A health official on Monday reminded of the need to proactively promote minimum public health standards despite the lowering of the alert level status in the National Capital Region (NCR) and community quarantine classification in other areas. Dr. Edsel Salvana, a member of the Department of Health (DOH) – Technical Advisory Group, warned about complacency to prevent potential super spreader events. “Kasi bagama’t ibinaba natin from Alert Level 4, nasa Alert Level 3 pa rin tayo. Ibig sabihin, wala pa tayo doon sa level na puwede po talaga nating sabihin na hindi tataas iyan (While the Alert Level 4 was
Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar has announced the regularization of more of its employees on the occasion of the agency’s 11th anniversary. Andanar led the oath-taking ceremony and signing of the appointment papers of the newly regularized personnel on Monday at the PCOO’s new office in Times Plaza Building along Taft Avenue in Manila. An additional 32 regular employees were hired while 15 personnel were regularized, the PCOO said in a press statement. Some passed the Civil Service Examination (CSE) in July to qualify for the plantilla or regular positions. Among the workers who are now on
Aside from a clear view of the sunset, Filipinos now have another reason to flock to the Manila Bay along the Roxas Boulevard shoreline. The dolomite beach has reopened to the public after months of rigid quarantine protocols due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic that limited people, especially children and the elderly, from going out. On Monday morning, families and groups of friends were seen enjoying Manila’s new attraction that welcomed the public on Saturday as Metro Manila was downgraded to Alert Level 3. Libraries, archives, museums, galleries, exhibits, parks, plazas, public gardens, and scenic viewpoints also reopened
The San Juan city government has started processing online bookings for cemetery visits as the Covid-19 pandemic will not allow the usual observance of All Saints’ and All Souls’ Days on November 1 and 2, respectively. The San Juan public cemetery and private columbaries will only allow booked appointments from October 18 to November 7, except on October 29 to November 2 when the cemetery will be closed. There are no national guidelines yet for the annual tradition that honors the dead but last year, all local government units ordered public cemeteries, memorial parks and columbaria closed from October 29
Former US President Bill Clinton was discharged from a California hospital on Sunday after being treated for an infection, his spokesman said. Angel Urena said that after being admitted to the University of California Irvine Medical Center, Clinton’s fever and white blood cell count were normalized and that he would return home to New York to finish his course of antibiotics. “President Clinton was discharged from UC Irvine Medical Center today,” said Dr. Alpesh N. Amin of the University of California Irvine Health Department of Medicine, who had been overseeing Clinton’s medical team. “On behalf of everyone at UC Irvine
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has highlighted the importance of incorporating technological and digital approaches in improving the safety of meat and meat products. Modern technologies and strategies will ensure higher productivity of Filipino farmers and fisherfolk, according to Secretary William Dar during his speech at the joint celebration of the 49th National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS) anniversary and the 28th Meat Safety Consciousness Week on Monday. He also lauded the NMIS for its efforts to digitalize services. Dar particularly cited the ongoing collaboration among the NMIS, Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural
