The Muntinlupa City government placed two additional communities under extreme lockdown after detecting 47 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. A report from the Muntinlupa City Health Office (CHO) showed the affected areas are a building with 60 occupants, and Sitio Aplaya with 292 residents,...
Another residential compound in a village in Antipolo City has been placed under a 14-day granular lockdown after six residents from three different residences manifested symptoms of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). A resident undergoes swab testing outside her residence in Antipolo City (Photo...
Malacañang is not keen on the idea of imposing a three-week hard lockdown on coronavirus (COVID-19) hotspots, reiterating that the government was balancing protecting the health of the public and allowing people to go to work. Members of the Philippine National Police man a checkpoint in a...
AMADEO, Cavite - The local government unit (LGU) here is implementing localized granular lockdowns in several areas starting at 6 p.m. on Thursday (September 2) to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Mayor Redel John B. Dionisio / Facebook / MANILA BULLETIN Areas affected by the...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto announced on Wednesday night that some offices at the city hall have been put under lockdown after several staff members contracted COVID-19. Mayor Vico Sotto "We have locked down several offices at city hall, including the City Administrator's Office due to several...
The Muntinlupa City Health Office (CHO) has reduced the coverage of the granular lockdown imposed in a condominium in Brgy. Buli to just five floors instead of the entire building. Originally, the entire Anala Tower of Anuva Residences in Buli was placed under a 15-day Extreme Localized Community...
The Muntinlupa City government imposed a granular lockdown in an entire condominium building after a surge in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases including one resident who died from the virus. Mayor Jaime Fresnedi ordered the Anala Tower of Anuva Residences in Brgy. Buli to be put under a 15-day...
The active coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Pateros increased by 52 percent in one week. Pateros, the smallest local government unit (LGU) in Metro Manila, added 90 new COVID-19 cases on Aug. 30, bringing the total active cases to 512, an increase of 176 cases, or 52 percent from 336 last...
And what to expect in the next few months CLINICAL MATTERS Dr. Edsel Maurice T. Salvana There is an internet saying that goes, “This too shall pass. It may pass like a kidney stone, but it will pass.” I’ve never had a kidney stone, but I have had many patients who passed one. They all tell me...
Two barangays in San Rafael town in Bulacan have been placed under granular lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19. San Rafel, Bulacan Municipal Hall San Rafael Mayor Cipriano D. Violago Jr. said the Purok 3 and 4 in Barangay Capihan and the Paseo de San Roque Village of Brgy. San Roque have been...
The number of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases daily in the country may exceed more than 20,000 by early September, independent research group OCTA said Sunday, Aug. 29. (KEITH BACONGCO / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) "Hindi pa naman siguro natin masasabi na aabot ng 25,000. Pero it’s very...
A residential community in Barangay Tunasan in Muntinlupa has been placed under granular lockdown due to an alarming rise in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. Based on the recommendation of the City Health Office (CHO), Mayor Jaime Fresnedi ordered a 15-day Extreme Localized Community...
