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Sen. Risa Hontiveros (Senate of the Philippines / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) “He is really the one in the hot seat in terms of command responsibility,” Hontiveros said in an interview with ABS-CBN News Channel on April 7. The opposition said this as she attributed the Philippines’ current “sorry state” to the way leaders in the IATF address the pandemic. “I’m sorry, but the sorry state we are in right now ay dahil sa napakamahina at di mahusay na pandemic response sa pamumuno ...

Published April 3, 2021, 5:57 PM Lamenting the continuous surge in COVID-19 cases in the Philippines a year since the outbreak, opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Saturday, April 3, called on the government to review its vaccination program to address issues that supposedly cause the delay in its rollout. Senator Leila de Lima (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) De Lima, in her dispatch, said the increase in novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections would have been prevented had the Duterte adm...

CHARLESTON — Another 20,000 doses of vaccine are coming to West Virginia next week, enabling a greater emphasis on vaccinations in the Eastern Panhandle, stat

FILE PHOTO Kalibo, Aklan (CNN Philippines, April 1) — A village and two sub-villages on Boracay Island were placed under stricter quarantine for two weeks to control the surge in COVID-19 cases. The local government of Malay, Aklan put Barangay Balabag under enhanced community quarantine effective noon on Thursday until midnight of April 14. It may be lifted depending on the status of COVID-19 cases in the area, the advisory read. Zones 1 and 7 in Barangay Manocmanoc were also placed under "...

Published April 1, 2021, 12:24 PM ‘Isn’t food essential?’ Kapatid asked this question to the Bureau of Corrections after it ditched the call to lift the restrictions on “paabot” for prisoners. In a statement, Kapatid, the support group for families and friends of political prisoners, stressed that the delivery of food and other essential goods is “critical for sustenance and survival during this health crisis especially in the country’s congested and unsanitary prison facilities.�...

jmancini@newsandsentinel.com CHARLESTON — Another 20,000 doses of vaccine are coming to West Virginia next week, enabling a greater emphasis on vaccinations in the Eastern Panhandle, state officials said Wednesday. The number of doses will increase from around 52,000 to 72,000, Gov. Jim Justice said during his Wednesday morning pandemic briefing. Jefferson and Berkeley counties have the smallest percentages of fully vaccinated residents, 6.8 percent and 9.1 percent, respectively. “I have or...

editorial@newsandsentinel.com CHARLESTON — Active cases of the COVID-19 virus dropped by 20 in Wood County in the 24-hour period from Tuesday to Wednesday morning, according to the latest statistics from the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources. Active cases in Wood County were at 146 as of Wednesday morning, down from 166 on Tuesday. Active cases across the state over the 24-hour period slightly increased from 6,263 to 6,278. Peaking the first week of January at more than ...

(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Villanueva, chairman of the Senate labor committee, reiterated his call as the country sees another surge in new COVID-19 cases and that there has been a reimposition of strict curfew hours and lockdowns, which, he raised, would again affect industries and workers. “The most important occupational safety and health program that we must impose, next to vaccination, is workplace testing. Istrikto tayo sa helmet at protective gear ng mga rider ng motor, ngunit ‘pa...

Published March 15, 2021, 9:22 AM Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” placed six more barangays under a four-day lockdown starting Wednesday (March 17) to curb the spread of COVID-19. REPORTING FOR DUTY–Manila Mayor ‘Isko Moreno’ Domagoso answers questions from the media after the city’s regular flag raising ceremony at the Andres Bonifacio Monument Park on Monday, March 15, 2021. (Ali Vicoy / MANILA BULLETIN) Domagoso, on Monday (March 15), signed Executive Order No. 7, Series of ...

(Zaldy Comanda / MANILA BULLETIN) “Bilang parte ng government, dapat ‘anniver-sorry’ po tayong lahat sa publiko (As part of of the government, we should be saying ‘anniver-sorry’ to the public),” Villanueva said in a text message to reporters Monday, March 5. Authorities, he said, should have learned from their gaps and not repeat their mistakes in addressing the health crisis. “Sa lagay po natin ngayon, parang bumalik po tayo sa square one (With our situation right now, it seems...