Two Pharmally Pharmaceutical corporation executives will come out of the Pasay City jail on June 3 with their heads held high ‘’unbroken and unbowed.’’ This was the statement issued today (May 17) by lawyer Vonn Rico Kapunan, lawyer of Mohit Dargani, treasurer, and Linconn Ong, auditor, who...
Exploring influences behind vaccine preference According to the latest data released by the government, more than 67 million Filipinos have completed their primary doses of Covid-19 vaccinations, with officials aiming to increase this number to 90 million people by the end of June. The country’s...
Navotas City residents who are immunocompromised and 18 years old and above can visit six Covid-19 vaccination sites to get their second booster jabs, the local government announced on Monday, May 16. The vaccinations sites for the second booster doses are Kaunlaran High School and NBBN Health...
Economist and Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda says that to pay off the country’s Covid-19 debts, the next administration will have to generate around P326-billion in yearly revenue. Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Photo from Joey Sarte Salceda FB) As of January 2022, the Department of...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) remains hopeful that it will be able to meet its target of fully vaccinating 77 million Filipinos against Covid-19 by the end of June. “We will do our best to reach the 77 million fully vaxxed by June 30,” said DOH Undersecretary Myrna Cabotaje during a public...
The two detained Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corporation executives are expected to be freed from jail on June 3, the ‘sine die’ adjournment of Congress. This is because the contempt charge slapped by the Senate Blue Ribbon committee against the two shall have been extinguished, Senate President...
How did candidates use the Covid pandemic in their discussions? CLINICAL MATTERS With an apparent landslide victory for former Senator Bongbong Marcos for president, the post-mortems have begun. One of the most important issues during the campaign was the pandemic and whether the Philippines did...
The biggest challenge that the incoming administration is yet to face when it comes to the pandemic response is maintaining the current “good” pandemic state of the country. (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) “We are in a good stage right now na as much as possible we want to...
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- More than 411,000 Covid-19 cases were newly reported in Taiwan between Monday and Sunday, according to statistics released by the island's disease monitoring agency. The single-day tally of new Covid-19 cases in the region has exceeded 60,000 for four consecutive days, with the...
An infectious disease specialist said that stricter health protocols are not yet recommended despite the presence of Omicron subvariant BA.2.12.1 in the country. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) "Hindi naman umaakyat 'yung cases, ok naman 'yung healthcare capacity natin so I don't think kailangan...
The Department of Health (DOH) has recorded 1,118 new Covid-19 cases from May 9 to 15, having an average daily rate of 160 which is 0.3 percent lower compared to the recorded cases from May 2 to 8. DOH/MB Of the said cases, the DOH said 14 individuals were classified as severe and critical cases of...
OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David during the Laging Handa Public Briefing on Monday, May 16, 2021. (SCREEN GRAB FROM PTV FACEBOOK PAGE) OCTA research fellow Dr. Guido David said there was no sustained increase in Covid-19 cases so far after the election season in the country. “Wala pa tayong nakitang...
