The Philippines has seen four waves of COVID-19 infection since 2020. The country reported the highest single-day tally on Jan. 15 this year, with 39,004 new cases. The Philippines, with a population around 110 million, has tested over 26 million people.■...
Metro Manila has been under strict Alert Level 3 since early this month when cases spiked due to the fast-spreading Omicron variant of COVID-19 fueling a fourth virus wave. Health authorities said the surge peaked in mid-January. On Friday, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said Me...
Metro Manila is under alert level three on a scale of five from Jan. 3 to Jan. 15 due to the threat posed by the Omicron variant. Authorities tightened the COVID-19 restrictions in Metro Manila on Monday to curb the spreading infections, citing high mobility during the holiday season, poo...
On March 16, the entire island of Luzon, home to over half of the country's population of over 106 million and the generator of over 70 percent of the gross domestic product, was put under the enhanced community quarantine. The lockdown was scheduled to end on April 12. 1 2 3 4 5 ...