Amihan Reyes
DENR adds coat of dolomite sand on Manila Bay beach
A fresh coat of dolomite sand has been placed in Manila Bay early Wednesday morning, according to a report by GMA News. Several backhoe operators are currently at work in the area pouring and levelling crushed dolomite rocks. About 500 tons of crushed dolomite rocks were placed last year by the go...
Pasay hospital reports decline in Covid-19 cases
The situation at the Pasay City General Hospital (PCGH) is more manageable now compared to a few weeks ago as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the city continue to go down, a PCGH official said in a report by Manila Bulletin. Dr. John Victor de Gracia, PCGH officer-in-cha...
Gov't to open drive-thru vaccination site in Nayong Pilipino
A mega vaccination drive-through facility is being built inside a Nayong Filipino Foundation (NPF) property in Parañaque City, according to a report by Philippine News Agency. The Department of Tourism (DOT), in a statement on Monday, welcomed the move of the Inter-Agency Task Force for...
2 Pasig residents send photos of butt vaccination
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto asked his constituents not to send him photos of them being injected with the COVID-19 vaccine in the buttocks, according to a report by Manila Bulletin. In a Facebook live Monday afternoon (April 12), the mayor said at least two Pasig residents messaged him on social me...
PhilHealth agrees to expedite payments to Red Cross
PhilHealth chief Dante Gierran vowed to expedite payments and settle its obligations with the Philippine Red Cross and public and private hospitals rendering services for COVID-19 patients, Senator Bong Go said in a report by GMA News. In a radio interview, Go, Senate health committee chairperson a...
PH registeres 382 fatalities on April 6
The country recorded a new all-time high of COVID-19 fatalities in a day after 382 patients were reported dead on April 6, the Department of Health s case bulletin showed in a report by CNN Philippines. It is higher than the previous Sept. 14 record of 259 deaths, but the DOH explained that the new...
Comelec suspends voter registration in ECQ areas
All offices of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Metro Manila and its four neighboring provinces where the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) has been extended, will remain temporarily closed, according to a report by Philippine News Agency. “From April 5 to 11, 2021, voter regis...
Valenzuela extends liquor ban
Valenzuela City extended the liquor ban indefinitely to lessen the local transmission of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the city, according to a report by Manila Bulletin. In a facebook post, the LGU announced that all retail sales, purchase, delivery, and consumption of alco...
Muntinlupa places fifth community under localized lockdown
The local government of Muntinlupa is placing another community under localized lockdown, the fifth area of concern to be under stricter community quarantine, in a bid to prevent further COVID-19 transmissions. Mayor Jaime Fresnedi signed an executive order declaring a 15-day Extreme Localized Comm...
Taguig to start vaccination of elderly residents
Taguig is almost done vaccinating its healthcare workers (A1) and has started the inoculation of the next priority group, the elderly under the A2 category, according to a report by Philippine News Agency. Mayor Lino Cayetano also assured on Thursday that the national government's approved prio...