Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano encouraged the city’s senior population to take part in the Senior Citizens Vaccination Day, especially those who remain unvaccinated. Rubiano said the city now has a total of 810 confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of Jan. 5. She said the Senior Vaccination Day is...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Thursday pressed the creation of a center for disease control and a virology institute in the country which are both key to strengthening the government’s preparedness in responding to public health emergencies. Go, who heads the Senate Committee on Health and...
OCTA Research Fellow Fr. Nicanor Austriaco said Wednesday, Jan. 5, that the public should not be scared of the high coronavirus disease (COVID-19) case numbers as most of these are expected to be mild. (Screenshot from Go Negosyo Facebook video / MANILA BULLETIN) "A lot of people are worried and...
The Taguig City government has adopted a resolution signed by Metro Manila mayors imposing restrictions on the movement of unvaccinated individuals in the National Capital Region under Alert Level 3 or higher. The Taguig Safe City Task Force issued Advisory No. 62 on Jan. 5 on the implementation of...
"I had hesitations sharing this to the public in the fear of being bashed," posted mom-of-two Cai de Leon , an intellectual property (IP) specialist and a Homebuddies Facebook page moderator in her private Facebook account last night. "I can already imagine hearing people say ' Yan kasi, bakit pa...
At least 15 members of the Presidential Security Group (PSG) have tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (PSG logo) This was confirmed to Malacañang reporters Thursday, Jan. 6 by Col. Randolph Cabangbang, chief of the PSG. According to Cabangbang, the 15 PSG members--who...
The Makati City local government closed on Thursday, Jan. 6, the hotel where “Poblacion Girl” Gwyneth Anne Chua, a returning Filipino traveler from the United States, skipped quarantine procedures and was later found to be COVID-19 positive. Berjaya Hotel Makati slammed the closure order as...
The Pasay City’s lone public hospital, the Pasay City General Hospital (PCGH), has reached full capacity and will no longer admit severe and critical COVID-19 patients. Dr. John Victor De Gracia, PCGH officer-in-charge, announced on Thursday, Jan. 6, that the hospital’s confirmed ICU beds, ward...
Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula has reached out to the devotees of the Black Nazarene as he asked for their understanding and cooperation following the cancelation of this year’s Traslacion procession and the physical masses at the Quiapo Church (Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene) in...
The National Capital Region's (NCR) positivity rate has further increased to 45 percent, independent research group OCTA said on Thursday, Jan. 6. Members of the Manila Police District (MPD) Precinct Station 2 remind bargain shoppers along Ilaya in Tondo, Manila, that children, senior citizens and...
The Mandaluyong City local government announced on Wednesday, Jan. 5, that all markets in the city will be closed every Monday as the Metro continues to grapple with the surge in COVID-19 cases. In its announcement on its official Facebook page, the local government unit (LGU) said that starting...
IMUS CITY, Cavite – Mayor Emmanuel Maliksi warned his constituents who were reportedly lying about their vaccine brand and dose, reiterating that falsifying one's vaccination details is prohibited under the law. "Inilapit sa ating atensyon ang gawain ng iilang mga nagpapabakuna sa ating...
