President Duterte has expressed a desire to go back to the provinces that were ravaged by typhoon "Odette". President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) This, despite the apparent new surge in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases that's slowly sweeping across the nation. Duterte, in his...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo on Wednesday, Jan. 5, called on medical doctors and non-medical volunteers to join her free telemedicine consultation initiative called Bayanihan E-Konsulta as the number of new daily coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country increased....
An infectious disease expert clarified on Wednesday, Jan. 5, that having influenza will not cause one to get a positive reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test result. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) During President Rodrigo Duterte's taped public address aired late Tuesday...
An official of Quiapo Church said they will comply with the National Task Force Against COVID-19 resolution suspending the "traslacion" or procession of the image of the Black Nazarene and other activities related to it. Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN In an interview, Msgr. Hernando...
The office of Pateros Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce III was temporarily shut down on Jan. 4 after several employees tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) “Dahil po ilan sa mga empleyado ng tanggapan ng Punong Bayan ay nag positibo sa COVID-19 virus ngayong araw na ito, ang nasabing...
President Duterte has sought the understanding of the Roman Catholic faithful following the National Task Force's decision to suspend this year’s "traslacion" or the annual procession of the Black Nazarene. SUPER-SPREADER EVENT--A typical traslacion of the image of the Black Nazarene. (File...
As the Philippines again records thousands of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases daily, President Duterte on Tuesday, Jan. 4, pointed at the highly transmissible Omicron variant as the culprit for the decreased mobility of Filipinos. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his regular public...
President Duterte prefers to assign policemen at quarantine hotels in the country in order to prevent cases of quarantine "jumping", or skipping the required quarantine period for individuals who just arrived from abroad. (Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) This, as Duterte acknowledged...
President Duterte has directed village officials to restrict the movement of unvaccinated Filipinos in their respective jurisdictions. President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during his first “Talk to the People” public briefing of the year on Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022. (RTVM Screenshot) In his taped...
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said on Tuesday, Jan. 4 is under quarantine after he was exposed to his staff who was positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Health Secretary Francisco Duque III / RTVM screenshot "I am in quarantine since I got exposed to my staff who tested positive...
Averaging only more than 300 cases per day in the previous week, the country's average daily reported cases of COVID-19 has soared to more than 3,000 this week, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday night, Jan. 4. Shoppers flock to bargain stores along Ilaya Street in Divisoria, Binondo,...
Delivery riders can get their COVID-19 booster shots at a drive-thru vaccination site set up at the Bonifacio Shrine beside the Manila City Hall, the city government announced Tuesday. The drive-thru vaccination site will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 6. PHOTO COURTESY OF MANILA...
