DOH The Department of Health (DOH) reported close to 1,000 fresh coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Thursday, Nov. 25. There were 975 more people who got infected with SARS-CoV-2 or the virus that causes COVID-19, the DOH said. These cases were added to the country's running tally of cases...
The Department of Education (DepEd) received the highest trust rating among all the other national agencies, making it the “most trusted” government office based on a research for multi-tiered organizations amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. (Photo from DepEd) “This recognition...
Those fully vaccinated individuals who had breakthrough coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infection may receive booster shots, a vaccine expert from the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Thursday, Nov. 25. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE) DOST Vaccine Expert Panel (VEP) head Dr. Nina Gloriani...
Senator Risa Hontiveros said on Thursday, Nov. 25 that they stand by the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee after former presidential economic adviser Michael Yang asked the Supreme Court (SC) to nullify the arrest orders issued against him. "The oversight powers of the senate are well-settled in law and...
A healthcare workers receives a COVID-19 vaccine during the launching of booster vaccination for medical frontliners at the National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) in Quezon City on Nov. 17, 2021. (Photo: NTF Against COVID-19) The Department of Health (DOH) said more than 100,000 Filipinos...
After BLACKPINK’s Lisa , a member of K-pop boy band Pentagon has tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) amid a surge in new cases in South Korea. “Kino of Pentagon tested positive for COVID-19 today (the 25th),” announced Cube Entertainment, the idol group’s agency. Kino of...
The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) cited the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) on Thursday, Nov. 25, for the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) vaccination work it rendered to its personnel and persons deprived of liberty (PDL). In...
K-pop girl group BLACKPINK members Jennie, Jisoo and Rosé have all tested negative for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). YG Entertainment announced this on Nov. 25 after member Lisa tested positive for COVID-19 on Nov. 24. BLACKPINK (YG Entertainment) “BLACKPINK members Jisoo, Rosé and Jennie’s...
Students and teachers participate in a campaign calling for the end of violence against women and children, on the occasion of Valentine's Day in Manila, the Philippines, Feb. 14, 2020. (Xinhua) UNITED NATIONS -- A new report of UN Women has highlighted the impact of COVID-19 on women's safety at...
People drive to a temporary COVID-19 testing site in Auckland, New Zealand, Feb. 15, 2021. (Xinhua/File) WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- A new national testing strategy, which will test people with faster results and provide greater certainty, reassurance, and less disruption to everyday lives, will...
ROME, Italy -- With COVID-19 infections rising in Italy, the country tightened restrictions on Wednesday in the run-up to the Christmas and New Year holiday. The most important new measures are the extension of the mandatory green pass to a wider array of venues, and restrictions for unvaccinated...
ENDEAVOR Sonny Coloma Just a week after the onset of the first enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) lockdown in March 2020, I received a text message from a long-time friend: “You must have heard that Mike (not his real name) died last night. He went home after waiting for hours to be admitted; no...
