• PH reaches new record-high for 3rd time in 4 days
• Duque: New variants, increased mobility caused surge in cases
• Police set up control points at borders of NCR Plus 'bubble'
Former Health Secretary Manuel Dayrit on the surge in COVID-19 cases: Cases started to rise late January
Former Health Sec. Dayrit says the new variants, increased mobility, and relaxed restrictions contributed to the spike in COVID-19 cases
Former Health Sec. Dayrit: What goes up must come down
Former Health Sec. Dayrit: Scientists couldn't say if new variants were predominant
Former Health Sec. Dayrit: Any of these COVID-19 variants can be predominant
RELATED: Two more contagious COVID-19 variants have spread in all 17 cities and municipality in the National Capital Region bit.ly/3sgFMUD
Former Health Sec. Dayrit: We could expect what we are seeing now. If these variants are more transmissible, then more cases
Former Health Sec. Dayrit on NCR Plus 'bubble': In December and January, NCR was only accounting around 20% [of the COVID-19 cases]. It's accounting now to around 60%. The transmission is really intense
Former Health Sec. Dayrit: We don't have many beds for severe COVID cases
Former Health Sec. Dayrit on hospitals under 'critical' COVID-19 capacity: I think we have to look into home care bit.ly/319P8Wd
OCTA Research fellow Guido David says COVID-19 cases are still on an upward trend despite implementation of localized lockdown and uniform curfew hours
OCTA's Dr. David on NCR Plus 'bubble': It will have a significant effect on new case count
OCTA's Dr. David: Reduction of reproduction rate to 1 is unlikely to happen in two weeks
RELATED: We break down all the things you should know about the two-week GCQ bubble that's in place until April 4 bit.ly/3cSVq1X
OCTA's Dr. David: Every establishment which promotes physical interaction and reduced social distancing will definitely be high risk for infection
OCTA's Dr. David: Let’s recalibrate after two weeks... Once we see the reproduction number decreasing, then we’ll know how to adjust
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7,500 doses ng bakunang ipinadala sa Bicol ang ibinalik sa DOH dahil sa depektibong temperature device sa imbakan.
Iniimbestigahan na ng ahensya ang pangyayari.
Makakausap ni @iampinkywebb sa #Balitaan si Dr. Rita Mae Ang-Bon ng DOH Bicol, mamayang 12pm.
DOH Bicol COVID-19 vaccine program coordinator Dr. Rita Mae Ang-Bon says 7,500 AstraZeneca doses were returned to DOH out of protocol, but they are still usable because they were stored in proper temperature during the transport to Bicol
DOH Bicol official says there was a defect with the temperature monitoring device in the shipment containing the 7,500 AstraZeneca doses.
She says it registered 400 degrees Celsius or beyond boiling point, but when they touched it, vaccines were still cold.
DILG Usec. Epimaco Densing: Ilalabas na naming this afternoon ang show cause order kay [Parañaque] Mayor Edwin Olivarez para magpaliwagan sya. Command responsibility nya po na masunod ang vaccination plan. bit.ly/3fbU84Z
DILG Usec. Densing: Naka-receive ako ng information ngayong umaga na mayroong konsehal ring ng Parañaque ang nagpabakuna at isang empleyado ng DOJ.
Sen. Frank Drilon wants to make red-tagging a crime. Law enforcers and military personnel who labels, accuses or harasses someone as a state enemy or terrorist shall suffer a 10-year jail sentence and be perpetually banned from public office. | @meltlopez
Sen. Drilon: The passage of this bill will reverse the “increasingly institutionalization and normalization of human rights violations” and put a stop on the attacks against the members of the legal profession. | @meltlopez
Sen. Leila De Lima also files a resolution calling for a Congressional probe on the rampant red-tagging and 'undue investigation' targeting lawyers, judges & teachers. | @meltlopez
Despite 61 COVID-19 cases in the Supreme Court, the retirement ceremony for Chief Justice Diosdado Peralta pushes through.
Peralta is the lone justice present inside session hall. Other justices not required to attend physically but will join virtually. | @anjocalimario
Justice Marvic Leonen reveals he’s one of the frequent visitors in Peralta’s chambers when he was an associate justice and even now as CJ.
"I have sent him very early morning messages designed to be respectful but persistent in their content." | @anjocalimario
Justice Leonen: The leadership of our honoree in the Peralta court has highlighted the solid, unbreakable unity within our ranks. He has stood with us and defended those among us who were attacked. And I also speak personally. | @anjocalimario
Philippine Medical Association President Benito Atienza notes that a year into the pandemic, some hospitals in Metro Manila — the coronavirus epicenter — have hit full capacity to cater to COVID-19 patients
Dr. Nina Gloriani, head of the DOST's vaccine development expert panel explains that a mutation is any change in the DNA or RNA sequence