Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Chairman Popoy De Vera has tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and is currently under quarantine. CHED Chairman Popoy De Vera (Photo from CHED) De Vera said that as part of the regular health protocols established at home and in the office, he...
At least 15 members of the Presidential Security Group (PSG) have tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (PSG logo) This was confirmed to Malacañang reporters Thursday, Jan. 6 by Col. Randolph Cabangbang, chief of the PSG. According to Cabangbang, the 15 PSG members--who...
The Philippine Embassy in Brussels, Belgium was temporarily closed after a personnel tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Photo courtesy of the Philippine Embassy in Belgium) In an advisory dated Dec. 30, the embassy announced its temporary closure until Friday, Jan. 7, 2022....
A Returning Overseas Filipino (ROF) who skipped the mandatory health protocol in a Makati City hotel may have infected around 15 people with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) confirmed on Thursday night, Dec. 30. In an interview over...
And the promising projections keep coming for the Philippines. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (Screenshot from Facebook live) Cabinet Secretary and Acting Presidential Spokesperson Karlo Nograles reported on Tuesday, Dec. 7 that New York-based think tank Global Source Partners has pegged the...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said the registration of locally developed and produced positive cervical fixation system has yet to be approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). (Photo by Levi Stute on Unsplash) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña said the...
French Prime Minister Jean Castex (C) talks with local policemen during his visit to Lille as mask-wearing becomes mandatory in the city center amid concerns about an increase in COVID-19 cases, northern France, Aug. 3, 2020. (Xinhua) PARIS/BRUSSELS -- French Prime Minister Jean Castex has tested...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the second time that he got infected. Lorenzana personally confirmed this on Wednesday night, Nov. 17, after Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri broke the news during a Senate...
Metro Manila mayors are eyeing the possible age restrictions for minors in shopping malls after reports disclosed that a two-year-old boy tested positive for the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) after a mall visit. “That's very unfortunate. That's why we are still reminding everyone to follow...
To cater to its employees who have contracted coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has opened an isolation facility for them. DSWD Secretary Rolando Joselito D. Bautista leads the ribbon cutting ceremony and inspection of the DSWD Isolation...
Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque welcomed the reports that President Duterte is now considering running for Senate in the 2022 elections despite his announcement last month that he will retire from politics. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Roque made the statement after Duterte's...
By Faith Argosino A close encounter with someone who tests positive for COVID-19 can be inevitable, especially for people who need to work or run errands outside their homes. That’s why the Inter Agency Task Force for the Management of Infectious Disease (IATF) requires people to use face mask,...
