(MICHAEL VARCAS / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) has always been relentless in reminding Filipinos to avoid using firecrackers in welcoming the New Year. Instead, it encouraged them to find alternative noisemakers. However, what if a person was injured because of a firecracker? The...
Shoppers flock along Ylaya in Divisoria Market on Oct. 17, 2021 at a time when Metro Manila was under alert level 3. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) The Philippines is experiencing a sharp rise in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases as the Department of Health (DOH) reported nearly 3,000 cases during the...
(File photo: PIXABAY) Few hours before welcoming the year 2022, the Department of Health (DOH) reported four more people injured due to fireworks. The new fireworks-related injuries brought the total to 30which were recorded between Dec. 21 to morning of Dec. 31. The cumulative total of injuries...
Malacañang has reminded the public to play their part in preventing the further spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), saying nobody wanted to start the new year with a high positivity rate of the virus. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (PCOO / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Cabinet...
COVID-19 virus Charges are being readied against a returning overseas individual who allegedly skipped the mandatory quarantine upon arrival in the Philippines, the Bureau of Quarantine (BOQ) said on Friday, Dec. 31. “Itong recently case na nangyari nakaready na ang complaint natin, kami ang...
Amid the rise in coronavirus cases these past few days and as the Filipino nation observes New Year’s Eve Friday, Dec. 31, Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines Health Care Ministry vice chairman, Military Ordinariate of the Philippines Bishop Oscar Jaime Florencio reminded the public...
A Returning Overseas Filipino (ROF) who skipped the mandatory health protocol in a Makati City hotel may have infected around 15 people with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) confirmed on Thursday night, Dec. 30. In an interview over...
The Taguig City government has urged people to strictly observe health and safety protocols in welcoming the New Year due to a possible surge in COVID-19 cases caused by the Omicron variant. “Minimum health protocols must be strictly observed,” said the Taguig Safe City Task Force in its...
Shoppers flock along Ylaya in Divisoria Market on Oct. 17, 2021 as the Metro Manila eases to Alert Level 3 for COVID-19. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) The country's daily number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases climbed back to over 1,000 on Thursday, Dec. 30. The Department of Health (DOH) said it...
President Duterte's apology to Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III on Thursday, Dec. 30, during the signing of the 2022 national budget was apparently due to the palace's strict safety protocol implemented for visitors. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) As Duterte took the...
(File photo: PIXABAY) A total of 26 injuries related to fireworks have been recorded since Dec. 21, the Department of Health (DOH) said. The DOH said that the 26 injuries were 86 percent higher compared to cases recorded last year which was only 14. "All cases were injuries due to fireworks. There...
Buildings stand illuminated at night in the Makati district of Manila, the Philippines. Photographer: Hannah Reyes Morales/Bloomberg FILE) As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage across the world, a glimmer of hope somehow appeared in 2021 for the Philippines as fresh coronavirus infections...
