Senator Grace Poe was apparently not satisfed with President Duterte's sixth and final State of the Nation Address (SONA), saying it failed to specifically spell out plans to help pandemic-hit families and workers, health frontliners, as well as children who endure challenges in learning amid the...
Another batch of delegates from Israel arrived in the country Monday, July 26, to share their experiences and best practices on their coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Response Operations, especially on clinical management. DOH/MB In a statement, the Department of Health (DOH) said the Israeli...
Another batch of medical experts on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) from Israel has arrived in the Philippines. The Israeli medical experts who arrived on July 26, 2021. (Ariel Fernandez/ MANILA BULLETIN) Department of Health (DOH) Undersecretary Leopoldp Vega welcomed the arrival of the medical...
Deputy Speaker and Misamis Occidental 2nd District Rep. Henry Oaminal on Monday, July 26 decided to leave the House of Representatives despite getting “negative” results in two COVID-19 tests he took since Sunday. COVID 19 tests Oaminal said he decided to participate in yesterday afternoon’s...
President Duterte thanked health workers and other frontliners, the private sector, and the local government units (LGU) who helped in the country’s fight against COVID-19 during his sixth and final State of the Nation Address (SONA) at the Batasang Pambansa in Quezon City on Monday, July 26....
Iloilo 1st District Representative Janette Garin on Monday, July 26 expressed hope President Duterte will move to make COVID-19 testing free or at least affordable for the people. Garin, a former health secretary, aired her expectation as Duterte addresses the nation in his last State of the Nation...
Cagayan de Oro and Mariveles, Bataan are still considered as “critical risk” areas for new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections, according to independent research group OCTA. Table from OCTA Research In its latest monitoring report issued Monday, July 26, OCTA said that the average number...
The Department of Health (DOH) is monitoring eight regions with increasing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. DOH/MB Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said these are Regions 2 (Cagayan Valley), 3 (Central Luzon), 4A (Calabarzon), 7 (Central Visayas), 10 (Northern Mindanao), National...
With combined uptrend in energy sales and expanding customer base, the core net income of power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) had risen 8.0-percent to P11.399 billion in the first half of 2021 from the year-ago level of P10.588 billion. On the company’s reported net income, that...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, July 26, reported 6,664 new cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). DOH/MB The additional new cases brought the total number of cases in the country to 1,555,396. The case bulletin of the DOH also showed 5,766 new recoveries and 23 new deaths. Total...
The Philippines has proposed five critical areas for urgent global action that can help countries recover from COVID-19 during the recent high-level meeting to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). NEDA Undersecretary for Policy and Planning...
A total of 17,202,421 doses of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines have already been administered as of July 25, the Department of Health (DOH) said Monday. DOH/MB Data released by the DOH showed 11,113,107 have received their first doses while 6,089,314 have already completed the two-dose...
