Incoming Filipino and foreign travelers fully vaccinated abroad must still undergo the government's "regular quarantine and testing protocols" upon arrival in the country, Malacañang said Friday. (Photo by Kenzo Tribouillard / AFP) Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said these travelers who...
The survey result showing that majority of adult Filipinos are still worried about catching COVID-19 is an opportunity for the government to further encourage the public to get vaccinated against the viral illness, the Department of Health (DOH) said. Based on the recent Social Weather Stations...
(JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Independent research group OCTA on Friday, June 4, expressed a "slight concern" due to the observed "uptick" of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in some areas in Metro Manila. OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David said the uptick in cases shows that...
In this file photo taken on February 12, 2021, a vial containing the Covid-19 vaccine by AstraZeneca and a syringe are seen on a table in the pharmacy of the vaccination center at the Robert Bosch Hospital in Stuttgart, southern Germany. (Photo by THOMAS KIENZLE / AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) The...
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and British Ambassador to the Philippines Daniel Pruce recently met to tackle various issues of mutual concern including the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and the response to the tension in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), among others, the Department of...
With the government’s vaccination program opening up to the A4 priority group, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Friday urged teachers and other school officials and staff to register in their respective local government units (LGUs) and get vaccinated against the coronavirus (COVID-19). Gatchalian...
Senate President Vicente Sotto III has appealed to the public to be more patient with the government and its efforts in addressing the COVID-19 outbreak and its impacts. Members of the Philippine National Police man a checkpoint in a barangay in Sampaloc, City of Manila that was placed under...
In this file photo taken on June 03, 2021, an employee of Japan's Olympic Museum is seen in front of the Olympic rings in Tokyo on June 3, 2021. (Photo by Behrouz MEHRI / AFP) Japan has been backed into a corner over the Tokyo Games, a member of the country's Olympic committee said Friday, arguing...
The Cannes Film Festival returns in July with a rich official selection competing for the Palme d'Or after the Covid pandemic robbed the world's leading film festival of its 2020 edition. Here are the 24 films competing from July 5 to 17 for the prestigious prize awarded by a jury headed by US...
The government's pandemic task force has allowed those who received their two doses of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines in the Philippines to re-enter the country, Malacañang said. Returning Overseas Filipino Workers at the NAIA (Ted ALJIBE / AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement, Presidential...
The Senate on Thursday, June 3, closed the second regular session of the 18th Congress with its members taking pride on the legislative measures they crafted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Senate President Vicente Sotto III (Senate of the Philippines) The second regular session of 18th...
The government's pandemic task force has issued a provisional approval to the professional licensure examinations scheduled this July to September 2021. President Rodrigo Duterte presides over a meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) core members...
