Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., the country’s vaccine czar and chief implementer of the National Task Force (NTF) against the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), placed himself under isolation after being exposed to several infected staff. Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr. (File photo) Galvez attended the...
The entire Philippines is now classified as "high-risk" for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) based on the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases's (IATF) own metrics. (Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) "While we welcome the new year with optimism, the...
Valenzuela City Mayor Rex Gatchalian announced on Wednesday, Jan. 5, that he tested positive for COVID-19. In a Facebook post, Gatchalian said that the result came after a routine work safety testing at the city hall. "I am manifesting very mild symptoms and will continue to discharge my...
More than 25,000 minors aged 12 to 17 years old have been fully vaccinated in Muntinlupa amid the rise in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the city. Data from the Muntinlupa City Health Office (CHO) showed that as of Jan. 4, a total of 25,638 minors have received the second dose of the...
A mass vaccination against COVID-19 for senior citizens in Caloocan City will be conducted on Jan. 6, the local government announced on Wednesday, Jan. 5. All vaccination sites in the city will be open for first and second doses, and booster shots starting at 8 a.m. The local government said...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana passed up on several relief missions for typhoon “Odette” victims after getting exposed to coronavirus disease (COVID-19)-infected individuals. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana (Photo courtesy of Department of National Defense)...
By Cherrylin Caacbay The Marikina City government announced on Wednesday, Jan. 5, that it will now require the wearing of face shields for those who are going to the city’s vaccination centers. The Marikina Public Information (PIO) said the city is reviving the mandatory use of face shields in...
OCTA Research Fellow Fr. Nicanor Austriaco said on Wednesday, Jan. 5, that the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) variant Omicron is the beginning of the end of the pandemic. People flock to Ilaya in Binondo, Manila to shop on Jan. 2, 2022. Metro Manila will be under Alert Level 3 starting Jan. 3 until...
The Berjaya Hotel Makati appealed to the public on Wednesday, Jan. 5, to be kind and considerate to the establishment and its employees after a returning Filipino traveler from the United States, identified by the police as Gwyneth Ann Chua, allegedly skipped quarantine procedures in the hotel and...
Due to the prevailing coronavirus disease pandemic, the National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 approved the recommendation to suspend the traditional procession of Black Nazarene or “Traslacion” this year and all other activities related to it. SUPER-SPREADER EVENT--A typical traslacion of...
At least 67 barangays in Pasay City will be placed under granular lockdown due to the clustering of COVID-19 cases. The city government recorded a total of 245 new cases on Jan. 4, bringing the city’s total confirmed cases to 610. The City Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (CESU) team is now...
Senator Sonny Angara on Wednesday reminded Filipinos on the need to cooperate and share the responsibility in the fight against COVID-19 by continuing to observe the minimum health protocol. Angara made the call as he expressed concern on the alarming spike in new COVID cases over the past weeks....
