Vice President Leni Robredo has a reputation for pitching data-driven policies and strategies, and she proved that during the first round of the Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) presidential debate on Saturday, March 19, when she started rattling off data to back up her claims and plans. Vice...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Saturday, March 19, emphasized the need for the country to learn from the lessons of the past to prepare for a possible Covid-19 surge in the future. Vice President Leni Robredo joins the Comelec presidential debate on Saturday, March 19, 2022. (VPLR Media Bureau) If...
Senator Panfilo Lacson on Saturday, March 19 said the Philippines should always be ready for the next pandemic. "That’s why as early as May 2020 nag-file ako ng bill yung pag-establish (I filed bill creating) a Virology Science and Technology Institute,’’ Lacson said in response to a query...
The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) vaccinated a total of 247 minors aged five to 11 years old against Covid-19 on Saturday, March 19. The vaccination was held at the QCPD Medical and Dental Unit (DMDU) parking area where a total of 150 children received their second dose, while 97 got their...
(ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The number of new Covid-19 cases per day in the country could be less than 500 by Holy Week, a fellow of the OCTA Research Group said on Saturday, March 19. In a televised briefing, OCTA Research fellow Dr. Butch Ong said the country has maintained a “low...
SHANGHAI, China – China reported two Covid-19 deaths on Saturday, its first in more than a year, underlining the threat posed by an Omicron outbreak that has triggered the country's highest case counts since the pandemic's outset. The National Health Commission said both deaths occurred in...
K-pop idol group Stray Kids member Han has tested positive for Covid-19 a day after the group released their new album. “We inform you that Stray Kids member Han has tested positive for Covid-19 today ,” announced JYP Entertainment, Stray Kids’ agency. Stray Kids' Han (left) and Ghost9's Lee...
BAGUIO CITY – Team from the Coordinated Operations to Defeat Epidemic (Code) of the National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 has lauded this Summer Capital as it became a role model city for its excellent transition to the new normal. (Photo courtesy of Rizaldy Comanda / MANILA BULLETIN) During...
Muntinlupa City’s total number of active Covid-19 cases has further decreased with zero suspect cases. Vaccination in Muntinlupa (Photo from Muntinlupa PIO) Based on the March 18 update by the City Health Office, Muntinlupa has 11 active Covid-19 cases, down from 13 on March 17, 16 on March 16,...
Taguig City’s weekly tally of new Covid-19 cases has increased by 86 percent, an uptrend in the last two weeks. From March 11 to 17, the Taguig City government recorded 276 new Covid-19 cases, or 39 new cases per day, up by 128 cases or 86 percent from 148 new Covid-19 cases tallied from March 4...
CEBU CITY -- Health Sec. Francisco Duque III on Friday appealed to the local government units (LGUs) to help the national government achieve the target of vaccinating 90 million Filipinos before the term of President Rodrigo Duterte ends. Attending the “Bida Tungo sa New Normal Roadshow” in...
BANGKOK, Thailand -- Travellers to Thailand will no longer have to take a Covid-19 test before boarding the plane, under plans announced Friday as part of efforts to reboot the kingdom's pandemic-battered tourism sector. From April 1, the requirement to take a negative test within 72 hours of...
