The Department of Health (DOH) reported 4,131 new Covid-19 cases on Monday, March 14. People flock to Ilaya in Binondo, Manila to shop on Jan. 2, 2022. Metro Manila will be under Alert Level 3 starting Jan. 3 until Jan. 15 due to the rise of COVID-19 cases.(FILE PHOTO BY ALI VICOY / MANILA...
The chairman of the House Committee on Social Services is calling for the formulation of a true-blue integrated approach to the worsening fuel price crisis. This, as Quezon City 5th district Rep. Alfred Vargas expressed fears that the current fuel price woes would cause another "disruption" on the...
CEBU CITY--A district office of the Land Transportation Office-Central Visayas (LTO 7) in Ronda town, southern Cebu has been named as the Most Pandemic Resilient LTO Office in the Visayas. Mhike Jelord Rollo (3rd from left), officer-in-charge of the district office of the Land Transportation...
For senatorial candidate Herbert Bautista, the micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) that failed to get off the ground because of the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic deserve a second chance--and fresh funding. Senatorial candidate Herbert Bautista (Lakas-CMD Media) “For example, March of...
PROMDI presidential candidate Senator Manny Pacquiao said he supports the proposal calling for the postponement of barangay elections this December and realign the P8-billion budget for it instead to fund the government’s Covid-19 response and economic recovery efforts. In a press briefing in...
Two years after the Covid-19 pandemic ravaged various countries around the world including the Philippines, the health sector learned a lot in terms of response and is now more prepared to confront future contagions, an official from the Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, March 8. A local...
The Department of Health (DOH) reported 6,297 new Covid-19 cases on Monday, March 7, the first day of its implementation of its weekly case bulletin. People flock to Ilaya in Binondo, Manila to shop on Jan. 2, 2022. Metro Manila will be under Alert Level 3 starting Jan. 3 until Jan. 15 due to the...
Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, a total of 60 units of patient transport vehicles (PTVs) were turned over to several local government units (LGUs) in Cebu on Friday, March 4. The turnover ceremony was led by PCSO General Manager Royina Marzan-Garma, which was attended by recipients hailing from Masbate...
Presidential candidate and former senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on Thursday said there is a need for the government to revisit the pandemic preparedness bill previously filed by his former running mate and late Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago. Marcos Jr. cited the importance of...
The prevalence of heart diseases in the Philippines rose by 28 percent during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, said Philippine Heart Association president Dr. Gilbert Vilela on Thursday, March 3. (Unsplash) “Tumaas ng 28 percent. Nakakagulat at nakakatakot. Ito ay nangyari during the...
The country's new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Wednesday, March 2 goes below 900, based on the Department of Health's (DOH) latest case bulletin. A passenger (C) sits inside a tricycle covered with a reminder to wear a mask, part of the Covid-19 health protocols, in Manila on February...
As restrictions ease in 39 areas under Alert Level 1 status, the government looks to boost its efforts in vaccinating individuals against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), an official from the Department of Health (DOH) said on Wednesday, March 2. Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for...
