Good day. Here are the stories for The Manila Times for Tuesday, May 4, 2021. READ: Covid cases in NCR drop THE number of Covid-19 cases in the National Capital Region (NCR) has gone down, and so has the virus’ reproduction number, the independent group OCTA Research reported on Monday. The region averaged 3,144 cases in the past seven […]
Health Secretary Francisco Duque 3rd said that Covid-19 deaths in April this year surpassed the peak seen in the country last year. “Sa kasamaang palad nalagpasan na po ang ating kasalukuyang peak, ang pinakamataas na naitala noong nakaraang taon (Unfortunately, we have already surpassed the previous peak recorded last year),” Duque said during the meeting […]
Health Secretary Francisco Duque 3rd vaccinated President Rodrigo Duterte on May 3, 2021. The
President was given a shot of the Sinopharm vaccine from China. PHOTO COURTESY OF SENATOR BONG GO
Manila Mayor Francisco ‘Isko Moreno’ Domagoso and Vice Mayor Maria Sheilah ‘Honey’ Lacuna-Pangan show samples of the Sputnik V vaccine delivered to the Sta. Ana Hospital on Monday. PHOTO BY MIKE ALQUINTO
While tourists and beachgoers are still not allowed at beach resorts in Noveleta, Cavite due to Covid-19
protocols, local boatmen in this coastal town turn to fishing to earn a living. DENNIS ABRINA
Health Secretary Francisco Duque 3rd said that the South African variant is now the most dominant Covid-19 variant in the Philippines based on the results of recent genome sequencing. As of May 2, experts have detected 1,075 cases of the B.1.351 variant first detected in South Africa. “Kasalukuyan ang South African lineage na ang meron […]
The Philippine manufacturing contracted in April as the resurgence of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases prompted factory closures and renewed fall in output, the latest IHS Markit survey revealed. Results released on Monday showed that the purchasing managers index (PMI) sharply fell to 49.0 from 52.2 in March, signalling a marginal contraction in operating conditions […]
THE number of Covid-19 cases in the National Capital Region (NCR) has gone down, and so has the virus’ reproduction number, the independent group OCTA Research reported on Monday. The region averaged 3,144 cases in the past seven days, 18 percent lower than the previous week’s average. It is also 43 percent lower than the […]
The spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in the National Capital Region has eased, with the reproduction number going down to 0.83, according to OCTA Research. The group said that the average daily cases of 3,144 in the past week is down by 18 percent compared to the previous weeks and is also 43 percent […]
LONDON: Britain this week hosts the first face-to-face meeting of G7 foreign ministers in two years, joined by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, as world powers tackle pandemic recovery plus growing tensions with Russia and China. The Covid-secure gathering in London will prepare the ground for a G7 summit in southwest England next month, […]
The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD) mourned the passing of its former executive director, Dr. Patricio Faylon. Faylon served as executive director of the agency for 15 years — from August 1999 until his retirement in February 2015. Former presidents Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and Benigno Aquino 3rd awarded him […]
LOS ANGELES: An overcrowded smuggling boat capsized Sunday off the California coast after crashing into the shoreline, killing three people and leaving 27 people hospitalized with a range of injuries, authorities said. The accident happened Sunday morning off San Diego, with all aboard the 40-foot (12 meters) vessel jumping into the choppy water as it […]
Good day. Here are the stories for The Manila Times for Monday, May 3, 2021. READ: Sara-Go tandem possible – Panelo President Rodrigo Duterte’s chief legal counsel Salvador Panelo has floated the idea of a Duterte-Go tandem for next year’s election, with presidential daughter Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio running for president and Duterte’s longtime aide Sen. Christopher […]