Tropical Storm Agaton strands Holy Week travelers

Tina G. Santos 04/11/2022

MANILA, Philippines — More than a thousand passengers were stranded after the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) canceled boat trips beginning Saturday due to Tropical Storm Agaton (international name: Megi), which intensified upon making landfall in Eastern Samar…

DOH warns couples vs HIV as Valentine’s Day nears

Tina G. Santos 02/12/2022

The Department of Health (DOH) reminded couples celebrating Valentine’s Day this year to be on guard not only against COVID-19 but also against other diseases such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). “Protect yourself. There are other illnesses…

DOH logs 3,000 new COVID-19 cases for 2nd straight day

Tina G. Santos 02/10/2022

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday, February 9, 2022, reported 3,651 new COVID-19 cases, the second straight day the tally stood at the 3,000 mark. The DOH case bulletin said Western Visayas had…

Report COVID-19 antigen test ‘positives’ – DOH

Leila B. Salaverria, Tina G. Santos 02/02/2022

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday said the reporting of positive results of self-administered COVID-19 antigen tests is mandatory. “All individuals with a positive self-antigen test shall report to their Barangay Health Emergency Response Team…

Medical groups ask Duterte anew to veto vape bill

Tina G. Santos 01/25/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Medical societies on Monday renewed their call to President Rodrigo Duterte to veto entirely the proposed Vaporized Nicotine Products Regulation Act, or the Vape Bill. “Mr. President we appeal to you to veto the…

DOH: More beds needed than oxygen, ventilators

Leila B. Salaverria, Tina G. Santos 01/23/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Hospitals need to allocate more beds for COVID-19 patients, but don’t have much need for ventilators and oxygen, as there are few severe and critical coronavirus cases, according to the Department of Health (DOH).…

Threat of rising COVID-19 infections sends Metro Manila back to Alert Level 3

Leila B. Salaverria, Tina G. Santos 01/01/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang announced that Metro Manila (also known as the National Capital Region)  would be placed under Alert Level 3 from Jan. 3 to 15 after the Department of Health (DOH) warned the public of…

DOH, OCTA note higher COVID-19 infection rate

Jerome Aning, Tina G. Santos 12/30/2021

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday, December 29, 2021, reported that the country’s COVID-19 positivity rate jumped to 4.5 percent and the independent pandemic monitor OCTA Research group said it was even higher…

Still risky to toot your way to 2022

Tina G. Santos 12/29/2021

MANILA, Philippines — “Torotot,’’ the toy trumpets or horns traditionally used as noisemakers to welcome the New Year, may turn out to be just as harmful as powerful firecrackers, with the coronavirus pandemic far from over and…

DFA to cancel, dispose all unclaimed passports

Tina G. Santos 12/11/2021

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) will cancel and dispose all unclaimed passports that were scheduled for release before December 2020. In an advisory, the DFA said those who have yet to claim their passports that were…

IATF sets new alert levels for Dec. 1-15

Jerome Aning, Tina G. Santos 11/30/2021

MANILA, Philippines — The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) has approved the recommendation to retain the National Capital Region (NCR) under alert level 2, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said on Monday.…

Queen Elizabeth II hails PH nurses in UK

Tina G. Santos 07/06/2021

MANILA, Philippines — Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II has acknowledged the contribution of Filipino nurses working in the United Kingdom’s healthcare sector. “We are fortunate to have many nurses from the Philippines in the National Health Service,” the…

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