The Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU) announced that it will start offering free coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines to eligible students. (Photo from Ateneo.edu) " are intensifying our efforts to make the vaccines available to our students in response to the Commission on Higher Education and...
Vaccination for children aged 5 to 11 years old should be made imperative if government intends to expand the number of face-to-face classes in the country. Rep. Florida Robes2 In a privilege speech delivered in the House of Representatives, Rep. Florida “Rida” Robes (Lone District, San Jose...
Taguig City logged a record 19 daily coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Dec. 6, thus, making it the second local government unit (LGU) in the country with the.highest number of COVID-19 cases. According to Dr. Guido David of OCTA Research, Taguig has 19 new COVID-19 cases on Dec. 6 based on...
Senatorial aspirant and incumbent Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Tuesday said he is confident that the province of Sorsogon would be able to achieve herd immunity by the end of 2021. Escudero said the province is expected to vaccinate almost 85 percent of the target population,...
SEOUL-- South Korea reported 4,954 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Monday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 482,310. The daily caseload was up from 4,325 in the previous day, recording the country's highest Monday figure since the first case was found in...
WELLINGTON -- New Zealand reported 98 new Delta variant cases of COVID-19 in the community on Tuesday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country's current community outbreak to 9,266. Among the new infections, 74 were recorded in the largest city of Auckland, 10 in nearby Waikato,...
The Municipality of Pateros in Metro Manila has maintained its status as a coronavirus disease (COVID-19)-free local government unit (LGU) in the last three days. Pateros reached the status on Dec. 4 when it recorded zero active COVID-19 case and zero new case based on data from the Pateros Health...
President Duterte expressed confidence that the Philippine economy can bounce back next year owing to the glowing outlook that global investment banking firm Goldman Sachs has for the country. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Duterte said that according to Sachs, the Philippines "is...
Citing the huge decline in new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, President Duterte reckoned that there are “better days ahead” for the Philippines. President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during his “Talk to the People” public briefing on Monday, Dec. 6, 2021. (PCOO) In his taped public...
FR. NICANOR AUSTRIACO Despite the threat of the Omicron variant of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the public should still celebrate Christmas but with proper caution, OCTA research fellow Fr. Nicanor Austriaco said during President Duterte's Talk to the People on Monday evening, Dec. 6. Austriaco...
President Duterte hailed the start of pilot face-to-face classes in the National Capital Region (NCR) after almost two years of school closure due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, even as he asked other provinces to wait for their turn. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo)...
President Duterte gave due thanks on Monday night, Dec. 6 to Filipino frontliners for their "impressive" feat of bringing the number of new daily coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections back down to the triple-digit range. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) "Better days ahead because...
