WASHINGTON, United States -- Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic speaker of the House of Representatives, has tested positive for Covid-19, her spokesman said Thursday, making her the latest Washington power player to catch the virus. The 82-year-old lawmaker from California, who is second in line to the...
WASHINGTON, United States -- Ireland's prime minister Micheal Martin tested positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday, the country's ambassador to the United States said, forcing him to leave a gala event attended by Joe Biden. Martin, who holds the position known as the Taoiseach in Ireland, is in...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said more than 100 Filipinos in Hong Kong have so far contracted COVID-19 amid a surge of infections reported there in early February. AFP/ MANILA BULLETIN In a Laging Handa press briefing on Monday, Feb. 28, DFA Undersecretary for Migrant Workers’ Affairs...
Positive government intervention will be needed to help micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs)--which account for a huge chunk of the local labor force--recover from the effects of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Senator Panfilo Lacson Senator Panfilo Lacson, Partido Reporma...
The government, through the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), will provide US$200 or more than P10,000 cash aid for Filipino migrant workers in Hong Kong who tested positive for COVID-19, Malacañang said. AFP/ MANILA BULLETIN Cabinet secretary and acting presidential spokesperson...
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at a news conference on January 8, 2020, in Ottawa, Canada. (AFP) OTTAWA, Canada -- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday he has tested positive for COVID-19, while calling out truckers protesting against vaccine mandates. ''I feel well and...
The government's pandemic task force is now allowing the entry to the country of Filipinos going home from abroad who have recovered from the coronavirus (COVID-19) but still tested positive for it, subject to protocols. PIXABAY / MANILA BULLETIN Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles made the statement...
The current surge in daily coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases has begun to affect the official duties of President Duterte. (Photos from Malacañang/ Unsplash) This was confirmed Tuesday, Jan. 18 by Cabinet Secretary and Acting Presidential Spokesperson Karlo Nograles after the President...
The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) has approved the implementation of quarantine protocols for workers in the aviation sector. (Kylle Pangan/ Unsplash) The quarantine rules for the particular set of workers are spelled out in IATF Resolution No....
In a move that will make the quarantine process less tedious for returning overseas Filipinos (ROF), the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) has allowed quarantine hotels to function, too, as isolation facilities for those who will test positive for the...
Angono, Rizal Vice Mayor Gerardo Calderon has tested positive for COVID-19. Photo from Mayor Vice Calderon’s Facebook page In his announcement on Thursday, Jan. 13, on Facebook, Calderon disclosed his contracting the virus after his test result came out following three days of isolation. The...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año confirmed on Tuesday, Jan. 11, of having tested positive for the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19). This is the third time that Año tested positive for the virus. "After several of my close contacts had tested...
