IT’S THE SMALL THINGS Alex Eduque When COVID-19 first hit, I remember thinking to myself at some point that it would be over in no time. It was March last year when we locked down, and I had just returned from a trip abroad to finalize details for what was supposed to be my destination wedding in...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has reported that 1.43 million or 99.5 percent of all the income tax returns filed (ITRs) during the last tax filing season were filed online. In a report to the Secretary of Finance, the BIR said that only 7,139 returns were filed manually. This is clearly a...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) announced Friday, June 4, that it has approved a project seeking to model embarkation-disembarkation behavior in commuter buses and trains to look into airflow and aerosolization in a bid to mitigate the transmission of coronavirus disease (COVID-19)....
Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) Chairman Angelito Banayo on Friday confirmed that three overseas Filipino workers have tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) following an outbreak at a factory in a southwestern county in Taiwan. Manila Economic and Cultural Office Chairman...
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat welcomed on Friday night, June 4 the government pandemic task force's decision to ease rules on certain fully vaccinated travelers. DOT Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat (Photo from DOT Facebook page) This, after the Inter-Agency Task...
(MB/Keith Bacongco/ File Photo) An infectious disease expert encouraged the public not to delay in getting their second dose of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine to immediately protect them against the viral illness. “Mas maganda talaga to get the second dose on time para iyong full...
DOH/MB The Department of Health (DOH) assured the public that coronavirus disease (COVID-19) storage facilities and vaccination centers are prepared in case disasters strike. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that facilities related to COVID-19 vaccination have been instructed to take...
The Department of Foreign Affairs on Friday reported 102 new COVID-19 cases and 9 new recoveries among Filipinos abroad. Department of Foreign Affairs tally of COVID-19 cases among overseas Filipinos (DFA) In a report, the DFA attributed the huge spike in an increase reported cases in one country...
The Taguig City government has vaccinated more than 100,000 individuals against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Mayor Lino Cayetano (2nd from left) awards the safety seal to SM Aura (Taguig City government / MANILA BULLETIN) It hit the mark Friday after reaching 99,514 first-dose vaccinees on...
DOH/MB The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the Philippines grew to 1,255,337 after 7,450 new infections were recorded on Friday, June 4. The Department of Health (DOH) said that 4.8 percent of the overall caseload or 60,794 are patients who are still being treated. Of the active cases, 93.9...
She's the oldest woman to get jabbed—so far Governments all over the world are trying their best to have everyone vaccinated, even those who do not have enough strength to go out and travel. FIRST DOSE DONE. 124-year-old Indian woman gets vaccinated (DIPR-J&K) In Baramulla district, India,...
Vaccination sites set up by private firms in Makati City will be required by the city government to abide by the standards set by the Department of Health (DOH), Mayor Abigail “Abby” Binay said on Friday (June 3). (Mayor Abby Binay/My Makati Facebook page) The City Council, according to Binay,...
