A senior citizen receives a COVID-19 vaccine in Angono, Rizal. (Angono Public Information Office) Fully vaccinated senior citizens should still strictly adhere to the health protocols after the government has allowed those under general community quarantine (GCQ) and modified GCQ to leave their...
The Philippine College of Physicians (PCP) has urged the government to maintain the quarantine restrictions imposed over Metro Manila as the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases remains high. (JANSEN ROMERO/ FILE PHOTO/ MANILA BULLETIN) PCP President Dr. Maricar Limpin said the number of...
The Muntinlupa City government has recorded the biggest number of vaccinations on Thursday when it started inoculating individuals belonging to the A4 priority group, or essential workers. Data showed that on June 10, 5,450 individuals were administered the first dose, the highest since the...
The government's pandemic task force has allowed the limited operations of historical sites and museums in the National Capital Region-plus (NCR-plus) bubble area, Malacañang said Friday. National Museum (Facebook) In a statement, Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said the Inter-agency Task Force...
The United States government has welcomed the successful arrival to the Philippines of 2,282,850 doses of the American-made Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine that will be shared among the cities of Manila, Cebu and Davao. US Embassy Charge d'Affaires John Law (4th from right) joined Philippine in...
Individuals who fall under the A4 category or economic frontliners in Valenzuela City will be vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) starting Saturday, June 12. According to the advisory of the local government on Friday, the inoculation for the A4 category will be at Pasolo...
The government's pandemic task force has allowed gyms, fitness studios, and other indoor-non contact sports venues in the National Capital Region-plus (NCR-plus) bubble area to resume operations at 30 percent venue capacity. (PIXABAY / FILE PHOTO) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the...
The government's pandemic task force has finally allowed the movement of fully vaccinated senior citizens in areas under the General Community Quarantine (GCQ) and Modified GCQ (MGCQ). (Manila Public Information Office photo / MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement, Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said...
VACCINATION CENTER – Dozens of residents, mostly senior citizens and persons with comorbidity, gather at the Davao City National High School to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The city government of Davao has discouraged walk-in recipients at vaccination hubs to avoid congestion. (Keith...
EDITORS DESK Robert R. Requintina With still no clear sign of the pandemic ending soon, TV networks have modified rules to continue operations as they pivot towards the digital platform. But are audiences rallying behind streaming as the “new normal”? When the government imposed the first of...
Now that a more substantial number of vaccines is set to arrive in the country this month – about 9.95 million as per vaccine czar Calito Galvez Jr. – expect the country’s vaccination rollout to shift to high gear in the third quarter of 2021. As of Wednesday, June 9, 2021, a total of...
Vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. (Luis Acosta / File photo / AFP ) The Philippines received on Thursday night, June 10, a total of 2.28 million doses of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine through the World Health Organization (WHO)-led COVAX facility. The vaccines will be administered to those...
