A public health expert expressed his concern over Philippine areas with low coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination rate and weak healthcare system amid the ongoing surge of infections. (Mark Felix/ AFP/ MANILA BULLETIN) “The positivity rate is 43 percent today, then the cases soared from...
Metro Manila’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) growth rate has further dipped to -20 percent, but an OCTA research fellow reiterated that despite the decrease of infections, the region remains at critical risk. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) “The one-week growth rate in the National Capital Region...
The government's pandemic task force has escalated four provinces in Luzon and Visayas to the relatively restrictive Alert Level 4, while 15 others will be placed under Alert level 3 from Jan. 21 to 31, 2022. Maligcong Rice Terraces, Bontoc, Mountain Province (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In a...
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III (Malacañang photo) Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III encouraged Public Attorney's Office (PAO) Chief Persida Acosta to get inoculated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). “Unang una ako ay nanawagan kay PAO Chief Acosta na dahil...
The Province of Bulacan has administered a total of 4,023,817 doses of COVID-19 vaccine including first, second, and single doses since the start of its vaccine rollout on March 8, 2021 up to January 16, 2022. According to the report of the Provincial Health Office posted on...
Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion said the Philippines should reexamine its quarantine protocols for international travel , saying other countries have recently started easing their international arrival restrictions in light of recent developments in the coronavirus...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said it is set to implement “One COVID-19 Allowance” for healthcare workers for this year. "In line with President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s pronouncement that the HCWs (healthcare workers) should be given higher Special Risk Allowance (SRA) in 2022, commensurate...
Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Sen. Richard Gordon said on Thursday, Jan. 20 that the saliva RT-PCR test for detecting the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a "game-changer" for the country. Aside from swab testing, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) also offers...
DOH The government is looking at expanding the COVID-19 vaccination in drugstores by mid-February, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said on Thursday, Jan. 20. This is in a bid to make COVID-19 vaccine booster doses more accessible to the public, said DOH Undersecretary Myrna Cabotaje....
Shoppers flock to bargain stores along Ilaya Street in Divisoria, Binondo, Manila, on Oct. 14, 2021. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) The country on Thursday recorded 31,173 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. The number of active COVID-19 cases or patients who are currently sick nationwide is at...
(Unsplash) The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine booster shot is safe for pregnant and breastfeeding women, said the Philippine Infectious Disease Society for Obstetrics and Gynecology (PIDSOG) on Thursday, Jan. 20. “COVID-19 vaccination is recommended for pregnant women. There is no...
Pateros, the smallest local government unit (LGU) in Metro Manila with an estimated population of 70,000, has recorded an increase in active coronavirus disease (COVID-19). According to the Pateros municipal government, as of Jan. 19, the town has 485 active COVID-19 cases, up by 38 cases or 8.5...
