The government will have to vaccinate around 12 to 14 million people more if it would push through with its plan of inoculating minors against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) by next month, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said. (AFP / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) FDA Director-General Eric...
Leaders of the Senate believe that the government has enough funds this year to procure more doses of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines to include those for minors. Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccines (Keith Bacongco/MANILA BULLETIN) Following Health Secretary Francisco Duque's concurrence that...
National Task Force (NTF) Deputy Chief Implementer Vince Dizon said Monday, Aug. 9, the national government is eyeing to vaccinate one million individuals daily as Delta threat looms. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) "That's our target, it's more than the 700,000. Last week, we administered 710,000...
To avert the collapse of many learning institutions in the face of a looming substantial increase in taxes, the country’s largest associations of private schools on Monday, Aug. 9, called for a “timely” intervention coming from the Senate. (Photo from Unsplash) Private school groups, led by...
A public policy thinktank on Monday, August 9 called on Malacañang to consider a revamp of the leadership of the National Task Force on COVID-19 for its failure to expand the country’s testing capability that is a big factor in in the new upsurge in cases. COVID 19 TESTING The rise in COVID-19...
DASMARIÑAS, Cavite - The city government extended the localized lockdown in Mabuhay City Subdivision and Phase II Extension until August 14 due to rising coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. Kiko Barzaga / Facebook / MANILA BULLETIN Only Authorized Persons Outside of Residence (APOR) as well...
A total of P10.894 billion was released by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to aid residents and families affected by the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in the National capital Region (NCR). (Parañaque City - Public Information Office/ MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential Spokesman...
Individuals age 12 to 17 years old may soon be allowed to get coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine in the country to counter the potentially devastating effects of the highly transmissible Delta variant on children. Children line up during a feeding program initiated by the Philippine Coast Guard...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- Eleven of the 21 crew onboard container ship Rio De La Plata, currently at sea off the coast of New Zealand's Tauranga, tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday. Rio De La Plata (VesselFinder) The Ministry of Health said in a statement that it is likely that at least some...
Representative Lucy Torres-Gomez (4th District, Leyte) on Monday pressed the national government to provide low-interest loans to owners of small and medium businesses to use as working capital so they can grow or expand their investments. Torres-Gomez said doing so would help them withstand the...
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora said on Monday, August 9, that majority of COVID-19 cases in the city are mild or asymptomatic and are still manageable. (San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora) "Naramdaman na natin ang pagtaas at ito naman ay inaasahan sapagkat ang Delta variant ay nandito na and we...
Balanga Bishop Ruperto C. Santos has ordered the suspension of all public religious activities in the Diocese of Balanga after the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID) placed the province under the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) from Aug. 8 to...
