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The month of October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and local police officers have decided to offer free SHARP training to the public in light of this.

(file photo) MANILA - The Covid-19 situation in the country has become manageable due to the government's intensified and more improved vaccination program, OCTA Research fellow, Dr. Guido David said Monday. David, speaking at the Laging Handa public briefing, cited the country has a "successful" vaccination program. "Malaking tulong nito (vaccination) sa pagpapabuti ng kalagayan natin sa bansa. Kung hindi dahil dito baka nagla-lockdown pa din tayo (This has contributed to improving the situation in our country. Without this, we might be imposing lockdowns until now)," ...

SUPERSPREADER. Campaign rallies such as this undated gathering alarm health experts of a possible surge in Covid-19 infections. As of Friday (May 13, 2022), the National Task Force Against Covid-19 said it has yet to receive data that will indicate a surge. (PNA file photo) MANILA - The government has not yet seen any surge or outbreak in new coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases but warned it is still a possibility. National Task Force (NTF) Against Covid-19 special medical adviser, Dr. Ted Herbosa, said Friday that the result of mass gatherings before the elections have yet to come in. &...

(File photo) ZAMBOANGA CITY - The Department of Health-Zamboanga Peninsula (DOH-9) on Tuesday reported 56,256 Covid-19 recoveries or 94.49 percent recovery rate since the start of the pandemic in March 2020. Dr. Jemuel Cristobal, DOH-9 medical officer, said the region has so far recorded a total of 59,533 Covid-19 infections, including 840 active cases and 2,437 deaths. Cristobal said 68.2 percent of the active cases are asymptomatic, 26.1 percent with mild symptoms, 4.4 percent moderate, 1.2 percent severe, and 0.1 percent critical. He said the data showed Zamboanga City has the highest recov...

Dr. Edver Jane Montaner, Department of Health 12 (Soccsksargen) immunization coordinator. (File photo by Richelyn Gubalani) GENERAL SANTOS CITY - Despite the spike in coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) infections, the Department of Health (DOH) 12 (Soccsksargen) said most of the region's active cases are mild and asymptomatic. In a press briefing here Friday, Dr. Edver Jane Montaner, DOH-12 immunization coordinator, said the increasing number of vaccinations in the region is seen as among the factors for the low rate of severe cases. "Please continue having yourselves vaccinated,&quo...