Instead of just one booster shot, Filipinos should have a full new round of COVID-19 vaccination to guarantee better protection from the highly transmissible Omicron variant. Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Cavite Dasmariñas City Rep. Elpidio Barzaga urged government to consider giving Filipinos a fourth...
Filipino motorists filling up their vehicles with diesel fuel will need to shell out higher budgets this week, as the price of that commodity will increase by P1.10 per liter while gasoline prices will climb by P0.75 per liter. For kerosene products, the calculated upward adjustment this week will...
Pateros Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce III warned the public of a surge in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the municipality brought about by the highly transmissible Omicron variant. From zero COVID-19 cases for nearly three weeks in December, Pateros now has 259 active cases as of Jan. 8,...
CAVITE – Gov. Jonvic Remulla said that 96.4 percent of active coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the province are mild or asymptomatic as he reiterated his opposition to the imposition of any form of lockdown. Cavite currently has the most number of active COVID-19 cases in Calabarzon...
The Muntinlupa City Health Office (CHO) announced that walk-ins will not be allowed at vaccination sites from Jan. 10 to 12 due to the three-day inoculation of minors amid a reduced workforce due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The Department of Health (DOH) will hold the vaccination of...
Philippine General Hospital (PGH) Spokesperson appealed to the Filipinos to stay home for at least two weeks to mitigate the spread of the more transmissible coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Omicron variant. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) "I think ang dapat talaga ay tighter implementation. Kahit...
Omicron is a “serious matter” and it poses a great threat to the public, reiterated a public health expert on Sunday, Jan. 9. File Photo / Unsplash In an interview over DZRH, public health expert and former National Task Force (NTF) against COVID-19 special adviser Dr. Anthony “Tony”...
Amid the recent spike of infections, a public health expert has expressed support for the implementation of Alert Level 4 status in Metro Manila to prevent the further spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (File Photo/ Unsplash) Public health expert and former National Task Force (NTF) against...
The Philippine General Hospital (PGH) will start limiting admissions of non-coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients amid manpower woes as the number of virus patients increases, its spokesperson said Sunday, Jan. 9. Philippine General Hospital (Photo from University of the Philippines) In an...
If she would have her way, presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo would expand the services of the volunteer-driven Bayanihan E-Konsulta--her office’s free telemedicine program--outside the National Capital Region Plus (NCR)-plus. Unfortunately, her office's resources are too limited...
The renewed surge in the number of COVID-19 cases in the country and the recent aftermath of Typhoon "Odette" may adversely affect the expected recovery in the country's employment sector, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said. (Jansen Romero / MANILA BULLETIN) In his statement on the...
Shoppers flock to bargain stores along Ilaya Street in Divisoria, Binondo, Manila, on Oct. 14, 2021. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) An infectious disease expert believes that the Omicron coronavirus variant has already spread in the communities amid the rising number of COVID-19 cases daily. “Sa situation...
