Angel Locsin’s father battles COVID-19
MANILA – The father of actress Angel Locsin has tested positive for COVID-19. Locsin said this herself through an Instagram post on Sunday. While sharing a photo of her dad inside an ambulance, Locsin...
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EXPLAINER: Beyond Delta, scientists are watching new coronavirus variants
CHICAGO – The continued spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus has spawned a Greek alphabet of variants – a naming system used by the World Health Organization (WHO) to track concerning new mutations of the...
2 killed, as more than P1.5 billion worth of suspected shabu seized in 2 Cavite drug operations
MANILA—Police and agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) seized more than 200 kilos of suspected shabu in two anti-drug operations in Bacoor and Imus cities in Cavite Thursday night. The amount of...
OCTA fellow ‘di pa nakikitang huhupa ang COVID-19 cases sa ngayon
MAYNILA – Wala pa ring nakikitang senyales ng paghupa ng surge ng COVID-19 cases ang OCTA Research sa darating na linggo. Ayon sa kanila, lumalabas na sa kanilang trajectory na posibleng maabot ang 25,000...
Strengthen family bonding to battle depression during COVID quarantine: psychiatrist
MANILA – “It is okay not to be okay,” a psychiatrist said Sunday as the country continues to battle the COVID-19 pandemic for more than a year now. Dr. Ma. Bernadette Arcena, who also...
Philippines yet to detect new COVID-19 variant ‘Mu’: genome center
MANILA — The Philippines has not yet detected any case of the new coronavirus variant known as “Mu” that was first identified in Colombia, the genome center said on Friday. The World Health Organization...
New kidney problems linked to ‘long COVID’
The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that have yet to be certified by peer review. ‘Long COVID’...
Aiko Melendez tinahi ang noo matapos maaksidente
Kinailangan tahiin ang bahagi ng noo ng aktres na si Aiko Melendez matapos aksidenteng tumama ang ulo sa lababo nang makaramdam ng pagkahilo sa kinaing maanghang na noodles. Sa kaniyang inilabas na vlog, ikinuwento...
183,000 karagdagang Pfizer vaccine doses dumating sa bansa
MAYNILA – Dumating sa Pilipinas nitong Huwebes ng gabi ang nasa 183,000 pang karagadagang doses ng Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine na donasyon mula sa COVAX Facility. Ayon kay Asec. Wilben Mayor ng Office of the Presidential...
‘Bubble would burst’: WHO says too early for ‘COVID vaccine bubbles’
MANILA (UPDATE) – The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday said vaccine bubbles would not work “at this point in time” as existing COVID-19 vaccines could not prevent breakthrough infections. Several sectors have been...