President Joe Biden wants 70 percent of American adults to have received at least one shot of a COVID-19 vaccine by the July 4 holiday, and has made vaccinating adolescents a key part of the next phase of the country's immunization campaign. U.S. President Joe Biden (ALEX WONG / GETTY IMAGES NORTH...
A 31-year old policeman from Central Luzon died of complications after being infected by the coronavirus. He was the 57th fatality of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Philippine National Police (PNP). Police Lt Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar, commander of the Administrative Support for...
More than 4.2 million learners have registered early for School Year (SY) 2021-2022 based on the latest data released by the Department of Education (DepEd). DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN In spite of the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation in the country, DepEd’s Early Registration...
Senator Risa Hontiveros also rejected on Tuesday, May 4, President Duterte's belief that Health Secretary Francisco Duque III was the "hero" in the Philippines' fight against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Senator Risa Hontiveros (Senate of the Philippines) What the country needs is...
Young entrepreneurs, small-scale farmers, and fisherfolks who were affected by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic were prodded to avail of the Department of Agriculture's (DA) loan offers to help them recover and get out of the doldrums. (Photo courtesy of the Department of Agriculture) In...
The Chinese-made vaccine Sinopharm that was used to inoculate President Duterte against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has not yet underwent evaluation by the country’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Food and Drug Administration (FDA) FDA Director General Eric Domingo said the agency...
More than 5,000 have been added to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country on Tuesday, May 4. DOH/MB The case bulletin of the Department of Health (DOH) showed 5,683 new COVID-19 cases which brought the total number of cases in the country to 1,067,892. The DOH also reported 9,028...
Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. defended on Tuesday, May 4, the use of inoculation of President Duterte using a Sinopharm vaccine which has not yet been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for emergency use. Duterte was vaccinated with his first dose of coronavirus disease (COVID-19)...
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination of private employees will start in June as about 17 million AstraZeneca doses will start to arrive next month, Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Secretary Joey Concepcion said on Tuesday, May 4. Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday, May 4, reported the detection of 678 additional cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) variants in the country. (DOH) In a statement, the Health department, together with the University of the Philippines-Philippine Genome Center (UP-PGC), and the...
The willingness of residents of Paranaque City to be inoculated with Russian-made coronavorus disease (COVID-19) Sputnik V is 'overwhelming', vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. said Tuesday, May 4. Galvez, chief implementer of the National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19, made the remark...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday, May 4, said it cannot assure for the safety and quality of the products used under the condition of a Compassionate Special Permit (CSP) as it did not undergo evaluation by the agency. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Director General Eric...
