Amid heightened public concern over rising flu-like infections, the Department of Health (DOH) clarified on Friday, Oct. 17, that there is no lockdown being planned, describing the situation as part of the usual influenza-like illness (ILI) surge during the rainy months. “There is no planned...
The House of Representatives will be on lockdown beginning Thursday, July 20, in preparation for President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s State of the Nation Address (SONA) next week. "The lockdown will commence on Thursday," House Secretary General Reginald Velasco told House reporters on the...
Teenage pregnancy in the Philippines has gone down in 2022 and the Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) is ecstatic of the downtrend as it would mean that the young generation of women would be able to fulfill its dream that would eventually result in the gradual addressing of the...
The Covidization of leisure and entertainment in the Philippines NEW KING OF VIDEOS Among the victors in the post-pandemic world are video-on-demand services In the past two years, do you remember how many shows you’ve streamed online? How many video calls have you attended? How many times have...
ILOILO CITY – A court has dismissed the case against 41 activists and a lawyer for holding a protest while this city was at the height of the Covid-19 lockdown more than two years ago. Judge Radney Reginaldo Garcia of the Municipal Trial Court in Cities (MCTC-Branch 7) said the protest was merely...
ILOILO CITY—The 3rd Infantry Division (ID) of the Philippine Army said Sunday, Oct. 16, that no military lockdown was imposed in Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental amid the series of encounters with the New People’s Army (NPA) since Oct. 6. "This is yet another desperate action of...
We have been wearing face masks for almost three years now, since the World Health Organization had declared Covid-19 as a pandemic in March 2020. With that, we had followed social distancing and hand washing as minimum health and safety protocols to prevent the spread of the virus, in compliance...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Wednesday gave assurance that Filipinos in Shenzhen, China, which is currently under Covid-19-related lockdown, are in good condition. Ma. Teresita Daza, DFA spokesperson, said the Philippine Consulate General (PCG) based in Guangdong province already...
DAVAO CITY – The city government will no longer resort to putting establishments under lockdown to control the transmission of infections in the event of another Covid-19 surge, an official of the Davao City Task Force on Covid-19 said. Dr. Michelle Schlosser, task force spokesperson, reiterated...
This undated electron microscopic (EM) handout image provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention depicts a monkeypox virion, obtained from a clinical sample associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak. It was a thin section image from a human skin sample. On the left were mature,...
The entire Senate building will be under a total lockdown on Monday, Aug. 22. Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri adopted this measure after seven senators so far have tested Covid-19 positive ‘’and several others exposed due to their staff members and members of the secretariat catching...
The House of Representatives under the leadership of Speaker Martin Romualdez continues to carry out vaccinations as part of its vigilance against Covid-19 infections. (PPAB) On Thursday, Aug. 11, the House held a second round of booster vaccination against Covid-19 through the institution's...
