With the surge in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, an official of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has appealed to the public to buy only the medicines that they need. Military Bishop Oscar Florencio/CBCP NEWS CBCP Vice-Chairman Bishop Oscar Jaime Florencio issued the...
The Philippine General Hospital (PGH) clarified on Monday, Jan. 10, that only health workers who will test negative for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) will be allowed to work. (Unsplash) In an interview with CNN's The Source, PGH Spokesperson Dr. Jonas del Rosario made the clarification after...
BACOOR CITY, Cavite – The city hall is currently on limited operations after 190 of its employees tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Mayor Lani Mercado Revilla said on Monday (Jan. 10). Most of the city hall employees who contracted the virus are currently working from home...
By Khriscielle Yalao The city of San Juan has logged 1,171 active coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, with 180 new cases added on Sunday, Jan. 9. Photo from Mayor Francis Zamora's Facebook Page / MANILA BULLETIN The city was already on the brink of the thousandth mark on Saturday, Jan. 8,...
Malacañang said it was up to the discretion of the local government units (LGUs) whether to bring an entire family hit with the coronavirus (COVID-19) to a facility or let them undergo quarantine in their own house. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (Malacañang photo) Cabinet Secretary Karlo...
The Alliance of Health Workers (AHW) lamented the shortened quarantine period for medical frontliners exposed to coronavirus disease (COVID-19), saying it will "further accelerate the proliferation and spread of infection." (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health, through the...
Former Vice-President and senatorial candidate Jejomar Binay has grants for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSME) which were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic so they can continue giving salaries to their workers even when alert levels are raised. Binay said the money can be given directly to...
Pateros Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce III warned the public of a surge in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the municipality brought about by the highly transmissible Omicron variant. From zero COVID-19 cases for nearly three weeks in December, Pateros now has 259 active cases as of Jan. 8,...
In an effort to combat the post-holiday coronavirus disease (COVID-19) surge, the City of Manila has aggressively pushed its COVID-19 vaccination drive even to non-residents of the city. Since Wednesday, Jan. 5, the city government has launched three different booster vaccination campaigns open to...
Malacañang said that the government will not hesitate to place Metro Manila under the coronavirus (COVID-19) Alert Level 4 if the region meets the qualifications for escalation. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (Malacañang photo) Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles made the statement amid calls...
Work at the Manila City Hall will continue amid surging COVID-19 cases, Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso said on Monday, Jan. 10. (Mayor Isko Moreno's campaign team / MANILA BULLETIN) During Monday’s flag raising ceremony, Domagoso noted that several workers of the City Hall are sick...
MB File Photo The resumption of the national team training initially scheduled Monday will have to be rescheduled to a later date due to the increasing number of active new COVID-19 cases in the country particularly in Metro Manila. The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) has reportedly tasked...
