Additional 3.4 million doses of coronavirus vaccines are expected to be delivered to the country in June when the government starts to vaccinate prioritized groups of essential workers in Metro Manila and eight other places. A health worker administers a coronavirus shot to a Las Piñas resident...
Seeking to actively take part in the government’s vaccination program, the Department of Education (DepEd) is expected to issue a memorandum that will lay down the guidelines on how the education frontliners nationwide “can effectively engage” and help out in the drive to address vaccination...
The total number of Muntinlupa residents who have been vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has reached 50,000. According to the Muntinlupa City Health Office (CHO), as of May 29, the number of residents who have received the first dose of the vaccine totaled 50,271. Some of those...
Police forces are now ready for both the transport and security of vaccination sites as the national government is expected to start the roll-out of vaccination for millions of essential workers and indigent Filipinos against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). PNP chief Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo...
"Let's veer on the safer side." Malacañang thought it would be safer for senior citizens, even fully vaccinated ones, to stay in their homes until the country has achieved population protection against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). A senior citizen receives the second dose of AstraZeneca...
The White House is set to announce any time this week the distribution of the first batch of vaccine surplus that will be donated by the United States government to its allies, including the Philippines, Ambassador to Washington, D.C. Jose Manuel Romualdez said Monday. “I was informed by the...
AiAi delas Alas got her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in the United States. She took to Instagram to update fans about it, recently. Posting a collage of photos showing herself getting her first jab of the Pfizer vaccine, she wrote, '"1st dose— hindi tumitingin haha kaloka —...
Athletes receive their first dose of Sinovac vaccine last May 28 at the Manila Prince Hotel in Ermita, Manila. (Photo by Manny Llanes) All national athletes, coaches and officials can now get vaccinated against COVID-19. Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Bambol Tolentino announced this...
An infectious disease expert on Monday, May 31, dispelled fears over a newly-detected coronavirus disease (COVID-19) variant from Vietnam. (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) According to multiple reports, the variant was said to be a hybrid of the highly transmissible variants first detected in India and the...
A famous eatery located just outside the University of Santo Tomas (UST) announced that it will close its doors after 15 years. Heaven's Touch (Facebook) Citing the difficulty of getting customers, Heaven's Touch Cuisine announced its closure on a Facebook post. The establishment's manager and main...
Weeks after a “steep” decline in the number of infections, the Department of Health (DOH) said the decrease in the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Metro Manila and nearby provinces has started to slow down. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Although cases are still on a downward...
Metro Manila mayors are considering giving uniform incentives to convince more people to get inoculated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Parañaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez, also the chairman of the Metro Manila Council (MMC), said in an interview with...
