Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. urged the public to keep on wearing their face masks as if the country has no vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) yet. Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (AP Photo / Sakchai Lalit / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Locsin made the...
There will be no lush forest that will be decimated with the planned construction of a temporary vaccination site in Nayong Pilipino, according to Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Nograles made an assurance that the mega vaccination center would be built in the...
What has the opposition camp done for the nation as the country deals with the pandemic? The opposition did nothing but complain and criticize the government instead of providing help in preventing the coronavirus outbreak from spiraling out of control, according to President Duterte. President...
President Duterte wanted coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines to be distributed to the local government units (LGUs) immediately, saying he will not accept it if the country will lose the fight against COVID-19 just because the shots expired due to negligence. President Duterte talks to the people after...
President Duterte has asked the public to forgo any fiestas this month as the country continued to grapple with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. President Duterte talks to the people after holding a meeting with core members of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of...
President Duterte has expressed his gratitude to the private sector for their "tremendous assistance" to the government as the country continued to grapple with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. President Duterte talks to the people after holding a meeting with core members of the...
Government offices may temporarily close their premises only in extreme situations related to the coronavirus outbreak based on a latest Palace directive. Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea (File photo/Malacañang) Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea issued Memorandum Circular No. 86...
The pandemic-hit nation can take a breather from the blows of this public health emergency. President Rodrigo Duterte President Duterte said he was "happy" to announce that the country could brace for "some positive news" given the recent improvement in the pandemic response. Duterte started his...
The Office of the Vice President’s (OVP) free teleconsultation initiative will stop operating once it ascertains that the coronavirus cases in the country have further dropped in the coming days. Vice President Leni Robredo (Mark Balmores/Manila Bulletin) Vice President Leni Robredo, however,...
Communications Secretary Martin Andanar recognized mothers who are also frontliners in the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as he wished for a safe and healthy celebration of Mother's Day. Communications Secretary Martin Andanar - PCOO - FILE PHOTO - MANILA BULLETIN Andanar made...
Even though there were still many days left for the present quarantine classifications this month, the government's pandemic task force said it would continue to balance health and economy in safely reopening more industries for the National Capital Region-plus (NCR-plus) bubble area come June....
An additional 6.8 million coronavirus vaccines will be delivered to the Philippines under the global vaccine sharing scheme, the United States Embassy in Manila announced Saturday. More than 2 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccines have been delivered to the Philippines through the COVAX facility on...