Of the 6,684 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, the Department of Health (DOH) said 972 came from the National Capital Region (NCR). DOH/MB Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said this during a meeting with President Duterte on Monday, May 31. He said 934 of the new cases were from...
It's time to give back. President Duterte said the Philippines will be donating $1 million to the COVAX Facility to repay its generosity as the country continues to receive coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines from the program. President Duterte (File photo/ Malacañang) Duterte made the statement as...
People should not be made to wait in vaccination line for long to avoid any exposure to the coronavirus disease and other illnesses. Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) President Duterte made the...
Finding Answers Former Senator Atty. Joey Lina To show the magnitude of disproportion in access to the first COVID-19 vaccines being deployed at the start of 2021, a stark contrast was portrayed. “More than 39 million doses of vaccine have now been administered in at least 49 higher-income...
Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal collectively known as the National Capital Region-plus (NCR-plus) bubble area will remain under the general community quarantine (GCQ) with restrictions until June 15, 2021. Manila Bulletin File Photo President Duterte made the announcement during...
Independent research group OCTA on Monday, May 31, flagged seven provinces as "areas of concern" due to the rising number of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in these areas during the May 24-30 period. The areas of concern include the provinces of Isabela, Cagayan, Iloilo, Misamis Oriental,...
For the first time in three months, the local government of Navotas recorded no additional case of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Monday, Mayor Toby Tiangco said. (Navotas LGU / MANILA BULLETIN) “The initiatives that we implemented to further combat the spread of the virus and lessen the...
Agot Isidro seemingly does not believe in wearing a face shield despite the ongoing health crisis. She even used the hashtag #uselessordinance relating to the same in a recent post. As if to highlight her point, she edited two photos of her side by side. One shows her wearing a face shield. The...
The Department of Health (DOH) has urged local government units (LGUs) to speed up their coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination program rollout. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) "We would want them to level up their immunization program before they get their additional allocation," Health...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, May 31, recorded 6,684 new cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). DOH/MB The case bulletin of the DOH also showed 6,098 new recoveries and 107 new deaths. With the addition of more than 6,000 new cases, the total number of COVID-19 cases in the...
The government's pandemic task force has recommended to keep the country's borders closed to incoming travelers from India and six other countries until mid-June. (Photo by Kenzo Tribouillard / AFP) According to Presidential spokesman Harry Roque, the extension of the travel restrictions has been...
As promised by the Russian government, 50,000 doses of Sputnik V vaccines were flown into the country late Sunday night, May 31. (Ariel Fernandez/ MANILA BULLETIN) The Qatar Airways flight (QR928) that carried the anti-coronavirus disease (COVID-19) jabs arrived at NAIA Terminal 3 at 10:23 p.m....
