The Philippine Arena is set to be a witness for the campaign kickoff of presidential aspirant Ferdinand “BongBong” Marcos Jr. and vice presidential aspirant Sara Duterte today, February 8, 2022. At the middle of about 25,000 expecting supporters, Toni Gonzaga, will host the event. The well-known multi-awardee host is in the limelight now after her husband Direct Paul Soriano created a buzz weeks ago. As it led the campaign video of BBM and Sara tandem. Some netizens are amplifying that this is an unexpected move from Gonzaga-Soriano family since Gonzaga family is known to be politically independent. Currently, Toni Gonzaga...

On the third loop of pandemic surge, Philippine Statistics Authority’s data (PSA) shows that COVID-19 is now the 3rd leading cause of death in Philippine history. From January to October 2021, the death toll reached 604, 329. On this rate, 75, 285 were due to COVID-19 and that is about 12.5 percent of the total. On the other hand, the Department of Health (DOH) showed a recorded data of about 33, 796 deaths only. The discrepancy primarily is based on the description written in death certificates certified by local health officers, according to PSA. Among all regions, the National Capital...

    The National Capital Region (NCR) does not meet the parameters for the area to be placed under Alert Level 4 despite the spike in COVID-19 cases, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said Monday, Jan. 10. Nograles, also the acting presidential spokesperson, said that the government is monitoring the two-week growth rate (TWGR), average daily attack rate (ADAR), and total bed utilization to assess if the alert level should be intensified. “We are actively monitoring all of the metrics and parameters na dapat nating tingnan and even over and above that. As of the moment, hindi pa po siya tumatama...

  It was just a month ago, December 9, 2021, when scientists in France have found a new COVID-19 variant — B.1.640.2 — called IHU, as of now, which has been detected in 12 patients near Marseille, contains 46 mutations, making it more resistant to vaccines and infectious. The strain was discovered by academics based at the IHU Mediterranee Infection. Here’s what everyone has to know so far about IHU: - Researchers say that it contains 46 mutations — even more than Omicron with 36 — which makes it more resistant to vaccines and infectious.- Some 12 cases have been...

Down on the third year of pandemic, people are quite having a paranoia due to the new COVID-19 variant — Omicron. This was first reported to World Health Organization (WHO) from South Africa on November 24, 2021. According to Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, these are the primary symptoms of the variant: Cough Fatigue or tiredness Congestion and runny nose Unlike with the previous variants, lack of smell and taste is uncommon here. Department of Health (DOH) says that, Omicron cases have been documented to be mild, especially among those vaccinated and boosted. However, people who experience mild symptoms can...