Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. emphasized Wednesday, Oct. 13, the immediate need to vaccinate all the students, teachers, and other school personnel against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) if the national government intends to pursue the conduct of face-to-face classes. Vaccine czar Carlito...
DOH The country announced 7,181 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections on Wednesday, Oct. 13the third straight day that the Department of Health (DOH) reported below 9,000 cases. Active cases are at 82,411 that represent 3.1 percent of the total case countwhich is currently at 2,690,455,...
For face-to-face classes to gradually resume in the tertiary level, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) is targeting the vaccination of students in all degree programs. (Photo courtesy of Mabalacat City College / CHED) “We’re targeting them because we want to make sure the general...
A total of 1,000 permanent housing units have been turned over to family-beneficiaries in Pandan, Antique as part of the housing commitment of Task Force Yolanda, task force head and Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said Wednesday, Oct. 13. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (Photo from Karlo...
Senator Francis Tolentino is pushing the approval of a bill that would prohibit officers-in-charge of agencies from signing and entering into long-term and huge contracts in behalf of the government. Former Budget Undersecretary Lloyd Christopher Lao attends the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing...
Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Wednesday, October 12, called on the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to pay the claims of private hospitals for its services in General Santos City. Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Trillanes, who is seeking a...
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora said on Wednesday that he is in favor of downgrading Metro Manila's quarantine to status to Alert Level 3 following the rapid decrease in COVID-19 cases. (Photo from Mayor Francis Zamora's Facebook) "As of October 11, the city of San Juan has only 348 active...
(JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) Independent research group OCTA sees less than 1,000 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases per day in Metro Manila by the end of October, citing the "very fast" decline in the number of new infections over the past few weeks. "The decrease is very fast. It’s...
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III (Malacañang photo) Amid the continuous decline in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said that he is in favor of placing Metro Manila under Alert Level 3. Although the health secretary was in favor of downgrading the...
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said the government failed to balance its response to the coronavirus disease with the need of equally salvaging the economy from the pandemic-induced crisis. During a Senate hearing on the NEDA’s proposed 2022 budget on Wednesday, Oct. 13,...
The Makati City local government is seeing a sharp decline in its COVID-19 cases. Based on the Makati Health Department (MHD) report, the city recorded 733 active cases on Oct. 12, a large decrease from 803 active cases tallied on Oct. 11. It added that as of Tuesday, there are now 42,032...
An infectious disease expert on Wednesday, Oct. 15, said it's still too early to downgrade the current alert level status of the National Capital Region (NCR). (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) Metro Manila is placed under Alert Level 4 until Oct. 15. Earlier, Malacanang said NCR has a "good chance" of being...
