Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2021 04:56:51 +0000
By NEIL RAMOS Several prominent personalities took to social media to express grief following the passing of Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino. The country’s 15th president, the only son of former President Corazon Aquino and former Senator Benigno Aquino, passed away Thursday morning at the Capitol Medical Center. He was 61. Congresswoman Loren Legarda tweeted, “I am deeply […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Catherine S. Valente, TMT| Date: Tue, 18 May 2021 16:46:41 +0000
President Rodrigo Duterte said he would be forced to impose a stricter lockdown if infections again surge because of more Covid-19 variants and violations of health protocols. In his prerecorded public address aired on Tuesday, Duterte said he personally does not want to impose lockdowns, but he would be forced to do so to protect […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Red Mendoza| Date: Tue, 18 May 2021 16:43:18 +0000
While infections had declined in Metro Manila, some provinces in the Visayas and Mindanao are experiencing an uptick in the number of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases, according to the Department of Health (DoH). Case increases were reported in Region 6 (Western Visayas) and Region 9 (Zamboanga Peninsula), with Zamboanga’s average daily attack rate (ADAR) […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Red Mendoza| Date: Mon, 17 May 2021 16:16:17 +0000
THE Department of Health (DoH) said it will hold clinical trials for booster shots that will be administered to those who have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19. Speaking at a media forum on Monday, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said the trials will be held in conjunction with similar tests for vaccine mixing. The DoH […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Keith Calayag| Date: Mon, 17 May 2021 16:15:30 +0000
THE Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) has approved the inclusion of governors and mayors in the priority group for Covid vaccination covering medical frontliners. The IATF-EID and Palace spokesman Harry Roque Jr. said in a press briefing on Monday the governors and mayors were placed under A1.5 group. Governors […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Lea Devio| Date: Sun, 16 May 2021 16:14:23 +0000
A fire broke out at the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) in Manila early Sunday. The fire raged for close to four hours that started around 1 a.m. before it was controlled, according to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP). There were no reports of injuries or casualties, the Manila Public Information Office said. The blaze […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Iza Iglesias, TMT| Date: Sat, 15 May 2021 16:16:31 +0000
PHILIPPINE bet to Miss Universe 2021 Rabiya Mateo may not have been able to wear the sun headdress to go with her flag-inspired ensemble at the pageant’s national costume competition, but the 24-year-old Ilongga definitely dazzled in the brightest of yellows at the preliminaries in Florida on Friday night (Saturday morning in Manila). Beaming with […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Red Mendoza| Date: Sat, 15 May 2021 16:14:36 +0000
PRESIDENTIAL Adviser for Entrepreneurship Jose Maria “Joey” Concepcion 3rd on Saturday pushed for the use of “vaccine passes” that would help guard against a surge in infections and boost struggling businesses to recover from the fallout of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic. Concepcion, also the founder of Go Negosyo, said vaccine passes or proof […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Kaithreen Cruz| Date: Mon, 10 May 2021 16:15:55 +0000
AS preparations for next year’s voting start, an advocacy group on Monday called for safe, fair and free elections in 2022. In a unity statement signed by more than 2,000 sectoral groups, Participate PH highlighted the need to ensure the success of the 2022 elections. It also called for an additional funding of P10 billion […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Red Mendoza| Date: Sat, 08 May 2021 16:14:34 +0000
THE number of new coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases in the National Capital Region (NCR) dropped further during the first week of May from the previous week, according to the OCTA Research group, suggesting a downward trend in the region that had been considered the epicenter of the infection. In its May 8 report, the […]
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