Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said he and Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas were still friends after the latter told him to watch his mouth when talking about the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation in different localities in the country. Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas and Presidential Spokesman...
Threatening to arrest people over their refusal to get vaccinated against the COVID-19 will not solve the hesitancy among Filipinos of receiving the jab, Senator Joel Villanueva said. A Manila resident receives a first dose of Pfizer coronavirus vaccine during the inoculation drive at a school in...
WASHINGTON, United States -- A panel of experts convened by the top US health agency will hold a meeting Wednesday to review data surrounding more than 300 confirmed cases of heart muscle inflammation among adolescents and young adults after receiving mRNA COVID vaccines. The committee, hosted by...
The country must "triple" efforts to prevent the spread of a more transmissible variant of the coronavirus since it cannot afford a "disastrous" second wave of infections, President Duterte declared last Monday. Manila residents line up eager to get Pfizer coronavirus vaccines at a vaccination site...
Vice President Leni Robredo should expand her Vaccine Express vaccination project drive-through to include Visayas and Mindanao where there have been reported surges of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, House Deputy Speaker and Cagayan de Oro City Rep. Rufus Rodriguez said on Wednesday, June 23....
The government has ample reserved funds to secure additional coronavirus vaccines needed by Filipinos, President Duterte said recently amid efforts to mitigate the impact of the pandemic on lives and livelihoods in the country. Manila residents wait for their turn to get their first dose of...
Manila’s single-day vaccination rate breached the 35,000-mark on Wednesday, June 22, breaking the city’s previous records. (MANILA CITY PIO / MANILA BULLETIN) Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso said the city was able to deploy 35,572 vaccines on June 22 which is 7,930 more than its June...
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Tuesday reiterated that existing regulations set by the Inter-Agency Task Force on COVID-19 do not allow the wearing of visor-type face shields while in enclosed public places. Face shield (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) At the Malacañang...
Celebrity Anne Curtis has urged Makati City residents like her to get vaccinated against COVID-19. She made the call after receiving her first vaccine shot at Palanan Elementary School on Tuesday (June 22). “I would just like to encourage you na magparehistro na po para magpabakuna (to register...
Senator Joel Villanueva on Tuesday, June 22, underscored the need of having "clear and definite" policies from the government to address the COVID-19 pandemic and its impacts to the country. Senator Joel Villanueva speaks during a Senate hearing on February 24, 2020. (Senate PRIB/Henzberg Austria)...
DOH/MB The Department of Health (DOH) reported on Tuesday, June 22, reported that there are 3,666 new COVID-19 cases - bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Philippines to 1,367,894. The last time that the DOH recorded less than 4,000 cases was on May 25 with 3,972 infections then. Of...
President Duterte’s threat to arrest people who refuse to get vaccinated against the coronavirus was just to emphasize the importance of receiving COVID-19 jabs to protect their health, his spokesman said on Tuesday, June 22. In his virtual media briefing, Presidential spokesman Harry Roque noted...
