Persons who falsify information and deliberately lie to get coronavirus disease (COVID-19) booster shots will now be penalized in Muntinlupa. The Muntinlupa City Council passed Ordinance No. 2021-262 “penalizing the dishonest and untruthful declaration of any person undergoing vaccination” and...
Senator Nancy Binay on Wednesday said she is currently under quarantine after her mother, Dr. Elenita Binay, tested positive for COVID-19. Senator Nancy Binay The former Makati City mayor, Binay said, is currently experiencing mild symptoms. Her father, former Vice President Jejomar Binay tested...
The National Union of Students of the Philippines (NUSP) has joined the calls to postpone the September 2021 Physician Licensure Exam (PLE), citing the rising coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country. (Unsplash) "We must not gamble the lives of our future medical practitioners over a...
A Manila resident receives a coronavirus vaccine at the vaccination hub located at SM Manila on July 6, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The World Health Organization (WHO) encouraged the Philippines to fully hit its coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination target in every priority group until...
The closure of the emergency room at the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) will likely to last for a week, its spokesperson said Wednesday, Aug. 25. (PGH FACEBOOK PAGE / MANILA BULLETIN) "Hopefully po sa loob ng mga isang linggo. Meron po diyan mga pa recover nadin. (Hopefully in about a week....
An infectious disease expert on Wednesday, Aug. 25, has recommended vaccinating 80 percent of Metro Manila's population amid the threat of the more contagious Delta variant. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) In an interview with TeleRadyo, Dr. Rontgene Solante, head of adult infectious diseases at the...
Over 1,000 individuals, organizations, doctors, and personalities have aired support to the call of medical and health-allied students to postpone the September 2021 Physician Licensure Exam amid the rising cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Photo from Pixabay) On Tuesday, Aug. 24, the...
(OCTA RESEARCH) Independent research group OCTA on Wednesday, Aug. 25, said the surge in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Cagayan de Oro City has slowed down over the past week, as marked by the decrease in reproduction number from 1.38 to 1.15. "If the trends continue, Cagayan de Oro should...
Almost 90 percent of the essential workers of the Vista Mall and Starmall stores nationwide have been vaccinated as part of the Villar Group’s effort to protect its workforce and its valued customers from the coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). The figure represents members of the sales team, cashiers,...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Wednesday, August 25, announced that she will cancel some of her activities because she has to go into a 14-day quarantine after she came in “very close contact” with an Office of the Vice President (OVP) staff who tested positive for COVID-19. Vice President Leni...
To help aid pandemic-hit schools in the Philippines, multi-awarded youth volunteer organization I am M.A.D (Making A Difference) once again launched a bayanihan initiative. First BIDA Eskwela. Delivering brand new printer, printing materials for the Aeta community at Biaan Aeta Intergrated School...
The public should also practice "good information hygiene" as false information now spreads faster than the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), a health expert appealed on Wednesday, Aug. 25. PIXABAY/ MANILA BULLETIN "'Yung virus ng COVID ay mas mabagal pa po ang takbo kaysa sa virus ng mis- and...
