(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) Metro Manila's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) reproduction number, or the average number of secondary infections by each infected individual, was down to 0.91 for the first time since Dec. 31, 2021, the OCTA Research Group said on Monday, Jan. 24. OCTA Research fellow...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given special certification to two labs for their home-administered test kits, it announced on Monday, Jan. 24. (Photo from Unsplash) During the President's pre-recorded public address, FDA-OIC Director-General Oscar Gutierrez reported that two kits were...
After three weeks of being under critical risk case classification for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the country and the National Capital Region (NCR) has gone down to high-risk case classification, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said on Monday, Jan. 24 Shoppers flock to bargain stores...
Education Secretary Leonor Briones encouraged teachers and non-teaching personnel of the Department of Education (DepEd) to take their coronavirus disease (COVID-19) booster shots once they were deemed eligible. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) “We are reminding our personnel and offices to not wait...
Amid the challenges brought by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday, Jan. 24, joined education leaders, teachers, learners in the country and around the world in celebrating this year’s International Day of Education. Photo taken at Butuan Central...
The Department of Education (DepEd) urged students, with consent from their parents, to participate in the continuous vaccination drive of the national government which has expanded to the pediatric population. (File photo from DepEd) “Vaccination is one of the essential keys towards protecting...
The Department of Health reported on Monday, Jan. 24, a total of 24,938 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. (FILE PHOTO) According to the DOH, five labs were not able to submit their data. Monday's case bulletin brings the total number of COVID-19 cases since the beginning of the pandemic to...
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said on Monday, Jan. 24 that the National Capital Region (NCR) is ready in case it will shift to a more relaxed classification of Alert Level 2 by February. People flock to Ilaya in Binondo, Manila to shop on Jan. 2, 2022. Metro Manila will be under Alert Level...
The national government was urged not to loosen the country’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) protocols yet because the Philippines is not yet “out of the woods” in terms of the COVID-19 surge, a public health expert said on Monday, Jan. 24. (File Photo /Unsplash) Health reform advocate and...
Coronavirus disease cases in the National Capital Region (NCR) have peaked, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said on Monday, Jan. 24. (FILE PHOTO) "Lumalabas nag-peak na at nakikita natin na ilang araw nang sunod-sunod na bumababa ang kaso ng NCR at lumiliit ang porsiyentong iniaambag nito sa...
(PTV FACEBOOK PAGE) The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) risk level of Metro Manila could further go down to "moderate risk" by Valentine's Day, Feb. 14, as the region continued to see a steady decline in new cases, said OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David. During the Laging Handa public briefing on...
Officers and personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) that will handle the Japan-made 97-meter Multi-Role Response Vessel (MRRV) got their "crash course" in handling the ship after a successful tour of the Patrol Vessel (PV) Kunisaki of the 7th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters of the Japan...
