President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. met with Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion to discuss issues affecting the local micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), specifically health, economy, and the impact of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine crisis on businesses....
Senator Sonny Angara said he hopes that the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases would hold dialogues with local government units (LGUs) to discuss the mandatory wearing of face masks against Covid-19. In an interview with The Chiefs, Angara said that...
The majority of the member hospitals of the Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines, Inc. (PHAPi) did not receive yet the One Covid-19 Allowance (OCA) for their healthcare workers and support staff. Dr. Jose Rene de Grano (Screenshot taken from Laging Handa’s Facebook Live) This was...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) clarified on Thursday, June 16, that Metro Manila remains under the low-risk classification for Covid-19 despite an uptick in new infections. In a statement, the state health agency “reiterates that NCR is still at low risk classification as of today, June 16,...
Pateros Mayor Miguel Ponce III has expressed alarm over the resurgence of Covid-19 in the municipality, the smallest local government unit in Metro Manila with an estimated population of 70,000. On June 15, the Pateros municipal government announced that the municipality recorded five new Covid-19...
Members of the Quezon City Department of Public Order and Safety (DPOS) apprehended Thursday morning, June 16, persons who were not wearing face masks in the city’s public markets. The city government said that the operation was done since Quezon City’s local Covid-19 early warning system was...
Metro Manila’s risk classification for Covid-19 has moved from low to moderate risk, said an OCTA Research fellow on Thursday, June 16. (Unsplash) In an interview with CNN Philippines on Thursday morning, OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David said that based on their metrics, Metro Manila is now...
The Muntinlupa City Health Office (CHO) has recorded 30 new Covid-19 cases in the last three days but the Department of Health (DOH) said the National Capital Region (NCR) is still at a low risk level. Daily data from the CHO showed that from June 13 to 15, Muntinlupa tallied 10, eight and 12 new...
SHOPPERS pass by the Corona Store on busy Calle Real in downtown Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) ILOILO CITY — Western Visayas remains under Covid-19 Alert Level 1 from June 16 to 30. The regional capital of Iloilo City is still at Alert Level 1; Iloilo, which consists of 42 towns and the component...
The government's pandemic task force has decided to keep the entire National capital Region (NCR) under Alert Level 1, the least strict among all risk level classifications, until the end of the month despite a reported spike in Covid-19 cases in Metro Manila, Malacañang said. (ALI VICOY /...
(FILE PHOTO) The country’s number of severe and critical Covid-19 cases might increase by August because of waning immunity and reduction in the compliance to the health protocols, the Department of Health (DOH). “Base doon sa scenario kung saan nakapasok ang mas transmissible na variants, may...
A police officer checks the vaccination cards of passengers at a jeepney stop in Divisoria, Manila on Jan. 14, 2022 in line with the implementation of the Department of Transportation’s “No Vaccination, No Ride” policy in the capital region while under the more stringent Alert Level 3. (Ali...
