Vice President Leni Robredo on Monday, August 9, sounded the alarm on a new surge of COVID-19 cases as the average number of positive cases managed through her free teleconsult initiative rose by 200 percent. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP) Bayanihan E-Konsulta, Robredo’s free mobile medical...
The Municipality of Pateros now has three cases of the highly contagious Delta variant, the Department of Health (DOH) reported on Monday. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire presented the latest data on Delta variant cases in the country including in Metro Manila. Vaccination in Pateros...
The upsurge of Delta variant cases of the coronavirus disease (COVD-19) in Metro Manila may slow down the distribution of the cash assistance to the residents who are severely affected by the implementation of the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ). Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya, spokesperson of...
Five cases of the highly contagious Delta variant have been listed in Taguig, according to the Department of Health (DOH). In an online media briefing Monday, Health Usec. Maria Rosario Vergeire presented a table showing the presence of Delta variant cases in all the 16 cities and one municipality...
National Task Force (NTF) Deputy Chief Implementer Vince Dizon said Monday, Aug. 9, the national government is eyeing to vaccinate one million individuals daily as Delta threat looms. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) "That's our target, it's more than the 700,000. Last week, we administered 710,000...
Individuals age 12 to 17 years old may soon be allowed to get coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine in the country to counter the potentially devastating effects of the highly transmissible Delta variant on children. Children line up during a feeding program initiated by the Philippine Coast Guard...
Bulacan Governor Daniel R. Fernando directed the Provincial Task Force (PTF) to be more vigilant and to tighten preventive measures after the province recorded seven confirmed cases of the Delta variant of COVID-19. Fernando issued the directive after three more cases of the COVID-19 Delta variant...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said on Sunday, August 8, quarantine passes with two names listed on it are valid but stressed that there are strict conditions that must be followed. First, Año said that the two names listed in a quarantine pass must...
The Muntinlupa police inspected more than 1,000 public utility vehicles (PUVs) and recorded 91 violations committed by authorized and unauthorized persons outside of residence under the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ). In a report by Muntinlupa police chief Col. Melecio Buslig, the 1,100 PUV...
(MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) Metro Manila has logged 2,823 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Saturday, Aug. 7, the highest single-day record since May 2, when it was placed under modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ), independent research group OCTA said. In its latest...
Pateros Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce III on Saturday said they are tracing the close contacts of the two Delta variant cases identified in the municipality. The Department of Health (DOH) announced Friday that Pateros has two cases of the highly contagious variant of the SARS-CoV-2, the virus that...
Another province will shift to the most restrictive lockdown this month as the country's coronavirus cases continued to climb. Police conduct checkpoint operations ahead of the reimposition of the enhanced community quarantine on August 6, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/MANILA BULLETIN) Malacañang announced...
