An expected rise in the number of Filipinos reaching out to the Office of Vice President's free teleconsultation service "Bayanihan e-Konsulta" prompted Vice President Leni Robredo to call on more volunteers to man the service. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP photo) Robredo made the call in a...
President Duterte has invited nurses from the New People's Army (NPA) to "come down" and help the government in its response to the pandemic amid the soaring cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). President Rodrigo Duterte addresses the nation on Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022. (Malacañang photo) In...
As the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases escalate due to the Omicron variant, Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula has urged priests in his archdiocese to continue and strengthen their online Masses. Photo courtesy RCAM "We encourage you to continue and strengthen your on-line Masses," he...
Hazard pay for government workers is not likely to return under the current alert level system placed in the country amid the surging cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Malacañang said. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (Photo from Cabinet Secretariat Facebook page) Acting Presidential...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, Jan. 3, reported 4,084 new cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). DOH/MB This brought the total number of cases in the country to 2,855,819. The case bulletin of the DOH also showed 497 new recoveries and 16 new deaths. Total recoveries rose to...
DASMARIÑAS, Cavite – The local government unit announced the temporary closure of its parks starting Monday (Jan. 3) amid rising cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country. Promenade des Dasmariãs, Promenade H2 Extension, and all other parks in various barangays will...
In preparation for the Feast of the Black Nazarene on Jan. 9, Quiapo Church in Manila will be temporarily closed to the public from Jan. 3 to 6 for disinfection. Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN Father Douglas Badong, Parochial Vicar of Quiapo Church, announced the temporary closure in a...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. bared that three Philippine embassies have personnel who tested positive of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) after an exposure among colleagues including an officer who "refuses vaccination." Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (File...
Vice President Leni Robredo is now under quarantine after her exposure to her close-in security who tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Tuesday night, Dec. 28. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP photo) During a Facebook live Wednesday, Dec. 29, Robredo disclosed that she is on her...
KIGALI -- Rwanda has achieved the World Health Organization (WHO) target of vaccinating 40 percent of the entire population by December 2021, the Rwandan Ministry of Health said in a statement on Saturday. According to the ministry, as of Dec. 24, a total of 7,556,466 of the targeted Rwandan...
A total of 2,127,201 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been deployed in Caloocan City as of Dec. 17, the city government announced on Monday, Dec. 20. The City Health Department reported that 1,107,562 individuals received their first jabs while 990,771 were fully vaccinated. Also, 28,868 health care...
The Philippines and South Korea signed on Friday, Dec. 17, an agreement for a US$100-million loan intended to boost the country's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination program. DOF Secretary Carlos Dominguez III and South Korean Ambassador to the Philippines Kim Inchul (Photo courtesy of the...
