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...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Friday, July 30, that it was strictly implementing a “no contact policy” on two quarantined vessel off Lidong port in Albay after two of its crew members tested positive for the Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The towing vessel MT...
The Metro Manila mayors, through Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos, has expressed their appreciation to the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) for heeding their calls for the reimposition of an enhanced community...
Pateros Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce III announced Friday that a total liquor ban will be imposed in the entire municipality starting Saturday as the number of new daily coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases sharply increased. Pateros Mayor Miguel "Ike" Ponce III (Screenshot from Pateros video) “I...
BACOOR, Cavite - The local government unit (LGU) here has implemented a General Community Quarantine (GCQ) with heightened restrictions status on Friday (July 30), two days ahead of a similar implementation in the province of Cavite. City Government of Bacoor / Facebook / MANILA BULLETIN In a...
