The Pateros municipal government is requiring all unvaccinated workers in the municipality to undergo reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests every two weeks and show negative results under Alert Level 3. Pateros Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce III made the announcement on Jan....
One of the priests of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Makati has tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Photo National Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe FB The Shrine revealed this in a Facebook post on Monday, Jan. 3. Due to this, the Shrine announced that it will be...
The Makati City local government announced on Tuesday, Jan. 4, that non-residents may now get their booster jabs against COVID-19 at any vaccination site in the city as the country faces a new wave of infection brought about by the Omicron and Delta variants of the coronavirus. In an interview with...
Bulacan, Cavite, and Rizal have joined the National Capital Region (NCR) in the heightened classification of alert level 3 in connection with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. (Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) This was announced Tuesday morning, Jan. 4, by Cabinet Secretary and...
By Cherrylin Caacbay and Khriscielle Yalao Seven local government-run hospitals in Metro Manila are struggling with the increasing number of patients with COVID-19 with some temporarily halting new admissions. As of Jan. 3, the City of Manila recorded 766 active cases, 91,143 recoveries, and 1,775...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday appealed to the government to increase the vaccination capacity against COVID-19 across the country and boost its information drive as the Omicron variant now presents a new reality about the pandemic. Hontiveros said the Department of Health (DOH) should...
Cavite will be placed under Alert Level 3 from Jan. 5 to Jan. 15 along with Bulacan and Rizal, Malacañang announced on Tuesday (Jan. 4). The alert level escalation comes after a sharp increase in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the localities. "Ang mga kaso natin sa buong lalawigan ay...
The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) will be filing criminal charges against Gwyneth Anne Chua, the controversial 'Poblacion Gril' who skipped the mandatory quarantine for returning Filipinos from abroad, and eight other people for violations of the government's health protocols....
The country’s new number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases could reach up to 6,000 on Tuesday, Jan. 4, said the OCTA Research group. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David, in a Twitter post on Monday evening, Jan. 3, said that "even with lower testing, there is a...
NEW DELHI -- India on Monday morning started vaccinating children aged 15 to 18 against COVID-19 amid fears of a surge in infections of the Omicron variant. India's federal health minister Mansukh Mandaviya shared photographs of children getting vaccinated to mark the beginning of the inoculation...
ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan on Sunday reported 708 new COVID-19 cases, with infections continued to increase in its southern Sindh province, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Monday. Local media, quoting an official from the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and...
The outpatient department (OPD) of Caloocan City North Medical Center (CCNMC) has implemented a "no walk-in” policy starting on Monday, Jan. 3. This is after the national government placed Metro Manila under Alert Level 3 from Jan. 3 to 15 due to the surge of COVID-19 cases in the region....
