President Duterte's acceptance of United States (US) President Joe Biden's invitation to join the so-called Summit for Democracy only shows that the Philippines is "A friend to all, enemy to none." (Photos from Malacañang/ Unsplash) This, according to Cabinet Secretary and Acting Presidential...
Editorial The country may be “winning” its battle versus COVID-19 with round-the-clock nationwide vaccinations and with hospitals registering zero new COVID admissions in the past few days. The reality, however, is that the pandemic is not yet over. There is still a need to enforce strict...
The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on Emerging Infectious Diseases has approved the inclusion of France on the Philippines’ “red list”, which was updated amid the looming threat of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Jansen Romero/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) This was...
The number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Pasay City has dropped to single digit, Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano announced on Wednesday, Dec. 8. Rubiano said the City Health Office (CHO) and the City Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (CESU) recorded only seven active cases of COVID-19. She...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday, Dec. 8 reported 370 new cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). DOH/MB The latest case bulletin of the DOH also showed 861 new recoveries and 171 new deaths. The 370 new cases brought the total number of cases in the country to 2,835,593. Total...
Seven unlocated travelers who arrived in the country from South Africa, where the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) variant Omicron was first detected may be charged after providing false contact information, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Wednesday, Dec. 8. Health Secretary Francisco Duque...
The government is confident that the country will hit its target of fully vaccinating 54 million Filipinos against COVID-19 by the end of the year, acting presidential spokesman Karlo Nograles said on Wednesday, Dec. 8. A minor gets vaccinated against COVID-19 in Muntinlupa City. (File photo /...
Pateros is the only local government unit (LGU) in Metro Manila with zero new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the last seven days. The municipality, the smallest in the National Capital Region (NCR), has been COVID-19-free in the last four days. Pateros Mayor Miguel Ponce III (seated)...
For Health Secretary Francisco Duque III, it is appropriate for the meantime to place the country under Alert Level 2 until the end of the year. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III (RTVM Screenshot / MANILA BULLETIN) In an interview on DZBB on Wednesday, Dec. 8, Duque said that the increased...
The high congestion rate in the jail facilities of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) remains a Herculean challenge in containing the transmission of the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) not only among the persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) but also among the personnel, the...
Acting presidential spokesman Karlo Nograles on Wednesday, Dec. 8, asked the eight passengers who arrived in the country from South Africa to “please come (forward) immediately.” PIXABAY/ MANILA BULLETIN South Africa is the country from where the reportedly highly transmissible Omicron variant...
Having only 105 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases per day, the National Capital Region is heading towards a "good" holiday season, independent research group OCTA said on Wednesday, Dec. 8. "NCR at just 105 new cases per day. NCR, Malabon, Navotas, Caloocan, Pateros, Valenzuela, Marikina,...
