A passenger wearing protective gear is seen at a train station in Beijing on December 28, 2022. Noel CELIS / AFP BEIJING, China -- The United States is the latest in a growing number of countries to impose restrictions on visitors from China after Beijing abruptly removed a major impediment to...
THE RIGHT MOVE With the incessant problem of traffic jams, even car owners have been opting to take the much more convenient car services offered by transport network companies (TNC). In the Philippines, we do not have as many choices as they do in other countries as there are not many TNCs,...
Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri announced Wednesday, Aug. 10 that senators would seek the advice of Department of Health (DOH) Officer-in-Charge Mara Rosario Vergeire on whether or not they want to amend or extend health protocols to contain the Covid-19 pandemic. Zubiri said they would...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – A top police officer denied Monday, July 25, that a crime surge is sweeping this city. CAGAYAN DE ORO City Mayor Rolando Uy, together with the top brass of the Cagayan de Oro City Police Office (COCPO), monitors business establishments on Corrales Ave., Friday, July 22....
Amid a fresh wave of Covid-19 infections, Department of National Defense (DND) Officer-in-Charge Jose Faustino Jr. presided over the first organizational briefing of the National Task Force (NTF) Against Covid-19 under the new administration to prevent a potential massive outbreak driven by new and...
With the expected surge in passenger demand in the opening of face-to-face (F2F) classes this year, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) is calibrating its existing land transport programs. Hence, Transportation Secretary Jaime J. Bautista directed Road Transport and Infrastructure...
The public was urged to be on guard amid the “slow and steady” increase of Covid-19 cases in the Philippines. Mladen Antonov / AFP Health reform advocate and former special adviser of the National Task Force (NTF) against Covid-19 Dr. Anthony “Tony” Leachon on Tuesday, June 28, said that...
(REUTERS / Feline Lim/ MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Department of Health (DOH) reminded the public to avoid complacency as the scenario that the country may experience another surge in Covid-19 cases remains a possibility. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said that this is because of the...
Malacañang considers normal the increase in Covid-19 cases in the country because people are now allowed to go outside as efforts to revive the economy continue. Communications Secretary Martin Andanar (Malacañang photo) Communications Secretary Martin Andanar cited this after the Department...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara Recently, the Department of Health (DOH) announced that recorded Covid-19 cases have increased by roughly 30 percent between the end of May and mid-June. Such finding was affirmed a few days ago by OCTA Research, who also noted a spike in the positivity rate and the...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said that the slight increase in new Covid-19 cases in the country is not “sustained” and a surge in infections is unlikely to occur at this point. “Nakakita po tayo ng bahagyang pagtaas ng mga kaso. Gayunpaman, hindi pa ito observed to be sustained. Ibig...
CANBERRA, Australia -- Australia's peak health body has warned that coronavirus cases will continue to rise due to community complacency. Australia reported more than 50,000 new Covid-19 infections for three consecutive days between Wednesday and Friday, and as of Friday, the death toll has reached...
