The Pateros municipal government announced that the vaccination of minors aged five to 11 will start on Feb. 7. Pateros Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce III said this is to observe if there will be side effects of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine on kids. Parents can register their kids aged...
The Pateros municipal government is aiming to vaccinate 6,000 minors aged five to 11 years old. According to Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce III, the municipal government is ready for the vaccination of the age group, which will start with a pilot run on Feb. 4 in selected sites in Metro Manila....
The Muntinlupa City government has identified two sites as venues for the vaccination of minors aged 5 to 11 years old in the city. Muntinlupa City Health Office chief Dr. Juancho Bunyi said the two vaccination sites for the age group are the Laguerta Health Center in Barangay Tunasan and Ospital...
Saying that it is already time to let children to go to school and play outside, the Pediatric Infectious Disease Society of the Philippines (PIDSP) has backed the government’s inoculation of children aged 5 to 11 which is eyed to begin on Friday, Feb. 4. (PIDSP president Dr. Mary Ann Bunyi /...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given special certification to two labs for their home-administered test kits, it announced on Monday, Jan. 24. (Photo from Unsplash) During the President's pre-recorded public address, FDA-OIC Director-General Oscar Gutierrez reported that two kits were...
The Taguig City government distributed 10,000 capsules of the oral coronavirus disease (COVID-19) drug molnupiravir under the brand name Molnarz to the City Health Office (CHO) that will be given to patients. Last Dec. 22, the country’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted an emergency use...
The Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, Jan. 18 that the certification for home-administered test kits may be issued within seven to 10 days. (Jansen Romero / File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) On Monday night, Jan. 17, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said that they will issue a special...
President Duterte shared a light moment with members of the government's pandemic task force on Monday evening, when he caught Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officer-in-charge (OIC) Director-General Oscar Gutierrez by surprise and asked him if he really did love him. President Rodrigo Duterte...
The Muntinlupa City government launched the registration for COVID-19 vaccination of minors aged 5 to 11 years old. Included in the registration are 5-to-11-year-olds with and without comorbidities. The registration was launched to make a master list of kids for vaccination while the city...
The Department of Health (DOH) assured on Tuesday, Jan. 4 that there is no ongoing shortage of paracetamol and other drugs for flu-like symptoms. A sign has been posted at a drugstore along Taft Avenue in Manila notifying people of out-of-stock medicines due to a shortage in supply amid another...
"The wrong person resigned." Former-Vice President and senatorial aspirant Jejomar Binay said this following the sudden resignation of Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) Director General Eric Domingo on Monday, Jan. 3. "It should have been the Health Secretary for his mismanagement of the medical...
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Director General Eric Domingo has resigned from his post. Domingo confirmed the news on Monday, Jan. 3. FDA "Yes, effective today. I believe I did my part to help during the pandemic," he said in a text message. "The FDA is now stronger, more efficient and systems...
