Anti-CoVID-19 Pandemic
Only 14 of 98 Zambo City villages with active Covid-19 cases
May 28, 2022, 4:10 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – There are only 14 villages with active cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) here, data from the City Health Office showed Saturday. This highly-urbanized city has 98 villages with a population of 977,234 as of the 2020 census. Of the 20 active cases, Barangay… Read More
Fate of pandemic programs, vax drive up to next admin: DOH
May 27, 2022, 8:43 pm
MANILA – The National Vaccination Operations Center (NVOC) will let the next administration decide on the fate of the country’s coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) inoculation program. Health Undersecretary Myrna Cabotaje, who also chairs the NVOC, said the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for… Read More
Vax rate rises after May 9 polls
May 27, 2022, 8:40 pm
MANILA – The country’s average Covid-19 vaccination rate increased after the elections, National Vaccination Operations Center (NVOC) chief, Health Undersecretary Myrna Cabotaje, said Friday. The government has fully vaccinated 70,754,670 Filipinos, representing 76.87 percent of the… Read More
PH surviving pandemic but not yet 'out of woods': Cabotaje
May 26, 2022, 4:46 pm
MANILA – The country might have survived the prevailing impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic, but still “we are not yet out of the woods,” Health Undersecretary Myrna Cabotaje said Thursday. In a vaccination event at SM Megamall in Mandaluyong City, Cabotaje, who also… Read More
PH hits 77% target population for Covid-19 vax program
May 26, 2022, 1:09 pm
MANILA – The Philippines has already fully vaccinated almost 77 percent of its target population against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic as of Thursday. The latest data from the National Vaccination Operations Center (NVOC) showed that 69,037,072 Filipinos, representing 76.70… Read More
3 contacts of 1st BA.4 case all asymptomatic: DOH
May 24, 2022, 5:05 pm
MANILA – The three contacts of the first Omicron BA.4 subvariant case are all asymptomatic and fully vaccinated, a health official said Tuesday. The first case is a returning overseas Filipino from Qatar who had a travel history to Brazil and South Africa. He was unvaccinated and asymptomatic… Read More
Cases in NCR, rest of Luzon show slow uptick trend: DOH
May 24, 2022, 4:36 pm
MANILA – Cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in the National Capital Region and the rest of Luzon showed a slow uptick trend starting mid-May, a health official said Tuesday. In an online media forum, Department of Health Epidemiology Bureau Director Alethea de Guzman said the… Read More
PH gov’t’s ‘balancing act’ over pandemic saved economy, lives
May 24, 2022, 4:01 pm
MANILA – Malacañang on Tuesday shrugged off a report of alleged misinformation by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte during the onset of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic, saying it is a new strain of coronavirus at that time that had not been identified in human before. A report… Read More
DILG-led vax drives administer close to 2M doses: Año
May 24, 2022, 3:01 pm
MANILA – Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año on Monday said 1,934,807 doses of Covid-19 vaccine were administered to unvaccinated or those with incomplete doses during their house-to-house vaccination campaign. During President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s… Read More
QC residents urged to get 2nd booster shot
May 24, 2022, 2:19 pm
MANILA – Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte on Tuesday urged her eligible constituents not to hesitate to get the second booster shot against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). Belmonte emphasized the importance of the Covid-19 vaccine as well as the booster shots, especially with the emerging new… Read More
Duterte hopes monkeypox less fatal than Covid-19
May 24, 2022, 2:36 am
MANILA – President Rodrigo R. Duterte on Monday expressed hope that the monkeypox outbreak being reported mostly in Europe would not be as fatal as coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). In a prerecorded Talk to the People, Duterte requested Department of Health (DOH) Undersecretary Dr. Abdullah… Read More
Slight uptick in Covid-19 cases due to subvariant, not elections
May 23, 2022, 5:39 pm
MANILA – The OCTA Research believes the recorded slight increase in the Covid-19 cases in the National Capital Region (NCR) was caused by the emergence of more transmissible Omicron subvariants and not due to the May 9 elections. “Palagay namin epekto ito ng panibagong subvariant rather than… Read More
'Covid-19 is not over anywhere until it’s over everywhere': WHO
May 23, 2022, 4:58 pm
GENEVA – The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) told global health ministers on Sunday that although reported Covid-19 cases and deaths have declined significantly, it is not time to lower the guard. Tedros Adhanom Gebreyesus delivered his message during the kick-off of the annual World… Read More
PH Covid-19 cases daily average for May 16-22 up by 9%
May 23, 2022, 4:41 pm
MANILA – The country's daily average of Covid-19 cases went up to 173 from May 16 to 22, or 9.9 percent higher than the previous week, the Department of Health (DOH) reported Monday. Cases averaged 160 per day from May 9 to 15. The latest case bulletin of the DOH show that there are 1,214 new… Read More
Covid-19 manageable in PH due to improved vax program: OCTA
May 23, 2022, 4:38 pm
MANILA – The Covid-19 situation in the country has become manageable due to the government’s intensified and more improved vaccination program, OCTA Research fellow, Dr. Guido David said Monday. David, speaking at the Laging Handa public briefing, cited the country has a "successful"… Read More
No data yet on benefits of 2nd booster for public: expert
May 23, 2022, 2:27 pm
MANILA – A member of the Vaccine Experts Panel (VEP) on Monday said there is no data yet showing that the general public would benefit from the second booster dose of Covid-19 vaccine. In a televised public briefing, Dr. Rontgene Solante, also an infectious disease expert, said a second booster… Read More
Find unvaxxed, booster-eligible residents amid 1st BA.4 case: Año
May 22, 2022, 7:33 pm
MANILA – Local government units (LGUs) must proactively seek the unvaccinated and those eligible for booster shots against Covid-19 following the detection of an Omicron subvariant in the Philippines, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said Sunday. If need be, local… Read More
Cases of 'long Covid' in PH confirmed, being monitored
May 21, 2022, 6:56 pm
MANILA – The government and health authorities are monitoring the situation of “long Covid” cases in the country, according to Dr. Ted Herbosa, National Task Force (NTF) Against Covid-19 medical adviser. Herbosa confirmed Saturday that the Philippines has already had cases of those… Read More
Incoming admin to benefit from NTF, IATF pandemic strategies
May 21, 2022, 2:49 pm
MANILA – The government’s health authorities will make sure that the gains of the Covid-19 vaccination program and other pandemic responses would be sustained by turning over all programs to the next administration. National Task Force (NTF) Against Covid-19 medical adviser, Dr. Ted Herbosa,… Read More
Manila administers over 5K doses of 2nd booster shot
May 20, 2022, 7:35 pm
MANILA – Over 5,000 individuals have availed of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) second booster shots in the city of Manila since its rollout for immunocompromised individuals on April 26, and for the elderly and health care workers on Thursday. As of Friday, the Manila Public Information… Read More
