Rubiano tested positive for COVID-19 for the third time on Jan. 1 after suffering from sore throat. She admitted that doctors attending to her suspected that the...
