Malacañang assured health care workers that their other benefits mandated by law will be given to them but noted that the issue with their special risk allowance (SRA) was already a case closed. Health workers wearing personal protective equipment (PPEs) from different public and private hospitals...
Opposition coalition 1Sambayan is pushing for an investigation into the Duterte administration’s “web of corruption” that stemmed from the anomalies in the procurement of billions’ worth of “overpriced” medical supplies and equipment during the pandemic. In a statement posted on...
Malacañang reiterated that there is no corruption involved in how the government manages the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, saying the Senate has proven nothing yet. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday questioned why the Duterte government is negotiating with fugitives saying documents show that owners of Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corp. which entered into a multi-billion contract with Department of Budget and Management’s procurement service (DBM-PS), have...
Amid concerns on waning immunity, the country’s Vaccine Expert Panel (VEP) said that there is “no clear recommendation” yet when it comes to giving booster shots or a third shot of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine to specific sectors. ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN VEP Head Dr. Nina...
In an attempt to justify the current government's purchase of personal protective equipment (PPEs) worth P1,700 each, Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque asked opposition Senator Franklin Drilon to explain the purchase of his allies in the previous administration of PPEs worth at least P3,000 each....
Employees across the country continue to work from home during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and more Filipino employees say they are more productive while on alternative work arrangements. (Unsplash) Citing a survey conducted by the Development Academy of the Philippines, Civil...
CHICAGO, United States -- The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) on Tuesday listed 26 Illinois schools with COVID-19 outbreaks, including several in the suburban Chicago areas, Chicago Tribune reported on Tuesday. Students of Montrara Ave. Elementary School are seen in their in-person...
TOKYO, Japan -- Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Wednesday ruled out dissolving the House of Representatives for a general election anytime soon given Japan's current severe COVID-19 situation, local media reported. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga (Xinhua) Suga also said the ruling...
The national government apparently failed to hit its goal of securing 22,726,060 vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) for the month of August, data sourced by the National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 showed. From Aug. 1 to 31, the country received 18,039,890 doses from the...
"Hindi po ngayon 'yung time na mapagod kahit pagod na pagod na tayo." Complacency among the public may be one of the factors in the continued surge of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country, an expert said Wednesday, Sept. 1. MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO In a virtual briefing, Dr. Karl...
"Enough is enough." Healthcare workers staged a protest action outside the Department of Health (DOH) Central Office in Manila on Wednesday, Sept. 1, to press them to release their long delayed benefits. Clad in their personal protective equipment while holding placards and empty cans, healthcare...
