The Muntinlupa City government has vaccinated nearly 18,000 minors aged 12 to 17 years old in nearly a month. As of Nov. 21, according to the Muntinlupa COVID-19 Vaccination Program (MunCoVac), a total of 17,773 minors have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Vaccination of a minor...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, Nov. 22, reported 984 new cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). DOH/MB The additional new cases brought the total number of cases to 2,826,853. The case bulletin of the DOH also showed 2,229 new recoveries and 218 new deaths. Total recoveries rose to...
In an effort to ensure the smooth implementation of pilot face-to-face classes in private schools, officials of the Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday, Nov. 22, personally visited some participating schools in the pilot run. First day of pilot face-to-face classes in Midsayap Montessori...
Have you been getting spam messages lately? A mall goer scans a QR code before entry into the establishment. The national government requires the use of the StaySafe as its digital contact tracing application of choice. (Courtesy of StaySafe PH/Facebook) Netizens were quick to point out contact...
A week after select public schools began holding pilot face-to-face classes, a limited number of private schools that offer basic education also started in-person classes on Monday, Nov. 22. Pilot face-to-face classes in Academica De Meridien Inc., a private school in San Antonio, Zambales (Photo...
All regions in the country are now at minimal to low risk case classification for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as cases continue to dip in recent weeks, the Department of Health said on Monday, Nov. 22. DOH DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire reported all regions have negative two week...
As the government moves to boost the country's vaccination rate against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Malacañang has encouraged those who are not yet vaccinated to participate in the "Bayanihan, Bakunahan" program, the nationwide simultaneous vaccination drive from November 29 to December...
Deputy House Speaker Loren Legarda donated 500 Moderna vaccines to the city government during its regular flag raising ceremony on Monday, Nov. 22. Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano thanked Legarda for the donation, saying it is a big help in the city's fight against COVID-19. Rubiano told City Hall...
The San Juan City local government opened on Monday, Nov. 22, the registration for booster COVID-19 shots to health care workers, senior citizens, and persons with comorbidities. The Department of Health (DOH) announced on Sunday, Nov. 21, that fully vaccinated senior citizens and immunocompromised...
A total of 114,570 out of 125,082 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) under the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) were inoculated against the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) as of Nov. 21. The figure represents 91 percent vaccinated PDLs, according to BJMP chief Director Allan Iral....
Official poster of the Bayanihan Bakunahan for the National COVID-19 Vaccination Days. (Photo courtesy of the Department of Information and Communications Technology) The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) is encouraging Filipinos, especially the medical, nursing and...
(JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The independent research group OCTA is still not seeing a sustained increase in the number of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, as the country registered a -32 percent COVID growth rate over the past week. "I don't see a rise in cases. Even with...