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The Department of Health (DOH) recently issued a memo directing the Bureau of Quarantine (BOQ) to implement a ‘thorough screening’ of incoming travelers against the new COVID-19 variants. Analysts note that this ‘thorough screening’ has not translated to any changes to the travel requirements or additional steps for arriving passengers in the country so far. BOQ …
The Department of Health (DOH) reported today an increase of COVID-19 cases while Singapore experiences a new wave of infections. According to the Philippine health department, the country saw 877 new cases from May 7 to 13, which amounts to an average of 125 cases per day. From the time period of April 30 to …
The largest labor group Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) urged all employers to come up with a Comprehensive Heat Risk Action Plan to protect workers from heat-related illnesses amid rising temperatures brought by El Niño. In a statement released on April 7, TUCP has emphasized the need to prioritize the following measures as …
The Department of Health (DOH) recently alerted the public about a slight increase in COVID-19 cases in some parts of Metro Manila. From the week of December 12 to 18, the DOH recorded a total of 2,725 new cases, of which the daily average number of new cases is at 389 cases. The average number of …
September 26, 2023
Small but restive Taal Volcano in Batangas City, Batangas, emitted above-average sulfur dioxide and volcanic smog last week. At the same time, parts of Metro Manila experienced poor quality due to thermal inversion and heavy pollution, prompting authorities to suspend ...
July 25, 2023
On July 21, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. formally withdrew the state of Public Health Emergency. Following the issuance of Proclamation No. 297, “All prior Orders, Memoranda, and issuances that are effective only during the State of Public Health Emergency shall be deemed withdrawn, revoked or canceled and shall no longer be in effect.” Those withdrawn …
May 9, 2023
In a statement on May 05, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that the COVID-19 pandemic is no longer a public health emergency. The announcement came after an emergency committee meeting on May 04, wherein the WHO Director-General “concurs with the advice offered by the Committee,” determining that “[the] COVID-19 is now an established and ongoing …
December 6, 2022
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and World Bank (WB) are seeking a special audit of the loans extended to the Philippine government to procure COVID-19 vaccines, according to Commission on Audit (COA) chairman Gamaliel Cordoba last November 29. Cordoba committed to ...
August 30, 2022
PSA issues the following news and updates on COVID-19, Monkeypox, and Dengue cases in the Philippines. COVID-19 Updates COVID-19 cases across the Philippines are now decreasing, according to the national health department and an independent research group. On August 26, Department of Health Office-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire reported in a news conference that the “daily decline [of COVID-19 cases] …
August 23, 2022
The DOH announced on Monday evening that a 4th Monkeypox case had been detected. According to the Department of Health (DOH) officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire, the detected patient has no travel history to any countries with confirmed cases of Monkeypox. The ...
August 16, 2022
Cases in Metro Manila may have peaked and appear to be plateauing nationwide. The two-week growth rate nationwide (26.25 percent) and in Metro Manila (20.36) is still positive. However, the one-week growth rate in Metro Manila is now negative at negative 0.71 percent. The highest cases in Metro Manila over the last several months were …
July 12, 2022
COVID-19 cases continue to go up nationwide. The DOH is reporting over 2,000 cases per day, with the two-week growth rate of over 100 percent. Metro Manila on its own is reporting about 800 cases per day. Many cases are not being detected through testing as anti-gen testing is now widespread and the two-week positivity …
July 5, 2022
Former Philippine Medical Association (PMA) President Benito Atienza warned the general public of rising dengue cases this year. Around 45,416 dengue cases have been recorded from January 1 to June 11 of this year, which is a 45 percent increase compared to the 31,320 cases reported from January 1 to June 11 of 2021. Atienza disclosed …
May 31, 2022
COVID-19 Cases in the Philippines are slowly rising nationwide, but overall cases remain low. The nationwide growth rate is at 9.68 percent as of May 29. The Metro Manila growth rate is at 10.18 percent, and 11 out of 17 regions have a positive growth rate ranging from 5 percent to 125 percent. However overall cases …
May 10, 2022
The Department of Labor and Employment-Central Visayas (DOLE-7) is looking into a complaint against a public official who allegedly committed irregularities in the implementation of the agency’s emergency cash-for-work program.
March 15, 2022
Two weeks after the implementation of Alert Level 1 in much of the country, cases are still low and falling in the Philippines.Meanwhile, several other locations in Asia and Europe are experiencing surges in cases and deaths, none more so than Hong Kong. What is happening in Hong Kong continues to highlight that Omicron can be …
March 8, 2022
PSA sat down with Derek Gallimore’s Outsource Accelerator on February 14 to discuss COVID-19 and the future of the BPO Industry in the Philippines.
March 8, 2022
The Covid-19 outlook for the Philippines continues to look good, with no surge apparent yet over a week after the Philippines downgraded many provinces to Alert Level 1. As of March 07, Metro Manila reported a negative 45.31 percent two growth rate, while at the national level, the two-week growth rate is reported at negative …
March 8, 2022
COVID-19 cases continue to fall rapidly in the Philippines and Metro Manila. Metro Manila is experiencing around 200 to 300 cases per day, and the 2-week growth rate is still falling at negative 61 percent (as of February 28). The Philippines as a whole is experiencing about 1000 cases per day, with the 2-week growth rate falling at about negative 69 percent (as of …
March 1, 2022
COVID-19 cases continue to fall rapidly in the Philippines and Metro Manila. Metro Manila is experiencing around 200 to 300 cases per day, and the 2-week growth rate is still falling at negative 61 percent (as of February 28). The Philippines as a whole is experiencing about 1000 cases per day, with the 2-week growth rate falling at about negative 69 percent (as of …
February 15, 2022
The COVID-19 situation in the Philippines continues to improve nationwide and in Metro Manila. Based on PSA’s calculations of DOH data as of February 14, all regions in the country are exhibiting a decrease in cases, with only 3 regions showing a daily attack rate, or the number of cases per 100,000 people, of more than 7. …
February 8, 2022
COVID-19 cases in the Philippines are falling almost as quickly as they rose during the Omicron surge in January. The Department of Health on February 8 reported 3,574 cases, with nationwide cases falling at a 62.7 percent rate on a two-week basis. The daily positivity rate is slowly recovering, now down to 16.3 percent. The Department of …
The Department of Health (DOH) recently issued a memo directing the Bureau of Quarantine (BOQ) to implement a ‘thorough screening’ of incoming travelers against the new COVID-19 variants. Analysts note that this ‘thorough screening’ has not translated to any changes to the travel requirements or additional steps for arriving passengers in the country so far. BOQ …
The Department of Health (DOH) reported today an increase of COVID-19 cases while Singapore experiences a new wave of infections. According to the Philippine health department, the country saw 877 new cases from May 7 to 13, which amounts to an average of 125 cases per day. From the time period of April 30 to …
The largest labor group Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) urged all employers to come up with a Comprehensive Heat Risk Action Plan to protect workers from heat-related illnesses amid rising temperatures brought by El Niño. In a statement released on April 7, TUCP has emphasized the need to prioritize the following measures as …
The Department of Health (DOH) recently alerted the public about a slight increase in COVID-19 cases in some parts of Metro Manila. From the week of December 12 to 18, the DOH recorded a total of 2,725 new cases, of which the daily average number of new cases is at 389 cases. The average number of …
September 26, 2023
Small but restive Taal Volcano in Batangas City, Batangas, emitted above-average sulfur dioxide and volcanic smog last week. At the same time, parts of Metro Manila experienced poor quality due to thermal inversion and heavy pollution, prompting authorities to suspend ...
July 25, 2023
On July 21, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. formally withdrew the state of Public Health Emergency. Following the issuance of Proclamation No. 297, “All prior Orders, Memoranda, and issuances that are effective only during the State of Public Health Emergency shall be deemed withdrawn, revoked or canceled and shall no longer be in effect.” Those withdrawn …
May 9, 2023
In a statement on May 05, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that the COVID-19 pandemic is no longer a public health emergency. The announcement came after an emergency committee meeting on May 04, wherein the WHO Director-General “concurs with the advice offered by the Committee,” determining that “[the] COVID-19 is now an established and ongoing …
December 6, 2022
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and World Bank (WB) are seeking a special audit of the loans extended to the Philippine government to procure COVID-19 vaccines, according to Commission on Audit (COA) chairman Gamaliel Cordoba last November 29. Cordoba committed to ...
August 30, 2022
PSA issues the following news and updates on COVID-19, Monkeypox, and Dengue cases in the Philippines. COVID-19 Updates COVID-19 cases across the Philippines are now decreasing, according to the national health department and an independent research group. On August 26, Department of Health Office-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire reported in a news conference that the “daily decline [of COVID-19 cases] …
August 23, 2022
The DOH announced on Monday evening that a 4th Monkeypox case had been detected. According to the Department of Health (DOH) officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire, the detected patient has no travel history to any countries with confirmed cases of Monkeypox. The ...
August 16, 2022
Cases in Metro Manila may have peaked and appear to be plateauing nationwide. The two-week growth rate nationwide (26.25 percent) and in Metro Manila (20.36) is still positive. However, the one-week growth rate in Metro Manila is now negative at negative 0.71 percent. The highest cases in Metro Manila over the last several months were …
July 12, 2022
COVID-19 cases continue to go up nationwide. The DOH is reporting over 2,000 cases per day, with the two-week growth rate of over 100 percent. Metro Manila on its own is reporting about 800 cases per day. Many cases are not being detected through testing as anti-gen testing is now widespread and the two-week positivity …
July 5, 2022
Former Philippine Medical Association (PMA) President Benito Atienza warned the general public of rising dengue cases this year. Around 45,416 dengue cases have been recorded from January 1 to June 11 of this year, which is a 45 percent increase compared to the 31,320 cases reported from January 1 to June 11 of 2021. Atienza disclosed …
May 31, 2022
COVID-19 Cases in the Philippines are slowly rising nationwide, but overall cases remain low. The nationwide growth rate is at 9.68 percent as of May 29. The Metro Manila growth rate is at 10.18 percent, and 11 out of 17 regions have a positive growth rate ranging from 5 percent to 125 percent. However overall cases …
May 10, 2022
The Department of Labor and Employment-Central Visayas (DOLE-7) is looking into a complaint against a public official who allegedly committed irregularities in the implementation of the agency’s emergency cash-for-work program.
March 15, 2022
Two weeks after the implementation of Alert Level 1 in much of the country, cases are still low and falling in the Philippines.Meanwhile, several other locations in Asia and Europe are experiencing surges in cases and deaths, none more so than Hong Kong. What is happening in Hong Kong continues to highlight that Omicron can be …
March 8, 2022
PSA sat down with Derek Gallimore’s Outsource Accelerator on February 14 to discuss COVID-19 and the future of the BPO Industry in the Philippines.
March 8, 2022
The Covid-19 outlook for the Philippines continues to look good, with no surge apparent yet over a week after the Philippines downgraded many provinces to Alert Level 1. As of March 07, Metro Manila reported a negative 45.31 percent two growth rate, while at the national level, the two-week growth rate is reported at negative …
March 8, 2022
COVID-19 cases continue to fall rapidly in the Philippines and Metro Manila. Metro Manila is experiencing around 200 to 300 cases per day, and the 2-week growth rate is still falling at negative 61 percent (as of February 28). The Philippines as a whole is experiencing about 1000 cases per day, with the 2-week growth rate falling at about negative 69 percent (as of …
March 1, 2022
COVID-19 cases continue to fall rapidly in the Philippines and Metro Manila. Metro Manila is experiencing around 200 to 300 cases per day, and the 2-week growth rate is still falling at negative 61 percent (as of February 28). The Philippines as a whole is experiencing about 1000 cases per day, with the 2-week growth rate falling at about negative 69 percent (as of …
February 15, 2022
The COVID-19 situation in the Philippines continues to improve nationwide and in Metro Manila. Based on PSA’s calculations of DOH data as of February 14, all regions in the country are exhibiting a decrease in cases, with only 3 regions showing a daily attack rate, or the number of cases per 100,000 people, of more than 7. …
February 8, 2022
COVID-19 cases in the Philippines are falling almost as quickly as they rose during the Omicron surge in January. The Department of Health on February 8 reported 3,574 cases, with nationwide cases falling at a 62.7 percent rate on a two-week basis. The daily positivity rate is slowly recovering, now down to 16.3 percent. The Department of …
