SHOPPERS pass by the Corona Store on busy Calle Real in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap/File/Manila Bulletin) ILOILO CITY – Several areas in Western Visayas (Region 6) will remain under Covid-19 Alert Level 1 from June 1 to 15, according to the national government’s COVID-19 task force. The regional...
To continue the coronavirus efforts started by the Duterte administration, Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Jose “Joey” Concepcion III has suggested that either Dr. Edsel Salvaña or Dr. Ted Herbosa be the next Health Secretary, while molecular biologist Fr. Nicanor Austriaco should...
With most areas in the country under Alert Level 1, Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion believes it might be time to consider easing the country out of a public health emergency status and focusing more on the economy. Shoppers flock to bargain stores along Ilaya Street in...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The Health and Interior departments renewed their calls for local government units (LGUs) to further double their efforts in vaccinating their eligible constituents...
Caritas Philippines, the social action arm of the Catholic Church, opposed the proposed postponement of the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan election set for December this year. Caritas Philippines Kidapawan Bishop Jose Colin Bagaforo, national director of Caritas Philippines saidpushing back the...
The retention of Alert Level 1 status in Metro Manila is a good mandate despite the looming threat of monkeypox and Covid-19, said a health expert on Saturday, May 28. (Jansen Romero / Manila Bulletin) Health reform advocate and former special adviser of the National Task Force (NTF) against...
The embassy of France and the Alliance Française de Manille host The Night of Ideas on the reconstruction of societies in the context of Covid-19 A project of the Embassy of France to the Philippines and the Alliance Française de Manille, la Nuit des idées (The Night of Ideas), a roundtable...
A group of private hospitals in the country on Saturday, May 28, said a “slight” increase in hospital admissions has been observed recently. COVID-19 Dr. Jose Rene de Grano, president of the Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines, Inc. (PHAPi), said the recent increase of admissions...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG)-Region 1 conducted a series of training on Local Economic Development for local government units (LED4LGUs) to aid seven localities boost their economy amid the adverse effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. Through the Local Government...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has once again urged eligible yet unvaccinated Filipinos to trust the vaccine in order to better protect themselves and their respective communities against Covid-19. Go, chairman of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, reassured that the government...
Transparent inventory of Covid-19 vaccines may help the national government monitor the status of active and remaining jabs in the country, a health expert said on Friday, May 27. A health worker showing Covid-19 vaccines (Ali Vicoy / Manila Bulletin) Health reform advocate and former special...
President-elect Bongbong Marcos has underscored the importance of the agriculture sector especially with the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic to the Philippines. President-elect Bongbong Marcos (BBM Media Office) "We should really learn our lessons from the pandemic. Huwag nating pababayaan yan...
