The number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections in Metro Manila could further decrease to less than 200 by the end of the month, an OCTA Research fellow said on Saturday, Feb. 19. (Unsplash) “Ang projection natin for National Capital Region (NCR) sa katapusan nitong February ay maaaring...
The Pasay City government will start the distribution of financial assistance to around 13, 390 elementary and high school students on Monday (Feb. 21). Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano said each student will receive P4,000 cash aid covering the period of September to December 2021. The distribution of...
People flock to Ilaya in Binondo, Manila to shop on Jan. 2, 2022. Metro Manila will be under Alert Level 3 starting Jan. 3 until Jan. 15 due to the rise of COVID-19 cases.(FILE PHOTO BY ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) announced 1,923 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, Feb....
Metro Manila’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) indicators have improved, but the region remained under the low risk classification, an OCTA Research fellow said on Saturday, Feb. 19. “Although the trends improved in the National Capital Region (NCR), it remained as low risk,” said OCTA fellow...
Taguig City’s weekly tally of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases has continued to go down. In a report by the Taguig City government, from Feb. 11 to 17, there were 866 new COVID-19 cases recorded, or 124 per day. COVID-19 testing in Taguig (Screenshot from Taguig City government video) The...
Parañaque Mayor Edwin Olivarez said the extensive vaccination drive in barangay level brought the city’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases down to only 42 on Feb. 17. Olivarez said the city government is conducting COVID-19 vaccinations in all the city’s 16 barangays to make the vaccine...
Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said on Friday, Feb. 18 that the One COVID-19 Allowance (OCA) will lessen the chance of the delay in the releasing of the allowances for healthcare workers. Health workers wearing personal protective equipment (PPEs) from different public and private...
The day most parents and guardians have long been waiting for is here! Kids five to 11 can now get their Covid-19 immunization, and SM Supermalls is pulling out all the stops to make it a pleasant, fun, and safe experience for them! In cooperation with the Department of Health (DOH), the...
The Department of Health reported 2,232 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Friday, Feb. 18. People flock to Ilaya in Binondo, Manila to shop, with the National Capital Region enjoying the benefits of easing of alert levels. (FILE PHOTO BY ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Friday's case bulletin...
Health experts say that the Omicron variant of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is “probably not” the end of the pandemic as the virus is expected to “continuously mutate and evolve.” Executive Director of the Philippine Genome Center (PGC) Dr. Cynthia Saloma, in an international webinar held...
The Municipality of Pateros, the smallest local government unit (LGU) in Metro Manila, has been listed with zero new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. According to OCTA Research’s Dr. Guido David, Pateros had zero COVID-19 on Feb. 17 and 15, becoming the only LGU in the National Capital...
Malacañang has confirmed that the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) has asked a Quezon City court to dismiss the petition to stop the vaccination against COVID-19 of children ages five to 11. Manila Zoo pediatric vaccination (PHOTO COURTESY OF MPIO/ MANILA BULLETIN) In his press briefing on...
