(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) Metro Manila's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) positivity rate, or the number of individuals who yielded positive results from among those who were tested for COVID-19, has decreased to 9.6 percent as of Feb. 6, the OCTA Research Group said on Monday, Feb. 7. "The last...
Some parts of Makati City, Taguig City, and Quezon City will experience water service interruption from Feb. 10 to 11, the Manila Water Company Inc. announced on Feb. 4. According to the service advisory, Manila Water will have a schedule of valve and line maintenance in the following areas:...
BATANG MAYNILA Manila Mayor Isko Moreno First of all, my heartfelt gratitude to Tatler for having included me in its “Asia's Most Influential List.” I am truly elated and honored to have been given the said recognition. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart. *** Tomorrow, February 8, 2022, we...
The City of Manila is ready to begin vaccinating minors aged five to 11 years old against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Monday, Feb. 7. Around 30,000 doses of Comirnaty Pfizer brand vaccine specifically for use on minors aged five to 11 were delivered to the Sta. Ana Hospital in Manila on...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) The OCTA Research Group is hoping that the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Metro Manila will continue their downtrend and return to the pre-surge level by the end of February. Citing the data from the Department of Health, OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David said Metro...
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo launches Deus Ex Machina, a memoir published by the Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation NINE YEARS IN THE MAKING Former Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and her book Deus Ex Machina How I wish, as a presidential election is coming up, already dominating the...
Two women were arrested after yielding P1,360,000 worth of shabu in a joint buy-bust operation conducted by the Philippine National Police-Drug Enforcement Group (PNP-DEG) and the Manila Police District (MPD) in Sta. Cruz, Manila on Wednesday, Feb. 2. The MPD Police Station 3 identified the...
The University of the Philippines (UP) Manila is currently developing a novel cell-based immunoassay platform for serologic testing for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Funded by the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD), the project...
'I’m using a VPN (virtual private network), I have to if I want to see beyond what the Chinese government wants us to see,' Lester tells me For the nth time, April finds herself in another Chinese city on a research trip. The Mandarin here is slightly different, and she has to ask the...
Presidential aspirant and Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso said that he would fulfill his 10-point Economic Agenda platform by financing it through effective and transparent governance which he likened to his mayorship in Manila. “The thing is we must continue to pursue,...
Newly appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Rwanda, Msgr. Arnaldo S. Catalan, will be ordained as bishop on Feb. 11. Manila Cathedral FB He will be ordained at the Manila Cathedral in Intramuros. In a Facebook post, the Manila Cathedral said Catalan will be ordained by Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, Prefect...
Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso called on the Filipinos to support the government’s battle against the COVID-19 pandemic. “I am also posing this challenge to each and every one of you, every one of us, the private sector, communities, corporations big and small, and down to...
