Lawmaker Urges Gov’t To Plan For A “100-Day Summer Offensive” Against COVID-19 100-DAY SUMMER OFFENSIVE – A lawmaker urges the gov’t to come up with a plan to aggressively take on COVID-19 over the summer. In a statement, Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto called on to the Palace to show the public that a … Read more
DOH Strays From Naming New COVID-19 Strain “PH Variant” To Stop Discrimination DOH STRAYS FROM “PH VARIANT” – The Department of Health (DOH) rejects naming the new COVID-19 strain as the “PH Variant”. Recently, health authorities discovered several unique cases of COVID-19 endemic to Central Visayas. The strain was found to be distinct from known … Read more
PH Records Highest COVID Deaths In 5 Months – DOH PH RECORDS HIGHEST COVID DEATHS – According to the Department of Health, the Philippines has had a record high number of COVID-19 related deaths in over 5 months. As of Friday, February 19, 2021, the health department also recorded 1,901 more cases of the deadly … Read more
The Philippines could be in “serious trouble” if coronavirus cases could reach millions, according to President Duterte. President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday admitted that the Philippines could be in “serious trouble” if coronavirus cases could reach millions. President Duterte said that the country’s coronavirus infections had already reached over 500,000 and continued to increase based … Read more
DOH COVID-19 update as of December 25, 2020 The Department of Health (DOH) gave an update about its latest COVID-19 tally as of 4:00 p.m. of December 25, 2020. According to its COVID-19 Case Bulletin #286 dated December 25, 2020, the Department of Health recorded 1,885 newly-reported COVID-19 cases. This brought the total number of confirmed cases of … Read more
Senators encouraged the executive branch to temporarily ban European tourists in the Philippines. Some senators on Tuesday encouraged the executive branch to “quickly and temporarily ban” European tourists in the Philippines. This, after reports of a new strain of coronavirus disease in the United Kingdom surfaced earlier this month. In a text message, Senate Minority … Read more
The Philippine government was exploring multiple sources of COVID-19 vaccines, according to Senator Go Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go on Monday said that the Philippine government was exploring multiple sources of COVID-19 vaccines in order to ensure access of Filipinos to safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines to overcome the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Senator Go, the … Read more
DOH COVID-19 update as of December 18, 2020 The Department of Health (DOH) gave an update about its latest COVID-19 tally as of 4:00 p.m. of December 18, 2020. According to its COVID-19 Case Bulletin #279 dated December 18, 2020, the Department of Health recorded 2,122 newly-reported COVID-19 cases. This brought the total number of confirmed cases of … Read more
Experts warned the public against videoke and inuman during holiday celebrations. Experts had recently warned the public against videoke and inuman during holiday celebrations as this could increase the risk of COVID-19 spread. In a report on ABS-CBN News, experts on Monday said that the public was encouraged not to talk among themselves nor dine … Read more
DOH COVID-19 update as of December 12, 2020 The Department of Health (DOH) gave an update about its latest COVID-19 tally as of 4:00 p.m. of December 12, 2020. According to its COVID-19 Case Bulletin #273 dated December 12, 2020, the Department of Health recorded 1,301 newly-reported COVID-19 cases. This brought the total number of confirmed cases of … Read more