The next elected Philippine president will pay the loans secured by the Duterte administration for the country’s pandemic response, the government’s chief economic manager said on Tuesday, Feb. 22. “Looking realistically our situation, we have to pay for COVID. I mean, we cannot just have...
About 15,200 deaths for every 1 million coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the Philippines have been recorded, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, Feb. 22. A health worker prepares a syringe with the Sinovac Covid-19 coronavirus vaccine during a vaccination drive for schoolchildren...
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora said on Tuesday, Feb. 22, that he supports downgrading Metro Manila to Alert Level 1 amid the declining number of COVID-19 cases being recorded in the metropolis. "As of today (Feb. 22), the City of San Juan only has 28 active cases of COVID-19. This is already a...
Amid the so-called “inflection point” in the country’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) inoculation drives, the National Task Force (NTF) against COVID-19 pushes for “more convenient” and “more accessible” vaccination programs in the Philippines. (Unsplash) “Nagf-flaten na ‘yung...
K-pop idols V of BTS and ITZY’s Lia, Yeji and Chaeryeong have fully recovered from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) while Woodz and former IZ*ONE member Kim Min-ju tested positive amid a surge in cases in South Korea due to the highly contagious Omicron variant. Big Hit Music, BTS’ agency,...
Senatorial candidate and Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero has urged the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Hong Kong to prepare to assist more Filipino domestic workers who could be infected with COVID-19 as Hong Kong struggles with a surge in cases. Escudero noted Hong Kong is...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) positivity rate in Metro Manila has decreased to 4.9 percent for the first time since Dec. 26, 2021--prior to the Omicron wave of the pandemic, a fellow of the OCTA Research Group said on Tuesday, Feb. 22. OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David...
President Duterte is happy about how Filipinos are working together to make the country's pediatric vaccination program against the coronavirus (COVID-19) be an easier experience for the children. President Rodrigo Duterte (RTVM Screenshot) In his pre-recorded "Talk to the People" aired late Monday...
Health experts call for more and safer options for pediatric COVID vaccination KIDS KONTRA COVID Dr. Benny Atienza, president of the Philippine Medical Association (PMA) (left), Dr. Lulu Bravo, dxecutive director of the Philippine Foundation for Vaccination (PFV) (right), and Co-convenor of the...
Following reports that overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Hong Kong (HK) were terminated from their employment after testing positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Anti-Crime and Terrorism Community Involvement and Support (ACT-CIS) Party-list Rep. Rowena Niña Taduran called on the...
The Las Pinas City government vaccinated a total of 11,575 kids aged 5 to 11 against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Vice Mayor April Aguilar has been personally visiting the Safari-and carnival-themed vaccination sites, distributing animal balloons and bags of candies to the children who are...
No significant effect on symptom resolution and hospitalization rates has been shown by the anti-parasitic drug Ivermectin making it an inadvisable treatment against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Ivermectin pills (Photo courtesy of IndiaMart via PNA) In a statement on Monday, Feb. 21, the...
