ft.com The Department of Health (DOH) expressed hope that the first supply of Pfizer coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine— for children aged five to 11— will arrive in the Philippines by the end of this month or first week of February. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that the...
People flock to Ilaya in Binondo, Manila to shop on Jan. 2, 2022. Metro Manila will be under Alert Level 3 starting Jan. 3 until Jan. 15 due to the rise of COVID-19 cases.(ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippines’ number of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases swelled up to 21,819, the...
(UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) Around 21,000 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine doses were wasted because of the onslaught of typhoon Odette, the Department of Health (DOH) said. “We have initially about 21,000 doses that have been officially reported as wastage,” DOH Undersecretary Myrna...
Editorial Conserve water. Earlier this week, the National Water Resources Board (NWRB) directed public attention to this vital imperative just as Metro Manilans braced themselves for possibly tougher restrictions arising from an apparent Omicron-driven upsurge. The NWRB reported that as of midnight...
(Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippines’ new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections soared to 17,220 on Thursday, Jan. 6, the Department of Health (DOH) reported. This new figure was the highest single-day tally since Sept. 27, 2021 with 18,449 cases at that time. Based on the...
Pixabay/ MANILA BULLETIN The Department of Health (DOH) reported the detection of 29 additional cases of Omicron variant in the Philippines. The DOH reported that these new Omicron variant cases were detected from the 48 positive samples that underwent whole genome sequencing last Jan. 2. Of the...
Student-participants were generally “satisfied” with their overall experience during the pilot run of limited face-to-face classes, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday, Jan. 5, said. Photo taken at Cawayan Elementary School in Irosin, Sorsogon last December. (Courtesy of OSDS -...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said it is currently in talks with the representatives of US Pharmaceutical company Pfizer for possible procurement of the oral antiviral drug Paxlovid for the treatment of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). "Ang team ng DOH nakipagpulong, nakipag-ugnayan kay...
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) has so far nabbed 32 public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers and operators in its crackdown against health protocol violators in public transport under the more stringent Alert Level 3. Enforcers of the LTFRB and I-ACT conduct an inspection along Taft Avenue on...
Black Nazarene (Quiapo Church image) Health authorities urged the public to observe the Feast of the Black Nazarene at their respective homes to prevent the further spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. It is best for the devotees to observe activities related to the feast “by...
(Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday, Jan. 5, reported 10,775 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) nationwide. The last time that the Philippines recorded a five-digit additional infections was on Oct. 10, 2021 with 12,159 cases then....
A senior citizen in Muntinluap poses with the sign "we got fully vaccinated" after getting the single shot johnson & Johnson's Janssen vaccine (MunCoVac) The government is planning to conduct a national coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination drive for senior citizens, the Department of...
