The new variants of Covid-19, including those informally known as “FLiRT,” have been detected in the Philippines, the Department of Health (DOH) confirmed on Tuesday, June 4. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) In a statement, the DOH said it has been operating with the...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte met with Singapore Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan earlier this week, remembered how he helped in her work in the Southeast Asia education council, and thanked him for his support. Vice President Sara Duterte welcomes...
Former lawmaker and spokesman of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) Barry Gutierrez expressed support for former senator Antonio Trillanes IV’s call for a special audit by the Commission on Audit (COA) on Davao City 1st District Rep. Paolo Duterte’s P51-billion allocation during the...
CLINICAL MATTER As the Covid-19 pandemic winds down and people go about their daily lives, the question that many people are asking is,” Can this happen again?” A new pandemic occurring is not a question of if but a question of when. There are things that can be done to delay the next pandemic...
As the World Health Organization (WHO) meets anew to determine whether the pandemic is no longer an international emergency, many of us who were caught in the middle of the storm still struggle to come to terms with the events of the last three years. This time of year, many healthcare workers...
The Philippine Statistics Authority’s announcement that the country achieved a 7.6 percent growth in gross domestic product (GDP) in 2022 affirms that, despite high inflation rates, the economy is on track in regaining its pre-Covid pandemic footing. This improves on the 5.7 percent growth in...
How did candidates use the Covid pandemic in their discussions? CLINICAL MATTERS With an apparent landslide victory for former Senator Bongbong Marcos for president, the post-mortems have begun. One of the most important issues during the campaign was the pandemic and whether the Philippines did...
