Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Tuesday urged the government to seek the participation of schools and Department of Education (DepEd) field units to increase the vaccination coverage in the pediatric population. Gatchalian, who is seeking re-election in the upcoming May 2022 elections said the COV
The Metro Manila Council (MMC) has recommended to the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) to place the National Capital Region (NCR) under Covid-19 Alert Level 1 starting March 1. Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Officer-in-Charge and General Manager Atty. Romando Artes said that all…
(PNA photo by Joey Razon) MANILA - The Metro Manila Council (MMC) is set to discuss the possibility of shifting to the most relaxed Alert Level 1 in the region, an official of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said on Monday. During a Laging Handa briefing, MMDA officer-in-charge General Manager Romando Artes said the MMC composed of the 17 mayors in NCR are scheduled to discuss the topic on Tuesday night based on the region's current coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) risk classification, health care utilization rate, and continued decline in cases. "Iyan po ay ibabase ng mga Mayor sa datos po na araw-araw naman po nari-receive namin from DOH (Department of Health), IATF (Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases), NTF (National Task Force Against Covid-19) at ganundin po iyong kanilang experience sa ground (The mayors will decide based on data that we receive every day from the DOH, the IATF, NTF, and also from their e
ILOILO CITY While there are minimal new COVID-19 cases in Western Visayas region, the Department of Health (DOH-6) assures that hospitals and other health facilities are ready for a renewed surge during the holidays. “There’s no complacency. Hospitals and other facilities are very well prepared f
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The COVID-19 situation in Negros Occidental continues to improve as the Department of Health – Western Visayas Center for Health and