The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) denounced Tuesday, August 3, ambush of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) in Samar on the convoy of health workers and the police on their way to Leyte to pick-up coronavirus...
Exactly five months since the inoculation program began, only 12.87 percent out of the more than 70 million targeted eligible population have so far been fully vaccinated, raising questions if the national government can achieve its goal of achieving herd immunity by the end of 2021. An airport...
The East Avenue Medical Center's (EAMC) hospital bed utilization rate as of Tuesday, Aug. 3, is between 75 to 80 percent. East Avenue Medical Center (Photo from EAMC) The EAMC is seeing an increase in admissions due to COVID-19. "Two weeks ago our bed utilization rate was at 40 to 50 percent, now...
The Philippine Medical Students' Association (PMSA) urged the national government to strengthen contact tracing amid the threat of the more transmissible coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Delta variant. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) The country's current contact tracing ratio is at 1:6, far from the...
The Muntinlupa City Council passed an ordinance on Monday expanding the list of authorized persons outside of residence (APOR) during the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) from Aug. 6 to 20. The government will place the National Capital Region (NCR) under ECQ for two weeks due to the rising...
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Director-General Eric Domingo The Delta variant of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was not as contagious among healthcare workers of the Philippine General Hospital as most of them are vaccinated and observe health protocols, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...
The Muntinlupa City government will continue its COVID-19 vaccination program even under the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) which will be implemented in Metro Manila on Aug. 6 to 20. In an announcement, the Muntinlupa City COVID-19 Vaccination Program (MunCoVac) said “The vaccination in...
No Filipino will be left out in the government's vaccination program against the coronavirus disease, President Duterte assured the nation Tuesday as the country's cases of infections fueled by the Delta variant continued to soar. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a public address on August 2,...
The defense alliance between the Philippines and the United States has apparently been saved following America's donation of coronavirus vaccines to Filipinos. President Rodrigo Duterte thanks the United States for donating COVID-19 vaccines to the Philippines during a public address on August 2,...
In a rare instance, President Duterte was friendly to the United States, which he once spurned for China, and asked the global superpower not to forget the Philippines, a treaty ally. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his public address on August 2, 2021. (PCOO Screenshot) This came after...
Raymundo W. Lo, MD So, we’re headed for another two-week lockdown due to the Delta variant surge threat. But lockdowns per se will only bring temporary relief, as we’ve seen in the past year. The same goes for different countries seeing surge after surge. While vaccination is the key to ending...
ONE FOR THE ROAD James Deakin Hello inmates! Looks like we are back where it all began – ECQ – otherwise referred to as lockdown season 3, the Delta variant, fortified with face shields and fake news. This is considered the most dangerous wave, not only because it’s more transmissible, but...
