Makati CBD skyline For six consecutive days, the Philippines has maintained a daily number of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases to just less than 2,000. A total of 1,745 new COVID-19 infections were confirmed on Thursday, Feb. 24. This was slightly higher to the cases recorded on Wednesday...
As the viral transmission of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections in the country wanes, an OCTA Research fellow briefed the public on how the “new normal” on a COVID-19 endemic would be. Molecular biologist and OCTA Research fellow Fr. Nicanor Austriaco, during the Go Negosyo’s...
The number of daily coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections may increase once the country reopens the economy but it is not expected to overwhelm the healthcare capacity, especially in Metro Manila, an OCTA Research fellow said on Thursday, Feb. 24. “There is a concern that the daily COVID-19...
CEBU CITY - Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia ended months of speculations whether or not she will take the COVID-9 vaccine when she confirmed that she already got her first dose of COVID-19 vaccine last February 12. Garcia said she was inoculated with Sinopharm, a Chinese brand COVID-19 vaccine....
Las Pinas City Mayor Imelda Aguilar congratulated the city’s School Division Office (SDO) after being adjudged No. 1 in the National Capital Region (NCR) with the highest number of public school teachers who were vaccinated against COVID-19. Paul San Miguel, head of the Public Information Office...
Private hospitals are prepared for the possible surge in cases of COVID-19 should the alert level be downgraded to 1, said Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines, Inc. (PHAPi) president Dr. Jose Rene D. De Grano. In a “Laging Handa” briefing on Thursday, Feb. 24, De Grano disclosed...
An OCTA Research fellow, on Thursday, Feb. 24, said that “no dangers are currently seen” in Metro Manila and that the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) indicators in the region will likely transition into “green” by next week. The color green, based on the OCTA’s legend, means that...
The San Juan City local government announced on Thursday, Feb. 24, that its active COVID-19 cases have dropped to less than 20. According to the local government unit (LGU), the San Juan City Health Office has recorded 15 active cases as of Feb. 23, a sharp decline from the 1,947 cases it tallied...
Senatorial candidate and incumbent Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Thursday called on local chief executives in low-risk COVID-19 areas to allow schools in their jurisdiction to resume face-to-face classes in support of the government’s target reopening of in-person classes in...
The Municipality of Pateros in the National Capital Region (NCR) recorded zero new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The Pateros municipal government released the latest data showing that as of Feb. 22, the town tallied zero new cases, zero recoveries, zero new deaths, and only two active...
SMC agri-project is empowering support staff one seed at a time Every week, armed with scissors and crates, around 25 maintenance and security staff at San Miguel Corporation’s (SMC) head office complex in Ortigas trudge muddy paths behind the company’s iconic, Manosa-designed building, their...
Korean actor and “Itaewon Class” star Park Seo-joon tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). He is the latest Korean celebrity to be diagnosed with COVID-19 amid a surge in cases in South Korea, which recorded 171,452 new cases on Feb. 23 to bring the total confirmed cases to 2.32...
