The Municipality of Pateros in Metro Manila has maintained its status as a coronavirus disease (COVID-19)-free local government unit (LGU) in the last three days. Pateros reached the status on Dec. 4 when it recorded zero active COVID-19 case and zero new case based on data from the Pateros Health...
President Duterte expressed confidence that the Philippine economy can bounce back next year owing to the glowing outlook that global investment banking firm Goldman Sachs has for the country. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Duterte said that according to Sachs, the Philippines "is...
Citing the huge decline in new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, President Duterte reckoned that there are “better days ahead” for the Philippines. President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during his “Talk to the People” public briefing on Monday, Dec. 6, 2021. (PCOO) In his taped public...
FR. NICANOR AUSTRIACO Despite the threat of the Omicron variant of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the public should still celebrate Christmas but with proper caution, OCTA research fellow Fr. Nicanor Austriaco said during President Duterte's Talk to the People on Monday evening, Dec. 6. Austriaco...
President Duterte hailed the start of pilot face-to-face classes in the National Capital Region (NCR) after almost two years of school closure due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, even as he asked other provinces to wait for their turn. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo)...
President Duterte gave due thanks on Monday night, Dec. 6 to Filipino frontliners for their "impressive" feat of bringing the number of new daily coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections back down to the triple-digit range. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) "Better days ahead because...
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said on Monday, Dec. 6 that he would be willing to vacate his post from the Department of Health (DOH) to a fellow University of Santo Tomas (UST) graduate. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III (RTVM Screenshot / MANILA BULLETIN) "Yes, Mr. President, to another...
The most mutated variant CLINICAL MATTERS On Nov. 26, 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced the designation of a new COVID-19 Variant of Concern (VOC) named Omicron. This followed the observation that a SARS-COV-2 lineage B.1.1.529 was driving an increase in cases in the Gauteng...
President Duterte seemed to have grown fond of molecular biologist Father Nicanor Austriaco as he offered him to take over the Department of Health (DOH) after hearing him talk about the new coronavirus (COVID-19) Omicron variant. President Rodrigo Duterte and molecular biologist Father Nicanor...
President Duterte has officially announced the second round of national vaccination days, which will take place before Christmas. (Mufid Majnun/ Unsplash) "We will have a second round of 'Bayanihan, Bakunahan' from Dec. 15 to 17," Duterte said Monday, Dec. 6 during the slightly delayed airing of...
President Duterte said he is praying to God that the new coronavirus (COVID-19) Omicron variant will not reach the Philippines and is hoping that the country will be able to manage if the new more contagious strain will reach local shores. President Rodrigo Duterte (RTVM Screenshot) Duterte made...
Around 2.6 million doses of Moderna and Pfizer coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines arrived in the country on Monday, Dec. 6, which pushed the total vaccine supply to 149,069,620 doses. First to arrive was the shipment containing 1,497,200 doses of Moderna jabs onboard China Airlines flight...
