Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo on Monday, January 3, said that operations at her campaign headquarters will temporarily stop because of the rising cases of new COVID-19 cases amid the threat of the highly transmissible Omicron variant. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP photo)...
The Department of Education (DepEd) expressed support for the vaccination of younger children against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Education Secretary Leonor Briones, in a phone interview, said that vaccination especially among younger children will help in...
Sixteen more Filipinos abroad have contracted the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as of the third day of the new year, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Monday, Jan. 3. Department of Foreign Affairs (MANILA BULLETIN) This, according to the DFA, has brought the total number of...
Infectious disease expert Dr. Edsel Salvana said on Monday, Jan. 3 that Florona, or the combination of the Influenza virus and coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is not an unusual phenomenon and has already occurred in the Philippines. COVID-19 virus Salvana said in a press briefing of the Department...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Monday, Jan. 3, announced that her Swab Cab free antigen testing in high-risk areas will restart this week as the country experiences a fresh surge of COVID-19 cases. OVP’s Swab Cab (Photo from VP Leni Robredo via Facebook) In a tweet, Robredo said that her office...
It is still difficult to conclude if coronavirus disease (COVID-19) variant Omicron does have less severe symptoms than other variants of concern such as Delta, according to an infectious disease expert. (Fusion Medical Animation/ Unsplash) Dr. Edsel Salvana made the statement during a press...
Vice President Leni Robredo’s flagship Angat Buhay program has helped 622,000 families in 223 cities and municipalities across the country since she assumed office in 2016. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP photo) A yearend report from the Office of the Vice President (OVP) said the families have...
Another church in Manila has temporarily closed. Photo from Sta. Maria Goretti Parish FB The Sta. Maria Goretti Parish Church in Paco, Manila on Monday, Jan. 3 announced that it will temporarily be closed to the public as two of its staff tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). "The...
While face to face classes in pilot schools located in the National Capital Region (NCR) have been temporarily suspended, Education Secretary Leonor Briones assured that the students will continue their lessons under the distance learning set-up. (FILE PHOTO / DepEd Philippines) “Those who...
Pateros Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce III has imposed a curfew for unvaccinated minors aged 17 years old and below under Alert Level 3. The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) has placed the National Capital Region under Alert Level 3 from Jan. 3 to 15 due to the threat of the highly transmissible...
DASMARIÑAS, Cavite – The local government unit announced the temporary closure of its parks starting Monday (Jan. 3) amid rising cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country. Promenade des Dasmariãs, Promenade H2 Extension, and all other parks in various barangays will...
Faster than the Delta-driven surge, Metro Manila’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) reproduction rate has escalated to a “very high” level of 4.78, said the OCTA Research group on Monday, Jan 3. (Manila Bulletin File Photo) Reproduction rate refers to the average number of secondary...
