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  • From the archives: Mass gatherings during a pandemic

    From the archives: Mass gatherings during a pandemic

    Authorities are asking people to put off and avoid mass gatherings with the spread of the more contagious but reportedly less virulent omicron strain of COVID-19. In Cebu City, Mayor Michael Rama was criticized by some for his statement on not cancelling the Sinulog, albeit organizers clarified that there won’t be street dancing and other…

  • 1918-1919 influenza pandemic: the 2nd wave was a tsunami of deaths

    1918-1919 influenza pandemic: the 2nd wave was a tsunami of deaths

    The second wave of the trancazo pandemic in 1918 will be less severe and only the very young and old are vulnerable, health officials said in a story on Manila Times published on October 27, 1918. They were gravely wrong. “This official announcement is interesting not only for its dismissive tone and lack of seriousness,…

  • Spanish Flu pandemic deaths in the Philippines: an interactive map

    Spanish Flu pandemic deaths in the Philippines: an interactive map

    The 1918-1919 influenza pandemic claimed more than 80,000 lives in the Philippines. As in other parts of the world, the contagion came in three waves, with the second surge being the most virulent. Areas hit by the first wave of infections in the middle of 1918 had fewer deaths during the more virulent episode at…