More than 2.8 Filipinos have already received their second dose of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines. DOH/MB Based on the latest vaccine statistics, as of July 4, a total of 2,868,905 have already completed the required two doses while 8,839,124 have received their first doses. This means...
Malacañang said that the pilot implementation of face-to-face classes under the basic education curriculum may happen sooner than expected now that vaccinations against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have been picking up. A teacher holds face-to-face classes before schools were closed due to...
A public health expert reiterated on Monday, July 5, that fully vaccinated individuals are less likely to contract coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (KEITH BACONGCO / MANILA BULLETIN) This after the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) announced that...
The Muntinlupa City government has completed the first-dose vaccination of 39 percent of its target population. Based on data as of July 3, a total of 151,664 individuals have received their first dose of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19 vaccine, equivalent to 39.3 percent of the total target...
Valenzuela City has ranked first among Metro Manila cities with the highest number of COVID-19 vaccine utilization rate. Based on data from the country's Regional Vaccination Operations Center, Valenzuela City bested 16 other cities in the National Capital Region (NCR) in terms of vaccine...
This early, the Philippine National Police (PNP) is now preparing for measures to ensure that the plan of the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of the Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID) to ease the restrictions for fully vaccinated individuals for inter-zonal travel will not be taken...
The Medical Reserve Force of the Philippine National Police (PNP) has been placed on standby to assist in the medical needs of evacuees and other residents of Batangas following reports that the hospitals in the province are already full of patients infected by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)....
Actress Cha Ji-yeon (left) tested positive for COVID-19 while SF9’s Inseong (center) and Kim Sejeong (right) are awaiting their results (SBS / Twitter / Instagram) Korean actress Cha Ji-yeon, who played “The Godmother” in Lee Je-hoon’s drama “Taxi Driver,” tested positive for...
Market vendors, truck drivers, helpers, pedicab drivers, and porters from Northern Luzon, Central Luzon and Southern Luzon have been inoculated against COVID-19 in Manila on Sunday night. (Manila Public Information Office photo / MANILA BULLETIN) The Manila city government has started the...
The Makati City government postponed on Monday its COVID-19 vaccination due to its limited number of vaccines. (Photo from Makati PIO) In an announcement on Facebook, the LGU said the vaccination of the A4 (economic frontliners) priority group scheduled to receive their first dose today has been...
Now, the hard part begins. After co-signing a joint manifesto of commitment with the Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP), the government must demonstrate its capacity to deliver the goods: further easing business regulations, completing vital infrastructure projects, and most...
Partylist lawmakers have proposed a congressional inquiry into the failure of government to spend Bayanihan 2 funds notwitstanding the urgency of the implementation of programs to be financed by the allocation. Deputy Speaker Eddie Villanueva and fellow CIBAC Partylist Rep. Domeng Rivera filed...
