All patients and their families in the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Dialysis Center located in Port Area, Manila are now fully vaccinated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). COVID-19 vaccination at the PRC Hemodialysis Center in Port Area, Manila (Photo from Philippine Red Cross) PRC made this...
Manila Archbishop Cardinal Jose Advincula asked the people to protect God’s creation “like how we protect ourselves from COVID-19." Cardinal Jose Advincula (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) "We do everything we can to prevent the infection and further spread the virus, so we also do everything to...
Some senators were not overjoyed by the 11.8-percent growth in the Philippines' economy, stressing it is still far from pre-pandemic levels. Senator Grace Poe (Office of Sen. Grace Poe/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) "Economic growth may be at its highest since 1988 but let’s not lose sight of the...
The planned coronavirus vaccine passports may get the country safely moving again. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles delivers remarks during a pre-SONA forum on July 23, 2021 (Karlo Nograles/Facebook) The government has started to develop the "vaccine passport," a document showing proof of...
Senator Grace Poe on Tuesday stressed the need for the government to ensure that the distribution of social amelioration program (SAP) or cash aid to those who are affected by the reimposition of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in the National Capital Region (NCR) and select provinces would...
The country’s economic managers would still set the percentage rate of the tax relief that will be given to the manufacturers of medical-grade oxygen, Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said on Tuesday, August 10. RELATIVES of COVID-19 patients purchase medical grade oxygen in a pharmacy in...
A heated exchange ensued between Bayan Muna Representative Carlos Zarate and Agriculture Secretary William Dar and on Tuesday, August 10, after the latter accused the lawmaker of distorting facts on the impact of African swine fever (ASF) outbreak on the local hog industry. Department of...
People in queue for goods at the Diliman community pantry (Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) announced 8,560 more coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, raising the country’s total caseload to 1,676,156 on Tuesday, August 10. Of the total number of cases,...
(JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) The Department of Health (DOH) expressed hope that the Philippines will not experience the same surge of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases that hit India amid growing concerns on the highly transmissible Delta coronavirus variant. “I hope not,”...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) remains the country’s leading agency when it comes to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) “Even with the ECQ, this August, Red Cross has been testing 8,530 a day,” PRC Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Senator...
Rock royalties Brian May and Eric Clapton differ on their stance concerning the COVID-19 vaccine. The guitarist of rock band Queen calls anti-vaxxers “fruitcakes” and disagrees with Eric Clapton’s “anti-vaccination rhetoric.” In an interview with British online newspaper The Independent,...
Malacañang on Tuesday, August 10, welcomed the 11.8 percent growth in gross domestic product (GDP) in the second quarter, saying that it is proof of the government’s ability to balance saving lives and livelihoods despite the pandemic. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS / FILE PHOTO /...
