The Department of Health (DOH) announced on Tuesday, Kuly 19 that the National Capital Region (NCR) will remain under Alert Level 1 for the remainder of the month of July while 19 other Local Government Units (LGUs) have been de-escalated to lowest alert status. (DOH/MB) This was after President...
Highlighting the need to adapt with the current situation in the Philippines, a health expert expressed his approval in the proposed “reconstitution” of the members of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) to only those with “relevant and...
Amid a fresh wave of Covid-19 infections, Department of National Defense (DND) Officer-in-Charge Jose Faustino Jr. presided over the first organizational briefing of the National Task Force (NTF) Against Covid-19 under the new administration to prevent a potential massive outbreak driven by new and...
The Philippine Army (PA) has conducted a vaccination drive to protect children aged five to 11 years old from Covid-19, more than two years since the pandemic hit the country and started taking away tens of thousands of peoples’ lives including young boys and girls. A Philippine Army General...
An infectious disease expert believes that the worst of the Covid-19 pandemic is already over as several people are now vaccinated against the viral disease. Dr. Edsel Salvana said that even though coronavirus cases currently has "tripled" because of the Omicron and its subvariants, the number of...
Tech-enabled express logistics firm Ninja Van Philippines has placed itself at the forefront of shaping the post-pandemic workplace. In response to workers' needs, the company implemented a full hybrid setup for its corporate office. Those in the support and commercial groups, such as sales,...
A Cabinet member has committed that the proposed pandemic exit strategy crafted by a panel of medical experts will be endorsed to President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. Former presidential adviser and Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion said that Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG)...
A panel of medical experts came up with recommendations the government can adopt to help the country transition to normalcy. Former presidential adviser Joey Concepcion and the Advisory Council of Experts (ACE) urged the government to prepare a "pandemic exit" strategy, prompting them to craft a...
Good nutrition as the key to a long and healthy life is a fact of life that has become more significant today. In the past two years of living amid a pandemic, people are taking nutrition more seriously because it boosts the immune system and protects the body from the virus. Everyone must know...
BAGUIO CITY – Nearly 1,000 business establishments, mostly tourism-related, here have closed and surrendered their business permits to the city government as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Allan Abayao, supervising administrative officer of the Business Permits and Licensing Office...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Dr. Raymund W. Lo It was my usual Sunday morning being spent at home in the garden when my gardener came to me and tearfully said he has to go home because his younger sister committed suicide. We were in shock. She was only 20 years old. But her story isn’t isolated. I...
The Department of Health reported on Monday, July 4 a total of 7,398 new Covid-19 cases in the past week, while the seven-day average daily cases rose by 60 percent. (DOH/MB) According to DOH's data, the average daily number of cases which is at 1,057 is 60 percent higher than cases from June 20 to...
