LAGUNA – The provincial government recognized its top-performing local government units (LGU) for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination efforts from March 1 to December 17. Cabuyao City was awarded as the Top Performing City, with 99.90 percent of its target population inoculated with...
KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysia and Singapore have agreed to suspend the sale of flight and bus tickets for the vaccinated travel lane (VTL) after a cluster of possible cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 was detected in Singapore, Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said on Wednesday. The suspension...
TOKYO -- Japan reported its most likely first community spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in Osaka Prefecture on Wednesday, with one infected person having traveled overseas recently and three family members being infected through unknown sources. A man in his 30s with a recent history of...
For those who do not relish the thought of using face shields again while out in public, don't fret. President Rodrigo Duterte tries on a face shield. (Malacañang photo) Cabinet Secretary and Acting Presidential Spokesperson Karlo Nograles clarified on Wednesday, Dec. 22 that President Duterte's...
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Pakistan on Tuesday confirmed 310 new COVID-19 cases and 10 more deaths, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Wednesday. The NCOC, a department leading the country's campaign against the pandemic, said the country had confirmed overall 1,292,047...
Photo taken at Palma Gil Integrated School PGIS in Talaingod, Davao del Norte in June 2021 (DepEd Philippines Facebook page) Recognizing the impact brought by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic on children, the Department of Education (DepEd) reaffirmed its commitment to protect and...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand – New Zealand reported six new cases of Omicron among recent returnees in managed isolation and quarantine facilities. A statement issued by the country's Ministry of Health said on Wednesday that the total number of international arrivals to New Zealand with the...
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination in parts of Visayas and Mindanao which were hit by typhoon “Odette” will resume once they are rehabilitated, vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. said. A woman receives a shot of COVID-19 vaccine in a vaccination event in Taguig City. (Screenshot from...
Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo Founder Joey Concepcion hailed the government Wednesday, Dec. 22 for heeding the private sector’s recommendation to shorten the time for vaccinated Filipinos to get their coronavirus disease (COVID-19) booster shots. Presidential Adviser...
Caloocan City has logged only 32 active COVID-19 cases as of Monday, Dec.20. According to the local government, this is the lowest active cases recorded in the city since the surge in August, this year. No areas in the city are under granular lockdown. Meanwhile, the COVID-19 vaccination rollout is...
Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV said on Tuesday, Dec. 22, he is one with the Filipinos who lost their loved ones to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and with those who are hopeful for a better future. Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV delivers his message of hope for Christmas on Wednesday,...
The local government of Manila has started preparing for the possible outbreak of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in the capital city. Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso met with Manila Health Department director Doctor Arnold Pangan and the directors of the six Manila...
