Search Result for “coronavirus”
S. Cotabato lady prov’l board member succumbs to cancer
June 12, 2023, 6:37 pm
KORONADAL CITY – A first-term member of the South Cotabato provincial board has passed away over the weekend after losing her battle with cancer, her brother announced Monday.“Lyndale is dead – my 3rd sister who died in three years,” Berteni Causing said on his Facebook page about the… Read More
OFWs in Taiwan celebrate PH Independence Day
June 12, 2023, 5:21 pm
MANILA – Filipino migrant workers in Taiwan celebrated the 125th Philippine independence anniversary on Sunday after a three-year hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic. Over 7,000 Filipino workers from various parts of the island joined the celebration organized by the Manila Economic and… Read More
9 Iloilo high school students test positive for Covid-19
June 9, 2023, 6:59 pm
ILOILO CITY – Nine students of the Estancia National High School in the municipality of Estancia in Iloilo were found positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in a rapid antigen test (RAT). Health authorities in Estancia subjected one section of Grade 8 learners to RAT on Thursday.… Read More
8M kids vaccinated vs. measles, rubella
June 9, 2023, 5:09 pm
MANILA – More than 8 million children have received vaccines for measles and rubella a week before the Department of Health’s campaign against vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs) ends. The DOH, in a Viber message to the Philippine News Agency (PNA), said 8,016,954 or 82.61 percent of the… Read More
Prelate thanks Vergeire for service as DOH caretaker
June 9, 2023, 2:10 pm
MANILA – A Camillian priest thanked Department of Health (DOH) Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire for her service as the agency's officer-in-charge (OIC) for almost a year. Fr. Dan Cancino, executive secretary of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines-Episcopal Commission on… Read More
Materials for 2nd SONA still being prepared – Marcos
June 8, 2023, 9:51 pm
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday bared that he is still preparing the materials for his second State of the Nation Address (SONA) which will be delivered on July 24. "The truth of the matter is we're still preparing everything, all the materials that we're going to put… Read More
Tech firms laid off 200K workers from Jan-May: report
June 8, 2023, 7:46 pm
ISTANBUL –Technology firms laid off around 200,000 workers in the first five months of this year due to risks of a global recession caused by higher interest rates and falling ad revenues, according to data compiled by Anadolu from tracking website layoffs.fyi on Wednesday. A total of 202,399… Read More
PBBM calls for LGUs' support for socioeconomic, legislative plans
June 8, 2023, 7:05 pm
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday called on the local government officials to support his administration’s socioeconomic agenda and legislative priorities. Marcos made the call during the oath-taking of the new set of national officers of the Vice Mayors’ League of the… Read More
New DOH chief to prioritize Covid-19, HIV, TB issues
June 8, 2023, 4:16 pm Updated on June 8, 2023, 4:56 pm
MANILA – Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa said Thursday his administration would focus on the exit plan of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic and strategies to improve the situation of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and tuberculosis (TB) cases in the country. In a televised… Read More
CBCP hopes new DOH chief addresses pressing health issues
June 7, 2023, 5:21 pm
MANILA – An official of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines-Episcopal Commission on Health Care (CBCP-ECHC) expressed hope that newly-appointed Department of Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa would address important health issues and concerns in the country. Bishop Oscar Jaime… Read More
Gov’t urged to refocus on pre-pandemic economic goals
June 6, 2023, 8:36 pm
MANILA – Economists from the academe and financial markets on Tuesday urged the government to set its sights back to pre-pandemic targets now that the economic effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) contagion have waned. Roberto Galang, dean at the Ateneo de Manila’s (ADM) John… Read More
Pangasinan records 424 dengue cases in first 5 months
June 6, 2023, 7:17 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan–The Provincial Health Office (PHO) has recorded 424 dengue cases from January 1 to June 5 this year, an insignificant increase from the 419 during the same period last year. More noteworthy is the absence of fatalities just like during the first five months last year,… Read More
PH daily average of new Covid-19 cases down by 22%
June 5, 2023, 5:22 pm
MANILA – The country’s daily average of new coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases decreased by 22 percent from May 29 to June 4, the Department of Health (DOH) reported Monday. In its latest case bulletin, the agency recorded 1,301 daily infections, a 366-case decrease from the 1,667… Read More
Over 290 Filipino Hajj pilgrims arrive in Saudi Arabia
June 4, 2023, 4:35 pm
MANILA - The first batch of Filipino pilgrims have arrived in Saudi Arabia to embark on the 2023 Hajj, the Philippine Embassy in Riyadh announced Sunday. The group composed of 292 men and women landed at the Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Madinah on June 3 via a Philippine… Read More
US Embassy sees record number of visas for Pinoys in 2023
June 1, 2023, 6:46 pm
MANILA – The United States (US) Embassy in the Philippines is expecting a record number of visas to be processed in 2023 as the embassy works to restore and improve its operation since the Covid-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic in 2019. During a press conference at the embassy, US Embassy… Read More
La Union town reimposes wearing of face mask indoors
June 1, 2023, 4:54 pm
AGOO, La Union – The municipality of Agoo has required anew the wearing of face mask in public and private indoor places in the town to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). In an Executive Order (EO) No. 28 obtained by the Philippine News Agency on Thursday, Agoo Mayor… Read More
DepEd-Antique urges schools to hold catch-up lessons
May 31, 2023, 5:55 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The Department of Education (DepEd) Schools Division of Antique is urging all 535 public schools in the province to have catch-up lessons to reach the required 200 days of contact time with learners before the school year ends. DepEd chief of school governance… Read More
Campaign vs. measles, rubella reaches 78% coverage
May 31, 2023, 4:38 pm
MANILA – More than seven million children have received vaccines for measles and rubella almost a month after the Department of Health launched its campaign against vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs). The DOH, in a Viber message to the Philippine News Agency (PNA), said 7,541,867 or 77.72… Read More
Attend in-person Masses by June, Malolos bishop urges faithful
May 30, 2023, 2:32 pm
MANILA – The faithful in the Diocese of Malolos have been invited to physically attend Sunday Masses starting next month. In a circular issued on Tuesday, Bishop Dennis Villarojo invited Catholics back to Mass after lifting dispensations from Sunday obligation. The obligation will be reinstated… Read More
PSE to play bigger role in creating more business, jobs via MIF
May 29, 2023, 5:32 pm
MANILA – House Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on Monday said he is confident that the new Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) events hall will soon serve as the venue for many groundbreaking business offerings. In his keynote speech during the inauguration of the hall and Ayala… Read More
