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Zamboanga City Hall(PNA file photo) ZAMBOANGA CITY - The city health office (CHO) has recorded a total of 413 breakthrough infections of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) this month alone in this city. Dr. Cathy Garcia, CHO assistant head, said Wednesday that all breakthrough cases -- 223 females and 190 males -- were fully vaccinated. Garcia said the majority of those who have breakthrough infections were aged 21 to 30 years old, totaling 151; while trailing were those aged 31 to 40, with 101 cases. To date, the Zamboanga Task Force Covid-19 data tracker showed that the city has 848 act...

MANILA - The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines - Episcopal Commission on Catechesis and Catholic Education (CBCP-ECCCE) has expressed support for the declared "health breaks" in schools in areas under Alert Level 3 as the country battles a surge in coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) infections. "I agree with the very good decision to put health and life first," Bishop Elmer Mangalinao, chairman of the commission, said in an interview over the church-run Radio Veritas on Saturday. "I agree with what leaders in various Catholic schools to declare the h...