(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) All areas in Metro Manila are now at “moderate-risk” classification for coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the OCTA Research group said Thursday, Oct. 14. In its latest monitoring report, OCTA said the COVID-19 reproduction number in the National Capital Region (NCR),...
Senator Francis Tolentino has filed a bill seeking to ensure that government suppliers and contractors are financially capable to take on their obligations even in emergency purchases. Senator Francis Tolentino (Senate of the Philippines PRIB) Tolentino recently filed Senate Bill No. 2433 to amend...
Some senators have urged the Department of Health (DOH) to include hospital janitors and other frontline health workers to be included in the distribution of Special Risk Allowance (SRA) benefits. Senator Panfilo Lacson said it is imperative that the DOH also consider the plight of other workers in...
(ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) For the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), vaccinating education frontliners and students against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is very crucial for the gradual reopening of schools even amidst a pandemic. “We want to vaccinate everyone, that’s the correct way...
Depending on several factors and the overall public health situation, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on Wednesday, Oct. 13, said that limited face-to-face classes might be a possibility in all degree programs by the first quarter of 2022. Vaccination of tertiary students against COVID-19...
For the first time since the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Alert Level System (ALS) was implemented, Metro Manila residents will find out what it's like to live under alert level 3, which will be observed in the capital region from Oct. 16, 2021 to Oct. 31, 2021. (Erik Witsoe/ Unsplash) Alert...
The Navotas City government, on Wednesday, Oct. 13, announced their COVID-19 vaccination process for adolescents with co-morbidities. This is after Malacañang and the Department of Health's (DOH) approved the pediatric vaccination test run for minors aged 12-17, which will start on Friday,...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) deployed its vaccination bus to Laguna to vaccinate over 300 as support to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination program of the national government. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross) "Despite the ongoing surge of cases, the Red Cross will continue to expand...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) The country's seven-day average of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases is down to less than 10,000 cases for the first time since early August, independent research group OCTA said on Wednesday, Oct. 13. OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido said the country's weekly...
Senator Grace Poe has urged the Department of Tourism (DOT) to ensure that health facilities are within standard in tourist destinations to make travelers feel safe and confident. Senator Grace Poe (Office of Sen. Poe) “In all areas in our country, ideally, there should really be basic health...
Taguig City has fully inoculated more than 592,000 individuals and administered a total of 1.22 million COVID-19 vaccine doses. According to an update by TRACE Taguig, as of Oct. 12, 592,387 individuals in Taguig are now fully vaccinated. Vaccination in Taguig (Screenshot from Taguig City...
Two senators on Wednesday, Oct. 13 expressed hope that the National Kidney Transplant Institute (NKTI) and the Philippine Heart Center (PHC) would finally return to normal operations as a specialized hospital despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. During the hearing of the proposed budget of the...
