PH’s first Lambda variant patient is local case: DOH
The Department of Health confirmed Monday that the first Lambda variant case in the Philippines is local. “The patient is a local case, hindi po siya returning overseas Filipino base …
The Department of Health confirmed Monday that the first Lambda variant case in the Philippines is local. “The patient is a local case, hindi po siya returning overseas Filipino base …
Some local governments in Metro Manila have intensified vaccination as the number of COVID-19 cases in the National Capital Region (NCR) increases. In Muntinlupa, the “Bakuna sa Gabi” will begin …
Davao de Oro and Davao Oriental recorded the first cases of the Delta variant on Sunday, according to a report by the regional Department of Health. A 41-year-old man returning …
Carers of senior citizens in the country will be included in the COVID-19 priority list. According to Health Undersecretary Myrna Cabotaje, chairperson of the National Vaccine Operations Center (NVOC), they …
The OCTA Research group said Monday that the Lambda variant, first detected in Peru, is not yet a variant of concern. “Variant of interest ang Lambda. Hindi pa naman siya …
Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia ordered all drivers and conductors of public utility vehicles (PUVs) in the province to use personal air purifiers amid the pandemic. The memorandum dated August 13, …
The Philippine government has ordered all 130 Filipinos to evacuate Afghanistan as Taliban forces took control of the capital Kabul. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) raised Alert Level 4 …
The OCTA Research group said the new COVID-19 cases may reach 16,000 per day next week now that the COVID-19 reproduction number increase to 1.5 on Sunday. “Sa buong Pilipinas, …
Michelle Madrigal has announced that she and her husband, Troy Woolfolk, have separated. However, they will still remain co-parents of their daughter Anika. “[Troy] and I have been separated and …
Manila Mayor Isko Moreno tested positive for COVID-19. It happened a week after the virus also infected his vice mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan. In a statement released by the Manila Public …
An estimated 4,000 Filipinos scheduled to go to Hong Kong to work stranded in the country due to the issue of the COVID-19 vaccination card, a group said Sunday. According …
The Philippine General Hospital (PGH) door has been closed for other diseases to expand its operations to those affected by COVID-19. This is after the hospital had 262 COVID-19 patients, …
The group of doctors urged pregnant women to get vaccinated against COVID-19 to avoid hospitalization due to the disease and other ailments. According to Philippine Obstetrical and Gynecological Society President …
A total of 14,749 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded in the Philippines in conjunction with the detection of the first case of Lambda variant in the country, the Department …
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has urged local government units (LGUs) in Metro Manila to issue ordinances punishing unauthorized injections of the COVID-19 vaccine as a booster shot. “It …
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) assured that its officers at the international airports are ready to process thousands of returning overseas Filipinos who are being repatriated from abroad amid the …
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) announced that they would be implementing the extended travel ban from passengers coming from 10 countries. In an advisory, BI Commissioner Jaime Morente stated that, …
President Rodrigo Duterte has approved P3.783 billion in cash aid in Laguna, Bataan, and Metro Manila that are under enhanced community quarantine. According to Budget Undersecretary Rolly Toledo, the funds …
President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the Department of Health to respond to the Commission on Audit’s (COA) observation that “deficiencies” in the P67 billion pandemic funds were allegedly not used properly …
Mandaluyong City Police is already in the custody of a Chinese man who was arrested after running naked on the MRT-3 tracks early Thursday morning. The 10-second video shot by …
The newly opened mega vaccination site in Bagong Nayong Pilipino in Parañaque city targets to vaccinate 15,000 people per day. On Thursday, the operation of the said site was formally …
It is not only the large hospitals in the National Capital Region that are experiencing a rapid increase in the number of COVID-19 patients being brought in in recent days. …
The Department of Health (DOH) has been criticized left and right for their questionable spending of COVID-19 funds after the Commission on Audit (COA) report came out. In the COA’s …
Some groups of businessmen opposed the possibility to extend the enhanced community quarantine in Metro Manila for another 3 weeks, which would have ended on August 20. “Sana hindi na …
Some traders are making up for their losses due to the return of enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) and the impact of alleged excessive imports of agricultural products. Poultry breeders who …
For those waiting for the second dose of Sputnik V, 15,000 doses of Sputnik V component 2 are expected to arrive on Friday, August 13. “There is challenge in production …