The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced Saturday, Jan. 15 that it would limit onsite working capacity to 30 percent in offices within areas placed under Alert Level 3 amid the rising coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections among its personnel. DFA (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The DFA...
A health reform advocate urged the national government to revisit its coronavirus disease (COVID-19) guidelines and alert level system amid the surge of infections among health care workers. FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN Former National Task Force (NTF) against COVID-19 special adviser Dr. Anthony...
The active COVID-19 cases in Caloocan City dropped to 615 on Friday, Jan. 14, from 1,068 cases recorded on Jan. 10. The report was released by the City Health Department (CHD) and Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (CESU) on Friday which showed 22 new cases listed. Barangay 176 logged the highest...
The Valenzuela City government released updated guidelines on quarantine periods for individuals infected with COVID-19 and those who are experiencing symptoms of the disease. Starting Saturday, Jan. 15, fully vaccinated resident and health workers who are asymptomatic, probable cases, or with mild...
Grab Philippines is set to mandate a weekly COVID testing among unvaccinated drivers and delivery riders in its platform as part of efforts to ensure the safety of both its partners and consumers. A GrabFood delivery rider (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The mandatory testing, which will begin...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) reported another record-breaking number of fresh coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases for three consecutive days as 39,004 infections were confirmed on Saturday, Jan. 15. Saturday's cases shattered the previous highest daily tally on Jan. 14 where 37,207 cases...
Opposition senatorial candidate Chel Diokno has objections to the threats by the government to arrest unvaccinated Filipinos, saying it should instead launch a massive information campaign to address vaccine hesitancy. Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno (Photo from Diokno’s campaign team) This will...
By Cherrylin Caacbay The Makati City local government announced on Thursday, Jan. 13, the passage of an ordinance regulating the mobility of unvaccinated individuals in the city. Under City Ordinance No. 2022-005, non-fully vaccinated individuals shall remain in their residences at all times except...
Determined to continue the implementation of in-person learning amid the pandemic, the Department of Education (DepEd) cited the emerging good practices in conducting the pilot limited face-to-face classes. (Photo from DepEd) DepEd started the implementation of pilot face-to-face classes on Nov. 15...
Amid the deluge of healthcare workers getting infected with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the national government has started deploying personnel from the security sector to augment workforce in the hospitals. (File photo) Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., vaccine czar and chief implementer of...
CAVITE – The provincial government announced on Friday (Jan. 14) the reimplementation of curfew hours as part of its measures to curb the further spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). As per Provincial Ordinance No. 342-2022, curfew hours will be from 10:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. of the...
The Department of Education Regional Office I (DepEd-ROI) received a Safety Seal Certification for complying with the minimum public health standards (MPHS) set by the government. (Photo from DepEd) “The Safety Seal itself does not really assure safety in our workplace, but it is an important...
