The government is confident that the country will hit its target of fully vaccinating 54 million Filipinos against COVID-19 by the end of the year, acting presidential spokesman Karlo Nograles said on Wednesday, Dec. 8. A minor gets vaccinated against COVID-19 in Muntinlupa City. (File photo /...
Pateros is the only local government unit (LGU) in Metro Manila with zero new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the last seven days. The municipality, the smallest in the National Capital Region (NCR), has been COVID-19-free in the last four days. Pateros Mayor Miguel Ponce III (seated)...
For Health Secretary Francisco Duque III, it is appropriate for the meantime to place the country under Alert Level 2 until the end of the year. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III (RTVM Screenshot / MANILA BULLETIN) In an interview on DZBB on Wednesday, Dec. 8, Duque said that the increased...
The high congestion rate in the jail facilities of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) remains a Herculean challenge in containing the transmission of the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) not only among the persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) but also among the personnel, the...
Acting presidential spokesman Karlo Nograles on Wednesday, Dec. 8, asked the eight passengers who arrived in the country from South Africa to “please come (forward) immediately.” PIXABAY/ MANILA BULLETIN South Africa is the country from where the reportedly highly transmissible Omicron variant...
Having only 105 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases per day, the National Capital Region is heading towards a "good" holiday season, independent research group OCTA said on Wednesday, Dec. 8. "NCR at just 105 new cases per day. NCR, Malabon, Navotas, Caloocan, Pateros, Valenzuela, Marikina,...
After almost two years of battling the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ospital ng Makati (OsMak) and Makati Medical Center (MMC) have recorded no new COVID-19 patients as of Wednesday, Dec. 8, Makati City Mayor Abby Binay announced. “Earlier this month, we had 54 patients with COVID-like symptoms at...
Recognizing that it’s “a matter of time” before the new coronavirus variant Omicron gets into the Philippines, acting presidential spokesman Karlo Nograles said on Wednesday, Dec. 8, that the country is “buying time” to delay its entry and beefing up current health care resources. Cabinet...
The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) said on Wednesday, Dec. 8, that all of its jail facilities all over the country are free from the dreaded coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) virus. “We would like to announce that as of this minute, wala na po tayong kaso ng COVID sa BJMP both sa...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has lauded Public Works and Highways Secretary Roger Mercado for launching the Assistance to Support Youth and Unemployment for Development (AYUDA) program, saying that this is a new weapon that government can rely on in fighting unemployment and poverty triggered...
The country’s case fatality rate (CFR) is currently at 1.61 percent and is below the global average of 2.0 percent. DOH/MB The Department of Health (DOH) said this is as of Dec. 7. In a statement, the Health department said this Philippine CFR was markedly lower than the 9% CFR reported in the...
The Mandaluyong City government announced on Monday, Dec. 6, that it has already deployed more than one million COVID-19 vaccines amid the ongoing pandemic and the threat of the Omicron variant. Alvin Fundador, 15, of Barangay Mauway was the recipient of the one millionth jab after receiving his...
