The Makati City local government announced on Monday, Jan. 17, that it has already distributed over 12,000 COVID-19 home care kits to its residents as it ramped up its COVID-19 response against the new surge of infections. According to Makati City Mayor Abby Binay, a total of 12,138 positive...
Celebrates birthday at home News of children getting sick with COVID-19 has been doing the rounds, and no one is spared—even if you're very careful. Rica Peralejo just posted that they celebrated their eldest son Philip's birthday today, but it's not the usual celebration at the Bonifacio...
COVID-19-associated deaths shoot up last year, ranking second in the Philippine Statistics Authority’s (PSA) tally of top three causes of demise in the country. The PSA reported on Monday, Jan. 17, that the total deaths registered from January to October 2021 reached 604,329. Of that number,...
A health reform advocate urged parents and children to maximize the ongoing “academic break” in selected educational institutions to equip themselves about the symptoms and prevention of the highly transmissible Omicron variant of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). File Photo / Unsplash “During...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is urging employers in the private sector to provide paid leaves for workers who will have to quarantine or isolate due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19). A medical worker walks on the aisle of the new isolation facility at the Eva Macapagal Terminal in...
The Department of Health (DOH) reported 37,070 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Monday, Jan. 17, close to Sunday's tally of 37,154. 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...
A total of 1,000 pieces of COVID-19 kits were distributed to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) working as frontliners to prevent the spread of the deadly virus. PCG Commandant Admiral Leopoldo V. Laroya commended the move of the PCGA as it came several days after 133 officers and personnel of the...
A public health expert compared the Omicron surge of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Philippines to chickenpox spread, saying that it exhibits a “centripetal distribution.” MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO Centripetal distribution means that any damage or abnormal change is more concentrated in...
The entry of foreign travelers is temporarily prohibited in Marinduque due to the sudden increase in the number of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) positive cases in the province, Marinduque Gov. and League of Provinces of the Philippines (LPP) president Presbitero Velasco Jr. said Monday, Jan....
Quezon City mayoral aspirant Rep. Michael "Mike" Defensor on Sunday, Jan. 16, said Team Malayang Quezon City is ready to coordinate with the local government on the fight against the new surge in COVID-19 cases. "For now, we've set aside our political differences so that we can concentrate in...
A total of 510 healthcare workers in Tala Hospital in Caloocan City are under quarantine due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19), an official of the hospital said Monday, Jan. 17. Tala Hospital (Photo from DJNRMHS / DOH) In a virtual public briefing, Tala Hospital Director Dr. Alfonso Famaran Jr....
media The number of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Metro Manila might have already started decreasing as the region posted a negative (-) 1 percent daily growth rate over the past week, OCTA Research Fellow Dr. Guido David said on Monday, Jan. 17. "Base sa datos kahapon , bumaba ang...
