Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Thursday, Feb. 17 expressed hopes that the number of daily new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country would continue to decline through continued vigilance and cooperation from every Filipino. Senator Christopher "Bong" Go Go, chairman of the Senate...
Southeast Asian nations unite to fight ‘other pandemic’–tuberculosis As daily life around the world continues to be disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, many people remain unaware that we are “missing millions” of individuals to another, less prominent pandemic: tuberculosis (TB). Luckily,...
Summer Ong, wife of detained businessman Linconn Ong, has appealed to Senate President Vicente Sotto III and Senator Richard Gordon to free her husband for humanitarian reasons. Senate President Tito Sotto Ong, along with siblings Mohit and Twinkle Dargani, were previously cited in contempt by the...
The Department of Health reported 2,671 additional coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Wednesday, Feb. 16. (DOH) Wednesday's update brings the total number of cases to 3,644,597. Active cases have come down to 68,829. DOH said that 93.2 percent of it are mild and asymptomatic. Among the active...
Achieving the 70 percent vaccination target this year is a "matter of choice" for the public to help end the critical phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, Malacañang said. Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila...
The Philippine Red Cross launched its pediatric coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination of children aged five to 11 in Zamboanga City, the organization said on Thursday, Feb. 16. The country's premier humanitarian organization said that it continues to support the National COVID-19 vaccination...
K-pop boy band ENHYPEN’s Sunoo has recovered from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) while more Korean stars have tested positive. South Korea is experiencing a surge in COVID-19 cases due to the highly contagious Omicron variant. On Feb. 16, Korea’s Ministry of Health and Welfare announced that...
Some 840 children were inoculated in the first school-based pediatric coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination for children aged five to 11 at St. Scholastica’s Academy Marikina (SSAM) in Barangay Marikina Heights, Marikina City from Monday, Feb. 14, to Tuesday, Feb. 15. (Photo courtesy of...
Senator Francis Tolentino on Wednesday said the government should consider giving COVID-19 vaccines to inbound foreign visitors to further boost the Philippine’s local tourism industry that is badly hit by the pandemic. Tolentino noted that many tourist hotspots across the globe have already...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) Aside from Metro Manila, Quezon, and Rizal, the provinces of Cavite and Laguna are also now classified as "low risk" for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) transmission, the OCTA Research Group said on Wednesday, Feb. 16. OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David said the group...
K-pop idol group and Grammy nominee BTS’ V tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). According to Big Hit Music, BTS’ agency, V has been diagnosed with COVID-19 on the night of Feb. 15. BTS' V (Big Hit Music) “V visited the hospital Tuesday afternoon on the 15th after experiencing a...
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases per day may drop to as low as 83 per day in the middle of March this year, the Department of Health said on Tuesday, Feb. 15. A police officer checks the vaccination cards of passengers at a jeepney stop in Divisoria, Manila on Jan. 14, 2022 in line with the...
