The City of Manila has recorded an increase of over 100 active coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases from Dec. 22 to 29. As of Wednesday, Dec. 29, a total of 183 active COVID-19 cases were recorded in Manila which is an increase of 107 cases compared to the 76 recorded cases a week earlier. MANILA...
Buildings stand illuminated at night in the Makati district of Manila, the Philippines. Photographer: Hannah Reyes Morales/Bloomberg FILE) As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage across the world, a glimmer of hope somehow appeared in 2021 for the Philippines as fresh coronavirus infections...
Photo from Pixabay/ MANILA BULLETIN An infectious disease expert sounded the alarm as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country continue to climb once again. “Well, I would say it’s alarming because if you look at the trend, it quickly went up and this is something that we have to...
Despite the slight uptick in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) believes there is no basis yet to raise the Alert Level in the country. DILG logo "So far wala pa namang basis (there is no basis yet)," DILG Secretary Eduardo Año said...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) urged Filipinos to emulate Dr. Jose Rizal and practice self-discipline especially in times of great danger and challenges as the country observed the 125th year martyrdom of the national hero on Thursday, December 30. Secretary Eduardo Año...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said it is now investigating reports of an individual who was allegedly allowed to leave the quarantine facility before even completing the mandatory quarantine period. "The DOH is aware of a circulating social media post about an alleged individual who violated...
As the country deals with the continued threat of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) once again reminded the public to get vaccinated as soon as possible. (FILE PHOTO / PHILIPPINE RED CROSS) “The best protection against COVID-19 is to get vaccinated,” said PRC...
Government workers hired under the contract of service (COS) and job order (JO) set-up will received their own yearend gratuity pay. (Mari Gimenez/ Unsplash) This, after President Duterte signed on Wednesday, Dec. 29, administrative order (AO) no.46, which authorizes the grant of a one-time...
DepEd / MANILA BULLETN As the world continues to deal with the evolving threat of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Department of Education (DepEd) is eyeing the possibility of integrating proper antimicrobial handling and stewardship in the K to 12 curriculum. During the celebration of the World...
(FILE PHOTO / DEPED) In order to formulate policies that would help improve education quality in the country, the Department of Education (DepEd) said that studies on distance learning delivery modalities amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic as well as the possible factors on why...
The number of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the Municipality of Pateros has increased to 19 from four amid the threat of the highly transmissible Omicron variant. Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce III announced on Dec. 29 that COVID-19 has made its comeback to Pateros, which experienced...
(Photo courtesy of DepEd) DepEd TV, the official television-based instruction platform of the Department of Education (DepEd), has already reached 18 million school-aged viewers. In a statement issued Wednesday, Dec. 29, DepEd cited the Kantar report released by the Intercontinental Broadcasting...
