The plan to place expiration dates on the Covid-19 vaccination cards as announced by a Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) official drew mixed reactions with some agreeing with the scheme while others rejecting the proposal outright. A food stall owner from Bulacan who requested...
At least 66.2 million individuals have been fully inoculated against Covid-19 in the country, the Department of Health announced on Tuesday, April 5. “As of April 4, 66.2 million have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19, while 1.4 million have already received their first dose of the...
Presidential candidate Panfilo "Ping" Lacson has vowed to help the tourism industry bounce back from the adverse impact of the Covid-19 pandemic under his administration. Senator Ping Lacson (Facebook) Lacson gave this commitment, Monday, April 4 during his visit to the Odiongan Municipal Tourism...
The Muntinlupa City government reported on April 4 that the remaining two active Covid-19 cases are seafarers who did not get infected in the city. Based on data from the City Health Office (CHO), as of April 4, all the nine barangays in Muntinlupa recorded zero new Covid-19 cases and there are...
The Department of Education (DepEd) announced that more than 3 million students in over 13,000 schools nationwide are currently participating in limited face-to-face classes amid the public health situation brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic. (MANNY LLANES / MANILA BULLETIN) Issuing a statement...
The Department of Health (DOH) reported on Monday, April 4, a total of 2,679 new COVID-19 cases in the past week. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Monday's weekly case bulletin was recorded from March 28 to April 3. There was one additional case tagged under critical and severe cases. According to the...
A health expert, on Monday, April 4, warned of a “possible” Covid-19 surge in the country amid the prevalence of the Omicron subvariant BA.2 or stealth Omicron and the waning vaccine immunity. Health reform advocate and former special adviser of the National Task Force (NTF) against Covid-19...
How about an unemployment insurance program for the benefit for Filipinos who lost their jobs? Jinggoy Estrada That's what UniTeam senatorial candidate Jinggoy Estrada plans to create via legislation if and when he wins in the upcoming May 9 polls. He specifically said that he would push for an...
Calling all girl scouts! It’s time to fulfill our duty to the nation and get vaccinated against COVID-19! In partnership with the Girl Scouts of the Philippines (GSP), SM Supermalls is targeting to vaccinate over 700,000 GSP members through a nationwide GSP vaccination day starting April 2 in 78...
Muntinlupa Mayor Jaime Fresnedi announced on Monday, April 4, that the city now has zero Covid-19 cases in communities and the remaining two active cases are seafarers. Fresnedi made the announcement during the flag-raising ceremony at the Muntinlupa City hall quadrangle. Muntinlupa Mayor Jaime...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año is pushing for the implementation of Alert Level 1 nationwide in a bid to boost the country’s economy. “Yes, 'yun ang ating adhikain d'yan. Dapat buong Pilipinas under Alert Level 1 para talagang halos ang ating...
SHANGHAI, China -- Around 10,000 medical workers from several regions across China have arrived in Shanghai in recent days to help the fight against Covid-19 as the city has seen surging infections, local health authorities said Sunday. Medical workers work in the quarantine zone at the Shanghai...
