The next administration is going to face a hefty debt burden plus a shrinking economy and a rising unemployment rate and hunger due to the mismanagement of the COVID-19 pandemic, Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon said on Wednesday. Drilon blamed this mismanagement on the Department of Health...
Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso on Wednesday (June 16) signed the contracts of the 127 newly hired personnel for the city's COVID-19 Field Hospital. (Manila Mayor Isko Moreno / MANILA BULLETIN) The city hired 20 doctors, 53 nurses, 20 job order workers, 10 admin personnel, eight...
A total of 1.5 million doses of CoronaVac vaccines will be delivered on Thursday morning, June 17 -- the 10th shipment to be made by Chinese manufacturer Sinovac Biotech to the Philippines since they started giving vaccines in February. Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. attends President Duterte's "Talk...
Filipinos will celebrate a merrier Christmas this year as more coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) vaccines continue to arrive in the country, Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said on Wednesday, June 16. "We'll have a merrier/happier Christmas this year...
Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. promised on Wednesday, June 16, that he would allocate more vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Mindanao after a lawmaker expressed frustration over the apparent lack of supply despite the surge of cases in the region over the past weeks. Vaccine...
(PIXABAY) The number of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Metro Manila continued to decrease as it averaged 829 cases per day during the June 9-15 period, OCTA Research said in its report on Wednesday, June 16. OCTA pointed out that Metro Manila's seven-day average is down 13 percent from...
DAVAO CITY - A patient who is positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Davao City can infect three more persons susceptible to the virus, a city health official here said Wednesday (June 16). "We already have a reproduction number of 2.84," said Dr. Ashley Lopez, acting head of the City...
The Embassy of France in Manila said Filipinos who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 may now apply for a visa after the Philippines was placed under the "orange" classification. PIXABAY/ MANILA BULLETIN Filipinos are now allowed to apply for a visa regardless of the purpose of their travel by...
The Pateros municipal government is now allowing walk-ins for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination to increase the daily target. Pateros Mayor Miguel Ponce III made the announcement as he lamented that many have not registered for vaccination and those who were scheduled for vaccination...
Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan on Tuesday, June 15, appealed to the executive department to decide on whether or not to consider the proposed Bayanihan 3 law as an urgent piece of legislation so the Senate can take prompt action. Senator Francis 'Kiko' Pangilinan asks Cabinet officials on their...
The government has dispelled allegations that it had neglected Mindanao in terms of responding to the pandemic, including the distribution of coronavirus vaccines. Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque (File photo/Malacañang) Presidential spokesman Harry Roque explained that the rise in cases of...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has filed a bill seeking the development of satellite-based technologies to improve the country’s Internet access. In filing Senate Bill No. 2250 or the proposed “Satellite-Based Technologies for Internet Connectivity Act of 2021,” Gatchalian said satellite...
