BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara As of the time this article was written, Philippine health authorities have detected no less than 114 infections of the COVID-19 Delta variant in the country. This particular strain, first detected in India last October 2020, is among the “variants of...
Pateros Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce III said the vaccination program in the municipality will continue even under the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ), which will be in effect from Aug. 6 to 20 in the National Capital Region (NCR). “Our walks-ins will be until Thursday only. Starting Friday,...
Cardinal Advincula (Archdiocese of Manila photo) Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula urged the faithful to stay vigilant amid the threat of the Delta variant of the coronavirus. “Mayroon tayong threat ngayon especially sa Delta variant, kailangan na mag-prepare tayo para hindi mag-spread...
COVID-19 VIRUS ILLUSTRATION/FILE PHOTO The Department of Health (DOH) has called on the public to be extra cautious as the Delta variant of the coronavirus is “highly transmissible.” DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that the Delta variant carries at least 1,000 times more virus as...
An infectious disease expert on Saturday, July 31, stressed the importance of vaccination as a document released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that the more transmissible Delta variant is as "contagious as chickenpox." (JUAN CARLO DE VELA / MANILA BULLETIN) The CDC...
Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered all police commanders to maintain cleanliness in the police stations and offices as part of the lines of defense amid the threat of the Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Eleazar issued the...
Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), has ordered the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO), to start the necessary preparations for the full implementation of the stricter rules under the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila. This, as...
A university-based research group first broached the idea of a “circuit-breaker lockdown” against the Delta variant that is known to be “more transmissible, potentially deadlier, and can spread quickly faster.” The Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship, speaking on behalf of the private...
The Delta variant is here. The Department of Health (DOH) reported the first two cases of the Delta variant (B1617.2) in the Philippines last May 11, from returning overseas Filipino workers, and the first 1 1 local cases last July 16. On Thursday, July 29, the DOH recorded 97 new cases of Delta...
Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula has shared a prayer seeking God's protection against the Delta variant of COVID-19 virus. Photo courtesy Archdiocese of Manila The Archdiocese of Manila posted the prayer on its Facebook page Friday, July 30. The prayer reads: "Dear God, our loving Father,...
(PIXABAY) The Department of Health (DOH) said that eight coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients with the Delta variant in the Philippines have died. The DOH said that six of the fatalities were local cases, while the two others were returning overseas Filipinos (ROFs). Of the six local cases, two...
Senator Grace Poe on Friday, July 30, called on the government to ensure assistance for sectors that will be displaced by the upcoming reimposition of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) over the National Capital Region (NCR). Senator Grace Poe (Senate PRIB) "As we protect our people from the...
