President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has agreed with the proposal to require Filipinos to get the first booster shot as the country attempts to arrest the spread of Covid-19 Omicron subvariants, the state media reported. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. discusses the...
DOH President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. met some officials of the Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday, July 6, to discuss the country’s Covid-19 situation as well as the status of vaccination, the state health agency said. “The DOH discussed with the President the current Covid-19...
After recovering from Covid-19, Department of National Defense (DND) Officer-in-Charge Jose Faustino Jr. officially reported to work on Wednesday, July 6, and personally visited the General Headquarters of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City. Department of...
BAGUIO CITY – Nearly 1,000 business establishments, mostly tourism-related, here have closed and surrendered their business permits to the city government as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Allan Abayao, supervising administrative officer of the Business Permits and Licensing Office...
Senator Nancy Binay on Wednesday, July 6 called on the government to ensure that all school staff are fully vaccinated and that schools are fully compliant with Covid-19 safety protocols eve before the planned full implementation of face-to-face classes in November. As a parent, Binay said she too...
Following the government’s announcement of its plan to fully implement 100 percent face-to-face classes by November, teachers’ groups on Wednesday, July 6, said that measures that would ensure the safety of both teachers and students should be in place first. (MANNY LLANES / MANILA BULLETIN)...
(UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) A total of 15,176,466 million individuals have already availed their first booster shot against Covid-19, the Department of Health (DOH) said. The figure represents 19.43 percent of those who are eligible to receive the booster shot, the DOH said. The country's booster...
Pateros Mayor Miguel Ponce III reminded the public to wear face masks and get vaccinated amid the rising number of Covid-19 cases in Metro Manila. In a live broadcast on July 5, Ponce said Pateros, which is the smallest local government unit (LGU) in the National Capital Region, has eight active...
Muntinlupa’s active Covid-19 cases passed the 100 mark, prompting Mayor Ruffy Biazon to convene the city’s task force to discuss measures to stem the surge. Based on daily data from the City Health Office (CHO), Muntinlupa added 35 new Covid-19 cases on July 4, bringing the total active cases...
An infectious disease expert expressed support on Tuesday, July 4, to the proposed move of the Department of Health (DOH) and the National Vaccination Operations Center (NVOC) to include Covid-19 vaccination in the regular immunization program. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) Dr. Edsel Salvana...
The Department of Local and Interior Government (DILG) left P577,053,225.99 or 14.29 percent worth of Covid-19 response funds unused out of a total allotment of P4,037,866,230.53, the Commission on Audit (COA) said. The COA and DILG seals, respectively In an annual audit released by the state...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said on Tuesday, July 5, that the unused Covid-19 funds that were flagged by the Commission on Audit (COA) were already turned over to the national treasury. “Aside from the contact tracers being given by the DILG out of our...
