The Department of Health (DOH) has recorded 1,153 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Tuesday, Nov. 23. DOH The update on the newly-reported COVID-19 cases brings the country's tally since the onset of the pandemic to 2,827,820. Active infections stood at 18,721 which accounts for 0.7 percent...
For the Department of Education (DepEd), the start of the pilot implementation of limited face-to-face classes in basic education this month was “fairly successful.” Pilot face-to-face classes are attended by Grade 11 and 12 learners of Mary Perpetua E. Brioso National High School in Tigbao,...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Tuesday expressed alarm over the reported surge of text messages containing spam, including sketchy job offers that promised high salaries, saying it not only raises data privacy concerns but has put the country’s contact tracing efforts against COVID-19 in a...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) said that there are currently 161 higher education institutions (HEIs) nationwide that have been allowed to hold limited face-to-face classes. National University opens limited face-to-face classes for students taking up Medical Technology (ALI VICOY /...
In preparation for transitioning to full or partial face-to-face classes, the Silliman University (SU) began on Tuesday, Nov. 23, mass vaccinating its employees. (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) The vaccination program is for the unvaccinated employees of the University, however, partially vaccinated SU...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) The seven-day average of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Metro Manila had decreased to below 300 cases over the past week, which according to OCTA Research Group was last recorded in January 2021. In an update via Twitter on Tuesday, Nov. 23, OCTA research...
If she wins as president, one of the priorities of Vice President Leni Robredo is to help small, medium, and micro-entrepreneurs (MSMEs) transition to the new normal and prepare them for possible future crises through conditional loans, access to credit, integration into public procurement...
Nearly 336,000 individuals in Muntinlupa are now fully vaccinated while first-dose recipients have exceeded the target population. According to the Muntinlupa City COVID-19 Vaccination Program (MunCoVac), as of Nov. 19, a total of 335,565 people have been fully vaccinated, including 10,659 who were...
The country received another batch of Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine composed of 682,360 doses which were delivered at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 on Tuesday morning, Nov. 23. Airport personnel loads 682,360 doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at NAIA Terminal...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has vaccinated a total of 1000 Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs) against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Laguna Provincial Jail, the organization said on Monday, Nov. 22. (Photo courtesy of the Philippine Red Cross / MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement, PRC...
The city government of Manila announced on Tuesday, Nov. 23, that it has already received the first batch of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) antiviral drug, Molnupiravir. PHOTO COURTESY OF MANILA PIO/ MANILA BULLETIN Around 40,000 capsules of Molnupiravir were delivered to the Sta. Ana Hospital...
The San Juan City local government started administering on Tuesday, Nov. 23, COVID-19 booster shots to senior citizens and persons with comorbidities a week after launching the booster shot program for its healthcare workers. San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora said that a total of 1,000...
