COVID-19 shows need to boost production of medical tools in Asia The COVID-19 pandemic has shown that it is time for a more diverse medical diagnostics market in Asia, with sustainable local production to meet the local health needs. This was underscored by health and technology experts in a...
A group of medical doctors and private citizens called out the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) in its recent move to reduce the mobility of people who are unvaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a...
No recorded cases of the said coronavirus disease (COVID-19) variants IHU and Deltacron/Delmicron have been detected in the Philippines and that the country's local experts are still studying these, the Department of Health said on Monday, Jan. 10. DOH/MB In a statement, DOH said that only the...
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”...
In order to prevent the further spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections in the country, a public health advocate urged the national government to make “home testing and home treatment” accessible for all by providing free COVID-19 test kits to the public. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE...
Amid the spike of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country, an infectious disease expert reiterated that the Omicron variant of COVID-19 is not mild and that the public should not be complacent about it. (File Photo / Unsplash) “Ang Omicron po ay virus, hindi po siya bakuna. Hindi...
The safe reopening of schools amid the pandemic might still not be possible with the approved budget for the education sector, a group of education workers said. Photo taken on Dec. 6, 2021 during the first day of pilot face-to-face classes in Aurora A. Quezon Elementary School in Manila. (ALI...
The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) claimed that it has served the masses in rural villages more effectively than the government when it comes to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic response. (File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) CPP spokesperson Marco Valbuena said that the New People’s...
The Coordinating Council of Private Educational Associations (COCOPEA), along with the country's largest associations of private schools, commended President Duterte for signing a law that aims to save the education sector from excessive taxes and collapse amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)...
Editorial Conserve water. Earlier this week, the National Water Resources Board (NWRB) directed public attention to this vital imperative just as Metro Manilans braced themselves for possibly tougher restrictions arising from an apparent Omicron-driven upsurge. The NWRB reported that as of midnight...
The National Capital Region's (NCR) positivity rate has further increased to 45 percent, independent research group OCTA said on Thursday, Jan. 6. Members of the Manila Police District (MPD) Precinct Station 2 remind bargain shoppers along Ilaya in Tondo, Manila, that children, senior citizens and...
John Arcilla is urging Twitter followers to take the new COVID-19 variant, Omicron, seriously. "OMICRON ALERT. WALA NAMAN BUMABAWAL SATIN NA MAGSAYA. Pero may mga KASAYAHAN na pwedeng ikamatay ng iyong pamilya o kapitbahay. Importante ang MENTAL HEALTH pero anong saysay nito kung MAMAMATAY KA SA...
