(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) A fellow of the independent research group OCTA on Tuesday, Jan. 18, expressed concern over the increasing number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases being reported all over the country. While the growth rate of COVID-19 cases in Metro Manila has slowed down, OCTA...
President Duterte claimed that erring cops are "happy" with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic because they can go about their activities while hiding their faces under their masks. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his regular public address on Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. (RTVM Screenshot)...
Unvaccinated people are getting their jabs in Muntinlupa as a result of the implementation of the Department of Transportation’s “no vaccination, no ride” policy. The Muntinlupa City Health Office (CHO) noted that there was an increase in the number of walk-ins at vaccination sites to get...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Tuesday urged the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to include a mental health wellness package as part of its services to address a much wider range of psychological disorders. Go, likewise, called on the Department of Health (DOH) to make its...
A total of 549 areas were placed under granular lockdown as the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) cases continue to rise in the country. In a briefing with the President Monday night, Jan. 17, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said that 268 barangays,...
Higher education institutions (HEIs) located in the National Capital Region (NCR) moved their opening of limited face-to-face classes next month, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) said. (ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) CHED Chairman Popoy De Vera, during President Duterte’s Talk...
Amid the surge in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) said that at least 260 higher education institutions have declared and will declare academic break. (Photo from Unsplash) During President Duterte’s Talk to the People on Jan. 17, CHED...
The vaccination rate in higher education continues to increase, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) said. During President Duterte’s Talk to the People aired on Monday, Jan. 17, CHED Chairman Popoy De Vera said that efforts to boost the vaccination rates for students and personnel at the...
It’s a paradigm shift CLINICAL MATTERS As new daily cases of COVID-19 in the US breach the one million-mark, government leaders and healthcare officials in many countries are being forced to confront the inevitable question: Since the Omicron variant is out of control, what is an acceptable...
The expansion phase of limited face-to-face classes eyed to start in the first week of February will only include vaccinated participants, the Department of Education (DepEd) said. (Photo from DepEd) During President Duterte’s Talk to the People aired on Monday, Jan. 17, Education Secretary...
Even with the increase of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Monday night, Jan. 17, that admissions remain to be lower in comparison to the surge experienced with the peak of cases involving the Delta variant. Hospital nurse (FILE PHOTO)...
President Duterte urged people anew to get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), saying most of those who recently died of the disease or from complications from it were probably not vaccinated. President Rodrigo Duterte (PTV/RTVM Screenshot) Duterte made the statement as the...
