The Department of Health reported 9,475 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday, the third highest daily caseload since the pandemic hit last year. The Philippines now has a total of 721,892 cases. Active cases remained high at  105,568, but most of those infected had mild or no symptoms. The DOH reported that 22,000 more patients survived the virus, for a recovery count of 603,154. The death toll rose to 13,170 after 11 more patients died. […]

VANCOUVER: One person was killed and at least five wounded in a stabbing attack Saturday at a library in Vancouver, police said. A lone suspect was arrested and there was no ongoing threat to the public, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said in a tweet. Authorities did not release details on a possible motive for […]

PARIS: France, Belgium and Poland on Saturday tightened curbs as coronavirus cases surged in Europe while the Philippines prepared for a giant lockdown and Chile confined over 80 percent of its population. France has admitted that the situation is “critical” and added three more departments to the 16 already under tight restrictions. Around 20 million […]

The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) said that it will immediately suspend all disconnection activities until April 15, 2021 following the announcement on Saturday that Metro Manila and four nearby provinces will be placed under a stricter lockdown. The power company said meter reading and bill delivery will continue during the duration of the enhanced community […]

PALMA: More than 180 people including expatriate workers are trapped inside a hotel in a northern Mozambique town under siege by insurgents for three days, workers and security sources said on Friday. Several people were reportedly dead, according to witnesses and a rights group, after the attack in Palma near a liquified natural gas site […]

UNITED NATIONS: A UN panel ended five weeks of arduous negotiations on Friday with a watered-down declaration on the status of women around the world. European diplomats accused Russia of being obstructionist and undermining the rights of women and girls in the 65th annual proceedings of the Commission on the Status of Women. It had […]

MAASTRICHT: Health officials have rolled out more than 500 million coronavirus vaccine doses around the world, according to an Agence France-Presse tally on Friday (Saturday in Manila), as European rows over hoarding and supply issues escalated dramatically. Despite the huge effort to get jabs into arms, the pandemic is still surging in Europe and Latin […]

A Pulse Asia survey said 6 in 10 Filipinos were reluctant to get vaccinated against Covid-19 because of safety issues. The poll, conducted from February 22 to March 3 among 2,400 adults nationwide, showed 61 percent of the respondents did not want to get vaccinated. Only 16 percent of the respondents said they wanted to […]

MOST, if not all, Filipinos desire to find good-paying jobs in the metropolis to provide a comfortable life for their families. While it is true that employment opportunities and essential goods and services are more accessible in the cities, we are correcting this imbalance by harnessing the potential of the regions in bringing about better […]

AS part of our efforts to pursue inclusive and sustainable economic growth, we have strategically distributed infrastructure and connectivity projects nationwide. As of end-December 2019, we have spent P2.93 trillion to fast-track the completion of our infrastructure projects without compromising their quality. This is more than a hundred percent of the P1.35 trillion spent during […]

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You know how it feels when you only have one year before you turn 40 in a pandemic-stricken time and thinking about how to create something that leaves a lasting, impactful impression? That exactly what was in my mind when I  said to myself: Okay, this live-streamed global summit for women is something I will […]

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte approved a recommendation by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) to revert Metro Manila and four other provinces under an enhanced community quarantine (ECQ), Malacanang announced on Saturday. The four provinces are Cavite, Bulacan, Rizal and Laguna. The ECQ will start from March 29 to April […]

THE country posted on Saturday its second highest new coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) caseload since the pandemic began last year with 9,595 new cases, according to the Department of Health (DoH). This is slightly lower than the 9,838 posted on Friday. Saturday’s figure pushed the number of active cases to 118,122, or 16.6 percent of […]

Former Calauan, Laguna mayor and rape-slay convict Antonio Sanchez died on Saturday morning, the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) has confirmed. Col. Gabriel Chaclag, BuCor spokesman said Sanchez was declared dead on arrival at the New Bilibid Prison Hospital. “Today at about 7 a.m., PDL Antonio Sanchez was found unresponsive at his cell. He was brought […]

THE Catholic Church announced on Saturday that it will forgo its traditional events during the Holy Week to prevent a possible transmission of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) among the faithful. This comes after the government, through the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID), allowed churches to hold once-a-day religious gatherings in the […]

Local government units (LGUs) need the green light from the national government before they can vaccinate the next priority group after frontline health workers. The Department of Health (DoH) sternly reminded LGUs they cannot move ahead with their inoculation program unless the national government says so. The Health department’s reminder comes on the heels of […]

The country on Friday posted a new single-day record in coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases, prompting calls for hospitals to assign more beds for Covid patients. The Department of Health (DoH) reported 9,838 new cases, close to an earlier forecast of more than 10,000 cases by the end of March. The overall case total was […]

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has signed the proposed Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) into law, Presidential spokesman Harry Roque Jr. announced on Friday. According to Roque, Duterte vetoed some provisions of the Republic Act 11534 or the CREATE Act, which aims to reduce corporate income tax in a bid to help the economy […]

THE Department of Health (DoH) has maintained that no coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines in the country will be sold commercially and that the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of its emergency use is proof of safety. According to Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire, under the terms of the emergency use authorization (EUA), vaccines “sold” […]

THE construction of the China-funded Kaliwa Dam hangs as the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) has yet to secure the free, prior, and informed consent (FPIC) of indigenous groups that will be affected. Agta-Dumagat leader Marcelino Tena said that only one of six tribes has given its FPIC to the MWSS. During the hearing […]

THE number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases continues to climb in the country as it recorded its highest in a single day on Friday at 9,838, the Department of Health (DoH) said. The new cases bring to 702,856 the total number of infections nationwide, including 109,018 that are active. Hospital capacity is also experiencing an […]

THE Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) relented and has approved the conduct of religious gatherings during the Holy Week or from April 1 to April 4. IATF-EID and Presidential spokesman Harry Roque Jr. made the announcement on Friday. According to Roque, indoor seating capacity inside churches and places of […]

THE government has allowed the use of the second batch of Sinovac vaccines donated by China to areas worst hit by new, more contagious variants of the disease, Malacañang said on Friday. In a virtual press briefing, Palace spokesman Harry Roque Jr. said that the National Immunization Technical Advisory Group (NITAG) decided on the allocation […]

A string of deadly tornadoes roared through Alabama on Thursday, toppling trees, demolishing homes and knocking out power to thousands, part of a broad swath of violent weather sweeping across the Deep South. At least five fatalities and an unknown number of injuries were reported. The confirmed deaths were in Calhoun County, in the eastern […]

Good day. Here are the stories for The Manila Times for Friday, March 26, 2021. READ: 3% agri growth seen this year PHILIPPINE agriculture will grow up to 3 percent this year, significantly higher than the 2.5-percent growth target set by the Department of Agriculture (DA), a prominent economist forecast Thursday. Speaking at The Manila […]

BALANGA City, Bataan: The Provincial Health Office (PHO) on Thursday reported that Bataan as of Wednesday logged 39 new confirmed cases of Covid-19, considered as the highest in a day since Jan. 1, 2021. PHO chief Dr. Rosanna Buccahan said with the addition of the new infections, the number of those who tested positive rose […]

SAMAL, Bataan: The local government unit here has banned Lenten activities and at the same time pushed for stricter implementation of quarantine and health protocols effective March 23 to April 4. Mayor Aida Macalinao on Wednesday said she issued Executive Order (EO) 42 that also imposes curfew from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. in all […]

CATHOLIC churches in the National Capital Region (NCR) and in the four nearby provinces that are included in the NCR plus 4 bubble will comply with the government’s decision not to hold public masses during the Holy Week, according to a Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) official. Fr. Jerome Secillano, CBCP executive secretary, […]

THE Philippines secured a $300 million loan from the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) to fund its vaccination program against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez 3rd said. Dominguez confirmed the approval in a text message on Thursday. “Loan signing is on Monday,” Dominguez said in a separate Viber message. The finance […]

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announces that 1,921 out of 3,251 passed the Medical Technologist Licensure Examination given by the Board of Medical Technology in the cities of Manila, Baguio, Cagayan De Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Legazpi, Lucena, Pangasinan, Tacloban, Tuguegarao and Zamboanga this March 2021. Seq. No. Name 1 ABA-A, CZARYL LAINE 2 ABAD, […]

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte raised the country’s concern on the presence of Chinese vessels at Julian Felipe Reef in the West Philippine Sea with the Chinese government, Palace said Thursday. In his press conference, Presidential spokesman Harry Roque Jr. said Duterte recently met with Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian. “Personal po silang nagkita dahil […]

IT just keeps getting higher. After a slight drop in the number of new cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in the last two days, the country posted another record-high of 8,773 infections in a single day on Thursday, eclipsing the 8,019 tally on Monday and pushing the total to 693,048, the Department of […]