The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, May 3 said the average daily attack rate (ADAR) of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the National Capital Region has decreased in the last two weeks. Department of Health (Manila Bulletin File Photo) "The ADAR shows a decrease in the recent one to two...
Quezon City Rep. Alfred Vargas on Monday, May 3, expressed confidence that the proposed Bayanihan 3 law will get strong support and will likely be passed swiftly as soon as regular sessions resume on May 16. `Vargas, chairman of the House Committee on Social Services and a co-author of the bill,...
The Philippine Embassy in New Delhi is facing difficulty in repatriating Filipinos in India at this time due to the existing travel restrictions for both inbound and outbound passengers. Philippine Ambassador to India Ramon S. Bagatsing, Jr. (DFA) Speaking at the regular virtual press briefing in...
It’s a new day in the United States and Israel as their governments finally lifted the wearing of masks in outdoor spaces, something that Vice President Leni Robredo’s camp wishes for the Philippines to achieve, too. Vice President Leni Robredo’s spokesman Barry Gutierrez (OVP photo) Lawyer...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Monday, May 3, clarified that Remdesivir, an investigational drug currently being used in the country on patients with coronavirus disease (COVID-19), has no Certificate of Product Registration (CPR) in the Philippines. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...
The Department of Health (DOH) said vaccine confidence among Filipinos is increasing. Nurse Ethel Gabato from Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (VSMMC) receives Sinovac vaccine on the second day of the vaccination rollout for healthcare workers in the VIsayas region on March 5, 2021. (Photo by...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, May 3 reported 7,255 new cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Department of Health (Manila Bulletin File Photo) This brought the total number of COVID-19 cases in the country to 1,062,225. The total recoveries also increased to 975,234 with the...
Shipment and delivery of COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) vaccines from India could begin once the Philippines has completed all the regulatory requirements, Philippine Ambassador to India Ramon Bagatsing Jr. said Monday. “We hope the requirements can be expedited by the regulatory authorities...
As the government set to initially roll out the Sputnik V vaccine in Metro Manila, the country’s vaccine expert panel (VEP) said that the Russian-made vaccine against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was evaluated “very thoroughly” before it was approved for emergency use in the country. PHOTO...
A total of 1.9 million doses of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines have already been administered either as a first or a second dose as of May 1, the Department of Health (DOH) said Monday, May 3. media Out of these, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said 1,650,318 eligible...
Malacañang asked the government of Hong Kong to not single out overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in its plan to make the vaccination against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) mandatory. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque...
The healthcare utilization rate (HCUR) in the National Capital Region (NCR) is now at 57 percent, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said Monday, May 3. A medical worker walks on the aisle of the new isolation facility at the Eva Macapagal Terminal in Port Area, Manila on April 26, 2021,...
