The Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) exhorted the government on Friday, July 9, to provide a unified database of vaccinated individuals against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) which will allow local government units (LGUs) to easily verify incoming tourists in their...
After more than a year of being locked up inside their homes to keep them safe from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the government's pandemic task force has finally allowed children aged five and up outdoors in select areas. President Rodrigo Duterte holds a meeting with the Inter-Agency Task...
The government has given the green light to the conduct of the grand coronation night of the Binibining Pilipinas 2021 but subject to certain health protocols against the coronavirus disease. The grand coronation night of Binibining Pilipinas 2021 will be held this coming Sunday, July 11. (Bb...
DAVAO CITY - A 63-year old male patient from Mati City in Davao Oriental province who died due to coronavirus disease on May 17 tested positive for the South African coronavirus variant. Citing reports from the Provincial Epidemiologic Surveillance Unit (PESU), the provincial government of Davao...
For an official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec), the May 2022 polls will be an election like no other. Commissioner Rowena Guanzon (Photo from Rowena V. Guanzon / Facebook page/ MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In an online town hall forum on Thursday, July 8, Comelec Commissioner Rowena...
The offer to sell a tertiary hospital in Quezon City has fueled speculations that private health care establishments are struggling financially as a result of the on-going public health crisis triggered by the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. MEDICAL CHECK UP Anakalusugan Partylist...
The Manila Health Department (MHD) has issued a memorandum to all private hospitals, institutions, corporations, groups, organizations and private entities in the city calling for their strict compliance with City Ordinance No. 8740 which prohibits the sale of vaccines which are being given to the...
The Pateros municipal government has vaccinated 73 percent of its target population with the first dose of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine and is aiming to reach 100 percent this month. As of July 8, 35,937 individuals in Pateros have received the first dose, or 73.34 percent of the...
SURVIVOR’S TALE (The author, who hails from Bohol, is currently in Canada. He works at a Catholic School in Manila.) This pandemic goes beyond any prediction, calculation, and data analysis. It has been a year or more of lockdowns and quarantines. Most of our senses cannot afford to notice the...
After experiencing that joy of unwrapping your just-delivered order from your favorite online shopping app, have you ever wondered where the plastic packaging and bubble wraps of all your bought items go? The lockdown imposed by the government to stem the spread of COVID-19 infections brought in...
More than 800 employees of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-Central Office in Batasan Hills, Quezon City have already been vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). DSWD personnel receive their first dose of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine during a...
President Duterte assured the public that the government will prioritize the safety and quality of all coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines being distributed across the country as he urged Filipinos to receive the shot to prevent the further spread of the disease. President Duterte holds two vials of...
