Ninety-eight persons were found to have contracted COVID-19 in a mass testing done at the House of Representatives since Nov. 10, an official said yesterday.
From 93 cases on Nov. 8, the mass testing brought the total number of cases to 191 since the lockdown started in March.
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Rody: No corruption in Sinovac supply deal
As senators expressed suspicion about an attempt to overprice vaccines the government is procuring from China, President Duterte defended the deal yesterday, stressing that everything is aboveboard.
AMID FEARS OF INSIDER ATTACK - FBI vetting Nat'l Guard troops in DC
WASHINGTON (AP) – US defense officials said they are worried about an insider attack or other threat from service members involved in securing US President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, prompting the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to vet all of the 25,000 National Guard troops coming into Washington for the event.
The persistent dengue threat
Even as the world battles the COVID-19 scourge, there are other threats to public health that call for urgent attention. In the Philippines and other mostly tropical countries where mosquitoes thrive, dengue is a continuing threat, especially with the vaccination campaign in limbo following the Dengvaxia scare.
Smart signs up BTS as endorser
The Grammy-nominated global superstar pop group BTS is now officially an endorser of Smart.
7 co-passengers of variant patient yet to be contacted
Seven co-passengers of the country’s first case of the United Kingdom (UK) variant of COVID-19 have not been contacted yet, the Department of Health (DOH) said yesterday.
Go extends aid to Quezon market vendors
Despite bad weather, Sen. Bong Go went to Lucena in Quezon province recently to help public market vendors displaced by the pandemic.
Pandacan church gets new image of Sto. Niño
A new Sto. Niño image sculpted from a wooden beam that survived the fire that struck Pandacan church in July last year was unveiled yesterday as the Catholic faithful joined the feast of the Child Jesus in Manila.
Bishop condemns prevalence of child abuse
A bishop used his sermon yesterday to condemn child abuse, particularly the reported prevalence of child pornography during the pandemic.
Biden outlines ‘Day One' agenda
Executive actions set on pandemic, immigration, climate deal
ASF to further push up pork, chicken prices
Consumers would have to further tighten their belts as prices of pork and even chicken show no signs of going down, especially now that African swine fever (ASF) has crept into the Visayas.
