Duterte wants cops in quarantine facilities

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines) Metro Manila — President Rodrigo Duterte wants policemen stationed in hotels serving as quarantine facilities after several returning Filipinos allegedly breached health protocols. During his weekly briefing on the COVID-19 pandemic, the President proposed to have… Continue Reading →

Alert level up in 3 provinces around Metro Manila

(BusinessWorld) THE PHILIPPINE government on Tuesday raised the coronavirus alert in three provinces adjacent to the capital region as the country confronts threats from the more transmissible Omicron variant. Bulacan, Rizal, and Cavite, which are part of the so-called greater… Continue Reading →

PH detects 4th imported Omicron case

(CNN Philippines) Metro Manila — Experts detected the country’s fourth case of the Omicron variant in a traveler from the United States, the Department of Health said on Monday Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said the case involved a 38-year-old… Continue Reading →

PCSO medical assistance available in 44 hospitals

(PhilStar Global) MANILA, Philippines — Beginning Jan. 3 next year, the Medical Assistance Program of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) will be available only in 44 hospitals with Malasakit Centers in Metro Manila, Batangas, Cebu, Iloilo, Laguna and Palawan.… Continue Reading →