President Duterte expressed confidence that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will emerge victorious in its fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic like it always does when faced with challenges. The ASEAN leaders meet at the organization’s secretariat building in...
The national government received Sunday afternoon, August 8, the third tranche of the Moderna vaccine that it procured through a tripartite agreement with the private sector represented by the International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) and owned by ports mogul Enrique Razon Jr. The...
DOH/MB The Philippines has confirmed another 9,671 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Sunday, August 8. Active cases climbed to 77,516representing 4.7 percent of the country's overall tally of infections which stood at 1,658,916. Ninety-three percent of the currently ill-patients were...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said on Sunday, August 8, quarantine passes with two names listed on it are valid but stressed that there are strict conditions that must be followed. First, Año said that the two names listed in a quarantine pass must...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday, August 8, said that many residents in her home province of Camarines Sur have a preferred COVID-19 vaccine brand. Vice President Leni Robredo (Jansen Romero/Manila Bulletin) During her weekly radio show, “BISErbisyong Leni,” the vice president noted that...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) deployed additional medical tents to the Cebu Province amid the surge in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections in the province. Photo from Philippine Red Cross The humanitarian organization said it sent six more medical tents to its Cebu chapter as it geared up to...
Vice President Leni Robredo hopes that local government units (LGUs) have already learned from the “best practices” of the past year in distributing “ayuda” or cash aid to millions of beneficiaries living in areas under the two-week enhanced community quarantine (ECQ). Vice President Leni...
The Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) has urged the government increase the number of daily coronavirus tests and vaccination to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (MANILA BULLETIN. / FILE PHOTO) Bayan Secretary General Renato Reyes Jr. said the “most urgent” steps that the...
The Muntinlupa police inspected more than 1,000 public utility vehicles (PUVs) and recorded 91 violations committed by authorized and unauthorized persons outside of residence under the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ). In a report by Muntinlupa police chief Col. Melecio Buslig, the 1,100 PUV...
NKTI facade (FILE PHOTO) The National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) said it reached full capacity for its COVID-19 patients and is limiting admission at its emergency room (ER). "Right now, we are in full capacity of our COVID-19 in hospital beds and five tents, with more than 50 patients...
Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), has ordered an investigation into the alleged sabotage that caused hundreds of people to flock in various vaccination sites on Thursday, August 5. “We are already looking into this and part of it is to trace the...
The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) and Task Force Disiplina on Sunday (August 8) are monitoring the situation at the Araneta Coliseum after people without appointments swarmed the vaccination site. According to a report from DZBB, people flocked to Araneta Coliseum after news circulated online...
