More than 5 million Filipinos have received two-dose vaccination against the coronavirus disease so far as the government continued to ramp up its inoculation efforts. A senior citizen receives a single-shot Johnson & Jonhson Janssen coronavirus vaccine at the Justo Lucban Elementary School in...
"Better be safe than sorry," Manila Mayor Isko Moreno agrees. In Manila City Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso's Facebook live update last July 20, he shared that the Metro Manila mayors had a meeting with the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) In that meeting, they voted for children...
Pateros Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce III said he supports the unanimous decisiion of Metro Manila mayors for the temporary suspension of the government’s policy allowing minors from five to 17 years old to go to outdoor areas due to the emerging threat of the highly contagious Delta variant....
Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go on Wednesday, July 21, again called on Filipinos to remain vigilant and strictly comply with health and safety protocols in the wake of the Delta variant of COVID-19. In this file photo taken on April 21, 2020, a member of the Philippine National Police...
The vaccination in the city of Manila will continue despite heavy rains and flooding. Residents line up even in floodwaters at the San Andres gym in Manila to get their 1st dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. (Ali Vicoy / MANILA BULLETIN) "Rain and flooding will not stop us dahil hindi din...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is tightening its belt in efforts to extend the tenure of its hired contact tracers amid the current threat posed by the highly-contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Ali Vicoy/ MANILA BULLETIN) DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello...
House Deputy Speaker Rufus Rodriguez on Wednesday, July 21, expressed optimism that Cagayan de Oro would be able to beat the surge of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the city. House deputy speaker and Cayagan de Oro Representative Rufus Rodriguez The Cagayan De Oro City Representative welcomed the...
Senator Grace Poe has called on banks, money transfer companies and regulators to increase their efforts in protecting the remittances of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). (Jansen Romero/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) “The remittances are crucial to the survival of families of OFWs and play an...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Wednesday, July 21, that it is ready to help in the contact-tracing amid the confirmation of cases and deaths relating to the Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). PNP chief Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar said a number of police personnel...
The San Juan City local government started inoculating its residents on Wednesday, July 21, using Johnson & Johnson's single dose vaccines as it ramps up its vaccination efforts amid the COVID-19 Delta variant threat. (Photo from Patrick Garcia) The launch happened at the FilOil Flying V...
The Muntinlupa City government has received Johnson & Johnson’s single dose Janssen COVID-19 vaccines from the national government and it will be used exclusively for senior citizens or those belonging to the A2 priority group. The Philippines received 3.2 million doses of Janssen vaccine...
Manila broke the national record it previously set for the highest single-day vaccination on Tuesday, July 20. (MANILA CITY PIO / MANILA BULLETIN) Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso said the city was able to administer 44,077 vaccines on July 20 which is 1,066 more than its July 5 record....
