More than 8,000 have been added to the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country on Friday, April 30. DOH/MB The Department of Health (DOH) reported 8,748 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of cases to 1,037,460. The total number of recoveries rose to 946,318 with the...
The "symbolic" vaccination of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and minimum wage earners will take place simultaneously in all 17 local government units (LGUs) in Metro Manila on Saturday morning, May 1, on the occasion of Labor Day. DOLE Director Rolly Francia during the April 30, 2021 press...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) must investigate the alleged “token” prescription reportedly given to people during the distribution of anti-parasitic drug Ivermectin in Quezon City, Health Secretary Francisco Duque said Friday, April 30. Department of Health Secretary Francisco Duque...
As the community pantry "virus" spreads across the country, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is having its fair share of good vibes via the deployment of its so-called "AFP Mobile Kitchen". COOKS FOR A CAUSE--Military personnel prepare food packs prior to its distribution to poor families...
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said it is “pointless” to compare the pandemic response of the government to other countries. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) “It’s very difficult to be comparing. You will just be frustrated. There will always be better countries or worst countries...
The province of Ifugao is now also under the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) along with the National Capital Region-plus (NCR-plus) bubble area and three other places in the country until May 14. File Photo by (Maria TAN / AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made...
There is a “a big possibility” that the Philippines could experience a surge similar to what is happening now in India if people will not observe the minimum public health standards and the pandemic response will not be intensified. (Photo from Presidential Communications Operations...
Two senators are seeking further probe into the status of the government’s school-based Barangay Health Stations (BHS) project, which was stalled due to an ongoing litigation. Senator Nancy Binay raised the issue during the Senate Committee on Health and Demography’s virtual hearing on the...
The Philippine College of Physicians (PCP) maintained that people should wait for the results of the clinical trials of the anti-parasitic drug Ivermectin before it can be used for the treatment of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Philippine College of Physicians (PCP) PCP Vice President Dr. Maricar...
A police lieutenant who had been inoculated last month with one dose of the China-made CoronaVac vaccine has died of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Philippine National Police (PNP) said Friday, April 30. (Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) The 50-year-old fatality was an officer...
And the answers we know for sure DON'T HATE, INOCULATE In the Philippines, the COVID-19 vaccination of the general public is eyed in August or September Vaccines save millions of lives every year. Prevention of deadly and debilitating illnesses, such as yellow fever, measles, and polio accounts for...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Friday directed his department to prepare a profile of the Filipino community in India for possible contingency measures as the number of coronavirus cases in the South Asian nation continue to rise rapidly in unprecedented numbers. Foreign Affairs...
