Vaccination in Pateros (Pateros municipal government) Sixty-three million Filipinos are now fully vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) almost one year since the Philippine government started the vaccination program, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said. “As of Feb....
ILOILO CITY—More than 4.5 million people in the Western Visayas region have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III administers the COVID-19 vaccine during the recent launching of “Resbakuna sa Botika” program in Iloilo City. (Arnold Almacen/CMO) Based on...
CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga –- Police authorities seized more than P3 million worth of shabu and arrested five drug peddlers in separate anti-illegal drug operations in Pampanga. Elements of Guagua Police conducted a buy-bust operation at Brgy. San Matias, Guagua, Pampanga that...
MEDIUM RARE Jullie Y. Daza At last I’ve found someone who doesn’t watch K-dramas for the simple reason that “I don’t like them, period.” For the rest of us pandemic-induced couch potatoes cooked in and hooked on Netflix, Hallyu was pretty much how we survived ECQ, MGCQ, Alert Level 3 and...
Vote-rich Isabela province is BBM-Sara UniTeam territory as far as local officials led by Governor Rodito Albano are concerned. Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio greets well-wishers in Isabela on Feb. 15, 2022 (Photo from Lakas-CMD Media) Albano on Tuesday, Feb. 15 gave a warm welcome to...
Presidential aspirant and Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso said he has not spent the P50 million in excess campaign funds stemming from his failed 2016 senatorial bid. “Naitabi naman natin ng maayos, masinop naman ako sa buhay... mansion, naku wala (I kept the money and has not...
Anti-narcotics authorities seized some P3.4 million worth of shabu following the arrest of a suspected drug pusher in a buy-bust operation in Mabalacat, Pampanga. The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said that Dennis Balaba, 45, was collared during a buy-bust operation after months of...
For the very first time, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC kicked off its annual Million Volunteer Run virtually, the organization said on Thursday, Jan. 27. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross / MANILA BULLETIN) PRC said that Million Volunteer Run 6 (MVR) is a virtual Bike and Run edition for cyclists,...
Presidential candidate and Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso bared that some P50 million out of P171 million in campaign contributions for his failed 2016 senatorial run is now part of his income. Broadcast Journalist Jessica Soho, during the GMA News presidential candidate...
The Duterte administration is hoping to finish the vaccination of the entire adult population by the end of the first quarter this year as a way to protect the voters who will participate in the May 2022 polls. (Noel Pabalate/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Cabinet Secretary and Acting Presidential...
Shoppers flock along Ylaya in Divisoria Market on Oct. 17, 2021 at a time when Metro Manila was under alert level 3. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) The running case count of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the Philippines has crossed the three million mark on Tuesday, Jan. 11, as the country...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. hit back at Health Secretary Francisco Duque III Monday, Dec. 13, telling him to not ever question his motives over the missed out 50-million syringes offer from the United States (US). Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (File...