PH reports 3,666 new Covid-19 infections
The Philippines tallied 3,666 new coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases, the lowest for this month, the Department of Health (DOH) reported Tuesday.
Palace floats mandatory vaccination in PH
The Duterte spokesman also said that due to the country’s limited vaccine supply, the government could not yet make vaccination mandatory.
Duterte: ‘ICC is bulls**t’
“Itong ICC, bulls**t ito…Why would I defend or face an accusation before white people? You must be crazy. Iyong mga colonizers ito noon they have not atoned for their sins against the countries that they invaded, including the Philippines,” he said in his weekly address.
Apologetic Duterte on retaining face shield requirement: ‘It’s a small inconvenience’
Duterte finalized his decision to retain the face shield requirement on Monday night, as announced by his spokesman, Harry Roque.
PH reports 5,249 new Covid-19 cases
The Philippines has 5,249 new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases, the Department of Health (DOH) confirmed Monday.
Face shields still required, even outdoors—Palace
“Acting on the advice of health experts and in view of the Delta variant, PRRD declared that the wearing of face shields, both indoor and outdoor, is still mandatory,” Palace spokesman Harry Roque said in a tweet.
Palace: Community quarantine-less PH in 2021 ‘unlikely’
Malacañang on Monday said it was unlikely for the Philippines to remove all community quarantine by the end of this year.
PH to receive almost 4M vaccine doses in June, Moderna included
The Philippines is set to receive nearly four million Covid-19 vaccines before the month ends, including the first shipment of Moderna vaccines, the National Task Force (NTF) against Covid-19 said on Sunday.
PH signs supply agreement for 40M Pfizer vaccine doses
According to Galvez, the country’s vaccine czar, shipment of the 40 million doses will begin “after eight weeks starting August” and the shipments will be delivered in bulk.
PH reports 6,833 new Covid-19 infections
The Philippines reported 6,833 new coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases, pushing the nationwide tally to 1,346,276.
PH reports 6,637 new Covid-19 infections
The Philippines tallied 6,637 new coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases Thursday.
SWS: 12.2 million adult Pinoys jobless as of May 2021
The survey, conducted from Apr. 28 to May 2, found adult joblessness at 25.8 percent of the adult labor force.
‘Puro Rappler, puro ABS-CBN’: Palace belittles ICC prosecutor’s drug war probe
In a Palace briefing, Duterte’s spokesman Harry Roque said the president merely shrugged off the report after knowing it was based on media sources, which he said would not stand in court.
Shields off: Palace says Duterte made ‘presidential policy’ to remove face shield requirement
Duterte’s decision was first made public by Senate President Vicente Sotto III, who said in a tweet that “the president agreed that face shields should only be used in hospitals.”
PH reports 5,414 new Covid-19 infections
The Philippines reported 5,414 new coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases, pushing the nationwide tally to 1,332,832.
DOH exec: Face shields can be removed outdoors
Vega’s higher-ups in the Department of Health and the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases have been consistent in asserting that face shields were required despite calls to abolish the requirement.