At least 103 wards and personnel of Hospicio de San Jose, a shelter for orphans, the homeless, and the elderly in Manila, are positive for COVID-19, three of whom were rushed to the hospital for treatment, as the shelter issued an urgent appeal for donations to help in the treatment of the sick and...
WASHINGTON, United States -- Three US senators from different political affiliations and different parts of the country said Thursday they have tested positive for the coronavirus. The lawmakers, who were vaccinated, are among the 71 members of Congress to be diagnosed with COVID-19 since the...
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III has tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), a statement from the department bared Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 17. (Photo from DOLE Facebook page) However, Bello, 77, was said to be "asymphomatic and remains on top...
Four employees of the Office of the Presidential Spokesperson (OPS) have tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque (File photo/Malacañang) Of the Palace personnel who contracted the coronavirus, Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said only one...
Benjo Basas, the national chairperson of Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC), has tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and is currently confined in a hospital in Caloocan City. TDC National Chairperson Benjo Basas (Photo from Teachers' Dignity Coalition Facebook page) TDC, a...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- Eleven of the 21 crew onboard container ship Rio De La Plata, currently at sea off the coast of New Zealand's Tauranga, tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday. Rio De La Plata (VesselFinder) The Ministry of Health said in a statement that it is likely that at least some...
SONA PROTEST RALLY (MB/ FILE PHOTO) The Department of Health (DOH) said that the deployment of policemen during President Duterte’s State of the Nation Address (SONA), while waiting for their coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test results, is considered a "breach" of protocol. “Yes, we will say...
Malacañang lamented the deployment of police officers for President Duterte's sixth and final State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 26, saying the incident will be investigated. File photo by Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement after it was reported...
The police commander of the Talipapa Police Station in Quezon City was sacked from her post for command responsibility over the deployment of her men for State of the Nation Address (SONA) duties even if they were still waiting for the results of the swab test for the coronavirus disease...
Heads must roll in the Philippine National Police for the deployment of 51 COVID-19 afflicted police officers for crowd control duties at a feared “virus super-spreader event like the protest rally during the State of the Nation Address in Quezon City. SONA PROTEST RALLY “It's almost like...
'False Positive' In today’s review, we tackle the new Nicolas Cage film, Pig; and False Positive, a maternity nightmare. 'Pig' Pig (Video on Demand) - The thing with Nicolas Cage is that while he’s an Oscar winner, it would seem that he’s ready to say Yes to any and every project that falls...
ENDEAVOR Sonny Coloma In 2006, Gawad Kalinga (GK) launched Bayani Challenge (or Hero Challenge), an annual activity held during the summer vacation months, to mobilize and engage the youth in community-building activities and provide them a concept of nationhood: “a five-day test of courage,...
