Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday warned the Department of Health (DOH) that keeping the brand of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines a secret from the patients could further fuel the public’s mistrust in the government’s inoculation program. Hontiveros said the DOH’s directive to local...
In this file photo taken on March 4, 2021 vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19 are seen. (Luis ACOSTA / AFP / FILE PHOTO) A total of 30,115 eligible individuals were able to receive their first dose of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, the Department of Health (DOH) said on...
(DOH / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) detected 4,700 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the country’s total number of active infections to more than 49,000. Active COVID-19 cases nationwide are currently at 49,951. Of these cases, 92.8 percent have mild symptoms, 2.2 percent have no...
Marikina City’s Pfizer COVID-19 facility was lauded by the Department of Health (DOH) for being ideal for the temperature-sensitive vaccine. (JEL SANTOS/MANILA BULLETIN) The fully air-conditioned vaccination facility for Pfizer was built by the local government unit (LGU) of Marikina in the...
More than 700,000 people in the country have been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Department of Health (DOH) said on Wednesday, May 19. (DOH / MANILA BULLETIN) DOH Undersecretary Myrna Cabotaje said that a total of 3,299,470 vaccine doses were already administered....
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno'' Domagoso said on Tuesday (May 18) that he was just expressing an honest opinion when he mentioned the "super slow" deployment of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines to local government units (LGUs). Manila City Mayor Francisco Isko Moreno Domagoso (Manila...
(DOH / MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippines logged 4,487 new COVID-19 infections on Tuesday, May 18, the Department of Health (DOH) reported. Active cases nationwide increased to 52,291 which is 4.5 percent of the country's overall caseload currently at 1,154,388, the latest case bulletin showed. It...
The Department of Health (DOH) said it is closely monitoring the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Visayas and Mindanao as they observe a rise in infections. (DOH / MANILA BULLETIN) "Ang Luzon, though nag-plateau...may bahagyang pagbaba na tayo ng dami ng kaso na nakikita. Ngayon, itong...
The Department of Health (DOH) reminded the public to first secure an appointment before heading to the vaccination site to receive their coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine. Coronavirus vaccines are ready to be administered to recipients at the Manila Prince Hotel on May 18, 2021. (Ali...
The Department of Health (DOH) urged the different local government units (LGUs) to implement granular lockdowns in their respective jurisdiction if they observe a spike in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in their areas. Department of Health Secretary Francisco Duque III (PCOO/MANILA BULLETIN...
With new more transmissible and deadly variants of the coronavirus disease, President Duterte said the country must be prepared with its “COVID-19 fight system.” President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a public address on May 18, 2021 (Malacañang) He praised National Task Force Against COVID-19...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, May 17, recorded 5,979 additional cases of coronavirus disease (COVID). (DOH / MANILA BULLETIN) With the new cases, the country's active cases stood at 54,235, wherein mostly have mild symptoms or 93.3 percent. The DOH said that two percent of the active...
