Department of National Defense (DND) spokesperson Arsenio Andolong has tested positive for Covid-19, it was revealed Wednesday, Sept. 28. Department of National Defense spokesperson Arsenio Andolong (File photo) "This is to inform you that Dir. Arsenio R. Andolong, Defense Communications Service...
The University of the Philippines (UP) on Thursday, Sept. 22, announced that it will hold its first face-to-face UP College Admission Test (UPCAT) on June 3 and 4, 2023. University of the Philippines (FACEBOOK) "This was decided during a meeting on September 14, 2022, of UP’s President’s...
For over two years under the persisting Covid-19 pandemic, members of the House of Representatives have been allowed to attend plenary sessions and vote on the passage of bills through virtual means. Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman (Screenshot from Zoom) But that could change soon based on the...
The Department of Health (DOH) said the pandemic is not over yet as the transmission of Covid-19 virus continues across the globe. DOH UNDERSECRETARY and Spokesperson Maria Rosario Vergeire. (MB photo) (PCOO / MANILA BULLETIN) DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire does not share the same...
As a “thank you” and tribute to the sacrifices made by teachers amid the pandemic, a former teacher from the Department of Education (DepEd) Zamboanga City composed a song for them in line with the celebration of National Teachers' Month (NTM). In a Facebook post, DepEd Philippines shared the...
Ex-Department of Health (DOH) chief-turned-Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin thinks that all claims saying that the Covid-19 pandemic will soon end should be taken with "a grain of salt". Rep. Garin at the Ugnayan Sa Batasan Majority Press Conference on Tuesday, Sept. 20. (MB Photo) During the...
If the World Health Organization (WHO) is optimistic about the current state of the Covid-19 pandemic, then so is Malacañang. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO/KEITH BACONGCO) "If the World Health Organization is optimistic then so are we in our outlook to recovering from this pandemic," Press...
GENEVA, Switzerland -- The number of newly reported Covid-19 cases has dropped dramatically, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, urging the world to seize the opportunity to end the pandemic. World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (Fabrice COFFRINI /...
Amid the ongoing pandemic, the Philippines, under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s administration, does not have an appointed Department of Health (DOH) secretary yet because the agency's job is not only about dealing with Covid-19. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate / Manila...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte has enumerated what he believed were the government’s missteps in handling the Covid-19 pandemic, which struck the country in early 2020. (Martin Sanchez/ Unsplash) Villafuerte made these remarks in the context of his call for a more relaxed rule...
A health expert warned the national government and the public against premature lifting of Covid-19 health protocols, particularly the wearing of face masks. Following Cebu City’s issuance of the controversial Executive Order No. 5, lifting their mandatory face mask use outdoors, health experts...
The name May Parsons may not ring a bell among Filipinos, but in this pandemic era marked by extraordinary sacrifices and selfless feats, her name should be on everyone’s lips. More than that, it’s not only her but also the thousands of nameless nurses all over the world, including Filipino...
