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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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).…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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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