The House plenary. (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) A "hybrid" or mixed virtual and face-to-face set-up would still be observed at the House of Representatives on Monday, July 24, the day of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. This, despite news Saturday, July 22, of the President’s...
Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Teodoro "Ted" Herbosa, in a statement on Saturday, July 22, expressed support for the lifting of the country's state of public health emergency due to Covid-19. READ: [Marcos lifts Covid-19 public health...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has finally lifted the State of Public Health Emergency throughout the Philippines due to Covid-19, citing the decreasing trend in related deaths and hospitalizations and the high levels of population immunity to the virus. *File photos* In his Proclamation...
The Philippines is headed to lifting the public health emergency imposed to counter the transmission of Covid-19. Covid-19 vaccination (Ali Vicoy/ MANILA BULLETIN) Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa said this in a Palace briefing on Tuesday, July 4, as he bared that President Ferdinand "Bongbong"...
Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Teodoro "Ted" Herbosa said on Monday, June 26, that he will recommend lifting the country's state of public health emergency as the number of Covid-19 cases and fatalities remains low. Courtesy of Unsplash "I would actually ask the lifting of the public health...
(MANILA BULLETIN) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte hasn't forgotten about the plight of more than 20,000 healthcare workers (HCWs) who are still waiting on their Covid-19 allowances. “It is our hope that the Departments of Health (DOH) and of Budget and Management (DBM) would...
The public should remain vigilant as the Covid-19 pandemic is not yet over despite the lifting of its global health emergency status, the Department of Health (DOH) said. Recently, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that the Covid-19 no longer represents a public health emergency of...
While Covid-19 is no longer categorized as a global health emergency, the World Health Organization (WHO) reminded the public to learn from this health crisis and “change for the better.” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus reminded the people that Covid-19 is still a threat despite...
The Department of Health (DOH) is set to convene the other members of the Interagency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) to reassess the country’s current measures against the Covid-19. The agency’s pronouncement comes after the World Health Organization...
Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion on Wednesday, April 26, frowned upon the recent issuance of alert levels in several provinces, saying that it threatens consumer confidence that would be the key to strengthening the economy. Joey Concepcion (Photo from Go Negosyo via Facebook) In a statement, the...
As part of its efforts to further improve its disaster and emergency preparedness and response, the municipality of Morong in Rizal inked a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with Next Generation Advanced 911 (NGA 911) for the launching of its advanced emergency communication services in the town. The...
The World Health Organization (WHO) emergency committee is set to meet again next month to discuss whether or not Covid-19 is still a public health emergency of international concern. WHO Western Pacific Region Emergency Director Dr. Babatunde Olowokure said that the emergency panel will then give...
