By Cherrylin Caacbay Manila has recorded more than 4,106 active COVID-19 cases after recording 889 new infections, the city government announced on Friday, Jan. 14. Sampaloc district has the highest number of active cases with 732, followed by Tondo with 1, 521; Tondo 2 with 434; Sta. Cruz, 339;...
The regional offices of the Department of Education (DepEd) in the National Capital Region (NCR) and Region IV-A (Calabarzon) announced the suspension of classes in public schools amid the surge in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country. JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN In a regional...
Paranaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez announced the suspension of classes starting Jan.15 up to Jan. 21 to ease the burden brought by the surge in COVID-19 cases. Olivarez said the Department of Education (DepEd)-National Capital Region issued a memorandum directing the school division superintendent...
Members and pensioners who tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) may avail of “sickness benefits”, said an official of the Social Security System (SSS) in a televised interview on Friday, Jan. 14. MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO “Ang SSS noon pa man ay may sickness benefits at para...
To ensure the safe reopening of schools amid the pandemic, a group of education workers on Friday, Jan. 14, urged the government to come up with a better and more effective response. (Photo from Unsplash) “Our ultimate goal is for our schools to finally be able to reopen safely so that we can...
By Cherrylin Caacbay Marikina City has recorded a total of 2,048 active COVID-19 cases, the local government announced on Friday, Jan. 14. As of Thursday (Jan. 13), 1,933 active cases were in home quarantine while 32 were hospitalized. Among the active cases, 87.35% or 1,789 individuals are fully...
The Quezon City government on Friday, Jan.14, laid down home isolation rules for all suspect, probable, and confirmed COVID-19 cases, who are asymptomatic or with mild symptoms such as sore throat, fever, cough, and colds. After the surge in active COVID-19 cases, the city government released the...
FDA The number of adverse reactions among people who were vaccinated with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines remains minimal, data from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) showed. The FDA said that of the 108,757,357 vaccine doses administered as of Jan. 2, there have been 85,717 adverse...
Muntinlupa City’s active coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases rose to more than 3,600 after recording over 1,000 new cases in one day. Tally released by the Muntinlupa City government showed that on Jan. 14, the city’s active COVID-19 jumped to 3,625, an increase of 980 cases or 37 percent,...
Church lockdowns must only be the last resort. Photo Diocese of Novaliches FB The Diocese of Novaliches said this in the guidelines which was released on Thursday, Jan. 13 amid the surge in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country. "In our Diocese of Novaliches lockdowns must be our...
Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano ordered the distribution of cash assistance and food packs to residents afflicted with coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Rubiano, who is recovering from COVID-19, announced in a video message that the city government prepared a P140-million emergency cash subsidy...
The Department of Education (DepEd) assured its qualified personnel that they can expect the release of the remaining P3,000 of the P10,000 one-time Service Recognition Incentive (SRI) for 2021 at the “soonest possible time.” (FILE PHOTO / DepEd) In a statement, DepEd said that with the efforts...
