Hindi pa nga nababakunahan ang ilan sa mga ka-probinsiya natin meron na namang bagong Covid-19 variant na unang binigyan ng code lamang o pangalan ng mga taga-WHO na B.1.1.529 at…
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High number of Covid-19 admissions,
surge of new cases led to Alert Level 4
A day before the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) issued the declaration placing Catanduanes under Alert Level 4, the island province had the highest bed occupancy rate among top 10 areas…
DOH: Vaccination of 12-17 year-olds here to begin soon
About 18,000 young Catandunganons aged 12 to 17 years old may soon be vaccinated against COVID-19, following the launching of vaccination rollout for the pediatric population in the Bicol mainland…
Gov. Cua calls for volunteers to join ramped-up vaccination
Governor Joseph Cua has called on nurses and medical professionals to volunteer to be part of new vaccination teams to be created in an effort to intensify COVID-19 vaccination efforts…
Limited face-to-face classes require vaccination of over 90% of students
Limited face-to-face classes in all degree programs in Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) will soon be allowed provided there should be a high vaccination rate among faculty and students, among others.In…
Catanduanes just out of the top 10 areas at high risk from COVID-19
In a recent meeting with the National Task Force (NTF), the Department of Health (DOH) and local government units, Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo M. Año…
No “ayuda” for poor families
during MECQ from Nov. 1-15
The national government will not provide financial assistance for poor families during the lockdown this Nov. 1 to 15, 2021 following the declaration of Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) in…
Why are some LGUs relaxing the MECQ guidelines?
The word “omnibus” is derived from Latin and means “to, for, by, with or from everything.” Among its many synonyms are “complete,” “comprehensive,” and “universal.”Precisely, the Omnibus Guidelines on the…
EBMC gets P9.5-M in emergency funding for COVID-19 response
About P9.5 million in emergency funding will be provided to the Eastern Bicol Medical Center (EBMC) in the remaining months of this year to be spent for supplies and medicines…
TGP urges IATF, LGUs to require only antigen test from vaccinated travelers
Talino at Galing ng Pinoy (TGP) Rep. Jose J. Teves Jr. has asked the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) and local government units to relax travel requirements for fully-vaccinated travelers by…