Malacañang said on Tuesday the new quarantine classifications imposed on Metro Manila and four nearby provinces in the NCR Plus Bubble will be announced on May 14, the last day of the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ). (Maria TAN / AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) MECQ is the second strictest...
The Department of Health (DOH) tallied 4,734 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the past 24 hours. DOH/MB This is the lowest number of new cases reported in a single day since March 17, wherein 4,387 cases were detected then. Based on Tuesday's case update, the country's total caseload...
The OCTA Research Team projected that the number of daily coronavirus cases in Metro Manila may decrease to around 1,000 cases per day by the end of the month should the government extend the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) in the metropolis. (MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) OCTA...
Balanga Bishop Ruperto Santos received his second dose of the the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine on Monday, May 10. Bishop Ruperto Santos (CBCP / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The prelate posted his picture on Facebook after getting the jab. "I got my second COVID-19 vaccine dose. I am...
Malacañang on Tuesday, May 11, said it has yet to be determined whether there is community transmission of the Indian COVID-19 variant B.1.617 in the country to warrant the extension of the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) in the National Capital Region Plus (NCR Plus) bubble....
The Muntinlupa City government has vaccinated 28,005 residents with the first dose against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Data from the City Health Office (CHO) showed that as of May 10, there were also 6,301 residents who have received their second dose. The Muntinlupa City government is...
With the arrival of more vaccines, the national government is planning to expand the inoculation program against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Metro Manila, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. said Tuesday, May 11. In a statement, Galvez, vaccine czar and chief implementer of the National Task...
Parañaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez said on Tuesday, May 11, that the city will soon roll out the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines for priority groups A1 to A3. "Nakipagmeeting na po yung ating City Health Office (CHO) sa Department of Health (DOH) para sa proper rollout...
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy A. Cimatu has reiterated his call for the proper disposal of face masks amid the raging coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Discarded face masks found at Baseco beach, Manila. (EcoWaste Coalition/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN)...
Parañaque City's top official has backed the construction of a mega vaccination center at the Nayong Pilipino amid concerns on its environmental impact. Mayor Edwin Olivarez said in an interview on DZRH that the mega vaccination facility is not permanent in nature and will only be built...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday, May 11, announced the presence of the B.1.617 variant of the coronavirus in the country. DOH/MB DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that the variant was detected in two returning overseas Filipinos through the conduct of genome sequencing. "Nais...
Detained peasant leader and land defender Joseph Canlas has succumbed to complications due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Tuesday, May 11, militant group Anakpawis said. “We mourn the avertable passing of exemplary peasant leader Joseph Canlas,” Anakpawis said in a statement. “He passed...
