The country's vaccine arsenal against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has been given a boost by the latest donation coming from Japan. President Duterte welcomes the arrival of 1 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccines at the Manila airport on July 8, 2021. Also present in the arrival ceremony are...
Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide on Thursday said the delivery of around one million doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to the Philippines is a “clear testament to the deep-rooted bonds of friendship” between the two nations. Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide Describing the...
More than a year after they were placed under restrictive custody for allegedly killing a 15-year quarantine violator for filing sexual assault charges against them, the two Ilocos Sur policemen were arrested in connection with the incident which went viral in the social media. Brig. Gen. Flynn...
The League of Provinces of the Philippines (LPP) is pushing for the placement of a security mark on the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) vaccination cards as part of the measures to prevent them from being faked. In an interview over ABS-CBN’s TeleRadyo, LPP national president and Marinduque...
DOH/MB The Department of Health (DOH) reported 5,484 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, July 8. The nationwide case count rose to 1,455,585 since the pandemic hit the country last year. Of the total, 49,036 or 3.4 percent were active caseswith 90.9 percent were having mild symptoms, 3.7 percent were...
More than 3 million people have become fully vaccinated since the government started its free inoculation drive last March. A Manila resident receives a coronavirus vaccine at the vaccination hub located at SM Manila on July 6, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) Presidential spokesman Harry Roque...
Iloilo Representative Janette Garin refuted the claim of vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. that she was demanding for vaccine allocation from the government for her and her province. Former Department of Health secretary and incumbent Iloilo Representative Janette Garin (John Jerome...
Even after the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the country’s vulnerable sectors can expect the government’s continued implementation of its social protection services, such as the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS). (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Department of Social...
Malacañang said despite recent talks about politics and the 2022 elections, President Duterte's priority was still addressing the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement after Duterte met with...
(UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned the public that coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines sold illegally are no longer safe for use. FDA Director-General Rolando Enrique Domingo noted that vaccines require proper handling and should be stored within the...
As government officials debate on whether or not to ease travel restrictions for fully-vaccinated individuals, Senator Grace Poe on Thursday, July 8, said local government units (LGUs) should have the necessary and proper systems in place to record those who have been inoculated against the novel...
Malacañang assured local government units (LGUs) that the government's pandemic task force was not deaf to their concerns but asked them to implement its anti-coronavirus (COVID-19) resolutions first because these were adopted on behalf of President Duterte. Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque...
