Senator Cynthia Villar became the third victim of Covid-19 in the Senate in a span of one week. Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri revealed this during the plenary session Tuesday, Aug. 9 of the 24-member Senate. Villar, 72, still attended the session virtually. Senate Majority Leader Joel...
Senate leaders have agreed to limit the entry of visitors to the Senate after Senator Alan Peter Cayetano was reported to have tested positive for Covid-19. Cayetano’s medical situation was relayed by his sister, Senator Pia Cayetano, in last night’s plenary session. Because he was exposed to...
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo has tested positive for Covid-19, and thus will not be able to attend his first ever ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting (AMM) as the department's chief in Cambodia this week. DFA Secretary Enrique Manalo (Photo courtesy of Permanent Mission...
Former President and now Pampanga 2nd District Rep. Gloria Arroyo will not attend President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s first State of the Nation Address (SONA) after testing positive for Covid-19. Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (PBBM Media) A statement from...
WASHINGTON, United States -- President Joe Biden said Thursday he was "doing great" after testing positive for Covid at the age of 79, vowing to continue to work while isolating at the White House with only mild symptoms. In this photo illustration taken on July 21, 2022 in Washington, DC, a video...
WASHINGTON, United States -- President Joe Biden tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday, his administration announced, saying the 79-year-old leader was experiencing "mild symptoms" and would carry out his full duties while isolating at the White House. Biden had been due to travel to...
Isabela Rep. Antonio “Tonypet” Albano tested positive for Covid-19. Albano asked prayers for his speedy recovery. "May I humbly ask for your prayers as I have tested positive for Covid for the very first time. And I have asthma as my comorbidity," Albano said in a Facebook post Tuesday, July...
After contracting the disease in 2020, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. tested positive for Covid-19 anew, Malacañang revealed. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (RTVM screenshot) In a press briefing, Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said the President has tested positive...
President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Screengrab from RTVM) President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. needs to undergo isolation for a period of seven days after he tested positive for Covid-19, the Department of Health (DOH) said. Marcos tested positive in an antigen test for Covid-19,...
Independent presidential candidate Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson is choosing to spend more time with the Filipino people, who keep showing up for his town hall meetings, in the final stretch of the national campaign period. Regardless of the size of the crowds, Lacson is following his statesman...
Covid-positive voters who are in a queue at polling precincts are allowed to cast their vote on Election Day, May 9, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced on Sunday, May 1. (Polling Precinct/ MB FILE PHOTO) Poll Commissioner George Erwin M. Garcia said symptomatic voters will still be...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) reiterated its stance that individuals who are positive for Covid-19 on election day must stay in isolation. In a statement, the DOH said it "does not and will not stop any Filipino from exercising their constitutional right to vote for our country's leaders this...
