Metro Manila had the most number of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Wednesday, Dec. 8, said the OCTA Research group in an official list released on Thursday, Dec. 9. (File Photo / Unsplash) The group of independent experts identified 20 areas with the highest number of new COVID-19...
In support of the country's national vaccination program against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) vaccinated nearly 4,000 people from Luzon to Mindanao in a single day. (AFP/MANILA BULLETIN) PRC said that it administered over 3,952 doses in one day alone on Dec. 6,...
It will be a better Christmas for Filipinos this year as more than 93 million people have already been vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the National Task Force Against COVID-19 declared on Thursday, Dec. 9. Of the figure, a total of 10,254,560 of them were given during the...
Las Pinas City Mayor Imelda Aguilar announced on Thursday, Dec. 9, that active cases of COVID-19 in the city are down to 21 based on the report of the City Health Office (CHO). Aguilar said the decline in the number of COVID-19 cases in the city “only shows that the effort of the city government...
Balanga Bishop Ruperto C. Santos has expressed support to the government’s vaccination drive against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) which has immensely helped control the surge of the viral disease in the country. Bishop Ruperto C. Santos (Manila Bulletin file) The Church leader, likewise, lauded...
The Bulacan Provincial Health Office (PHO) reported on Thursday, Dec. 9, that out of the 3,708,784 total population in the province, 3,130,718 million were already inoculated against COVID-19 from March 8 to December 1, 2021. The PHO said that out of the 3,130,718, 1,752,249 million or 67.5 percent...
President Duterte's acceptance of United States (US) President Joe Biden's invitation to join the so-called Summit for Democracy only shows that the Philippines is "A friend to all, enemy to none." (Photos from Malacañang/ Unsplash) This, according to Cabinet Secretary and Acting Presidential...
Editorial The country may be “winning” its battle versus COVID-19 with round-the-clock nationwide vaccinations and with hospitals registering zero new COVID admissions in the past few days. The reality, however, is that the pandemic is not yet over. There is still a need to enforce strict...
The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on Emerging Infectious Diseases has approved the inclusion of France on the Philippines’ “red list”, which was updated amid the looming threat of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Jansen Romero/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) This was...
The number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Pasay City has dropped to single digit, Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano announced on Wednesday, Dec. 8. Rubiano said the City Health Office (CHO) and the City Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (CESU) recorded only seven active cases of COVID-19. She...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday, Dec. 8 reported 370 new cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). DOH/MB The latest case bulletin of the DOH also showed 861 new recoveries and 171 new deaths. The 370 new cases brought the total number of cases in the country to 2,835,593. Total...
Seven unlocated travelers who arrived in the country from South Africa, where the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) variant Omicron was first detected may be charged after providing false contact information, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Wednesday, Dec. 8. Health Secretary Francisco Duque...
