Various students' groups penned an open letter to the national government, calling for weekly coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing instead of mandatory vaccination of students who will participate in limited face-to-face classes. (MANNY LLANES / MANILA BULLETIN) The open letter, drafted by the...
Extended voting hours and incentivized vaccination of poll workers were among the recommendations of educators to ensure that the May 2022 elections will be safe from the threat of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) In a virtual forum entitled "COVID-Proofing the 2022...
Petitioners of the case seeking the cancellation of presidential aspirant Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. 's certificate of candidacy (COC) said on Friday, Dec. 3 that he "has not satisfied" the judgment stated in his 1995 tax evasion case. MB Bongbong Marcos COC In a statement provided by...
LAGUNA – Governor Ramil L. Hernandez proudly announced that the province has exceeded its target during the National Vaccination Days from Nov. 29 to Dec. 1. "Hindi lamang po natin basta naabot kundi nahigitan pa natin ang 210,660 na target na mabakunahan (We didn't only hit but we exceeded...
The trusted build or the entire automated election system (AES) software that will be used in the 2022 national and local elections was completed on Friday, Dec. 3. Comelec/MB "We have already completed our trusted build. The entire software, AES software for the 2022 national and local elections...
Screenshot from Kai Sotto's Instagram Kai Sotto has revealed the severity of a knee injury that will force him to miss the Adelaide 36ers’ season-opening match against the Perth Wildcats in Australia’s National Basketball League. The 7-foot-3 took to social media to show photos of his sore knee...
After the success of the “National Vaccination Days’’ activity, local government units (LGUs) will now have to deal with the Herculean task of encoding all the data due to the massive turnout of individuals who got the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) jabs. DILG Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya...
Malacañang is upbeat about the country's vaccination prospects despite missing its goal of administering nine million coronavirus disease (COVID-19) jabs in its just concluded national vaccination days. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (Photo from Karlo Nograles's Facebook) In a virtual press...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has arrested two South Korean nationals who are allegedly wanted in their country for telecom fraud, PNP chief Gen. Dionardo Carlos announced Friday, Dec. 3. Han Juyoung, 26, and Gim Sihun alias Kim Sihun, 26, are alleged members of a telecom fraud organization...
Philippine Red Cross (PRC) said on Thursday, Dec. 2 that it exceeded its initial target of 53,000 doses after it administered more than 83,000 doses during the three-day national vaccination program of the government against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Philippine Red Cross / MANILA...
The country clinched the fourth spot in the global rankings of nations with the highest daily vaccination rate, the National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 confirmed on Friday, Dec. 3. (JUAN CARLO DE VELA / MANILA BULLETIN) The feat was achieved during the first day of the National Vaccination...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The government missed its goal of vaccinating nine million people during the three-day national COVID-19 vaccination drive last Nov. 29 to Dec. 1. A total of...
