Pateros, the smallest local government unit in Metro Manila, has recorded a steep increase in the number of active coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. According to the Pateros municipal government, the active cases in the town have risen to 162 including 16 new cases as of Jan. 6, an increase of...
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 COVID-19 cases.(ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippines’ number of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases swelled up to 21,819, the...
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles has interpreted President Duterte's order for barangay chiefs to restrict the movement of unvaccinated individuals as being nationwide in scope. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (Photo from the Cabinet Secretariat Facebook page) Not only that, but the order also...
The safe reopening of schools amid the pandemic might still not be possible with the approved budget for the education sector, a group of education workers said. Photo taken on Dec. 6, 2021 during the first day of pilot face-to-face classes in Aurora A. Quezon Elementary School in Manila. (ALI...
ULAN BATOR, Mongolia – Mongolia has registered the country's first cases of the Omicron variant, Tsolmon Bilegtsaikhan, director of the National Center for Communicable Diseases, said on Friday. "At least 12 COVID-19 cases caused by the Omicron variant have been detected in our country,"...
NEW DELHI, India – Haunted by the specter of last year's crisis, India is bracing for a deluge of Covid-19 cases, with authorities of various megacities bringing in restrictions in a bid to keep infections in check. Case numbers have yet to match the enormous figures seen last spring when...
LIMA, Peru – COVID-19 killed at least one parent or primary caregiver for nearly 100,000 children in Peru, the country with the world's highest coronavirus death rate, its government reported Thursday. "Unfortunately our country has almost 98,000 children who lost their father, mother or...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Friday, Jan. 7, appealed for public understanding as strict checkpoints were again put up for inbound and outbound travelers in Metro Manila and Bulacan to ensure that the restriction on the movement of unvaccinated individuals is being...
The Taguig police set up checkpoints in the city to check vaccination cards while a hospital stopped face-to-face consultations due to the increase in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the city. According to the Taguig police, the specialized checkpoints are meant to check the vaccination...
The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) claimed that it has served the masses in rural villages more effectively than the government when it comes to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic response. (File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) CPP spokesperson Marco Valbuena said that the New People’s...
Even medicines have fake versions. And now that paracetamol is high in demand, some are taking the opportunity to sell counterfeit ones. Artwork by Ariana Maralit Unilab posted on their Facebook some tips on how to spot the difference when it comes to purchasing their product Biogesic. They also...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte is limiting traditional mass gatherings such as fiestas, processions, and parades to curb the spread of COVID-19. “Dahil inaasahan na natin ang mga pagtitipon sa mga piyesta, Chinese New Year at iba pang pagdiriwang sa mga susunod na buwan, minabuti na nating...
