(JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippines is still classified as "moderate risk" for the coronavirus disease as the daily incidence rate remains above 1 during the June 27-July 3 period, OCTA Research said in a special report released on Sunday, July 4. Using the US Covid Act Now indicator,...
DOH/MB There were 5,966 new people who tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Department of Health (DOH) confirmed on Sunday, July 4. The new cases pushed the cumulative tally of cases in the Philippines to 1,436,369, of which, 52,708 cases were still considered active, the DOH...
(FILES) This file photo illustration picture shows vials with COVID-19 Vaccine stickers attached and syringes with the logo of US biotech company Novavax, on November 17, 2020. JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said Sunday, July 4, it is waiting for American biotechnology...
Vice President Leni Robredo can only wonder what she could have done if she had access to the P18.4-billion unspent funds under the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act (Bayanihan 2), which expired on June 30. Vice President Leni Robredo (FEDERICO CRUZ / MANILA BULLETIN The unused portion of the fund,...
Vials of COVID-19 vaccines. (Keith Bacongco/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Authorities are currently checking the source of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines that were allegedly sold by some individuals, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said. FDA Director General Rolando Enrique...
With the rise in the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) vaccine confidence rating, the national government is now facing a problem on some residents transferring to other areas just to be inoculated which is considered as unlawful and inappropriate as it would deny the registered residents in the...
OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David on Sunday, July 4, warned the public against being complacent due to an "unstable" downward trend in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Metro Manila. In OCTA's monitoring report released on Friday, July 2, it had observed a 5 percent increase in the average...
In order to avoid crowding, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) is eyeing to increase the number of clustered precincts in the May 2022 national and local polls. Comelec/MB Comelec Spokesman James Jimenez said from 84,000, they are planning to increase the polling precincts to 100,000 or more....
After Malacañang said it welcomes her initiative to bring the vaccines closer to the people through her drive-through program, Vice President Leni Robredo asked on Sunday, July 4, if she can be given access to the country’s vaccine supply. (Vice President Leni Robredo/OVP) One of the problems of...
After movie and television stars, it was the hardcourt stars' turn to get vaccinated from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) courtesy of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA). (Photo from PBA Facebook page) In a statement Sunday, July 4, the MMDA revealed that it had accommodated the...
The government's pandemic task force has approved the interzonal travel of fully vaccinated individuals, including senior citizens, subject to anti-coronavirus disease (COVID-19) guidelines. Hundreds of residents from Cebu City who are under A1, A2, A3 priority lists which refer to medical...
Vice President Leni Robredo told the government to stop questioning the latest Bloomberg Resilience Ranking that ranked the Philippines 52nd out of 53 countries in the “worst places to be as the world finally reopens,” noting that its non-competitiveness caused such low ranking. (Vice President...
