The Philippines is in a better situation compared to other countries in terms of vaccination efforts, according to President Duterte. A senior citizen receives a J&J Janssen COVID-19 vaccine at the Justo Lucban Elementary School in Manila on July 21, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) As more...
Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. lauded medical frontliners and local government unit (LGU) officials on Saturday, July 24, for continuing the inoculation program against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) even with the incessant rains caused by southwest monsoon (habagat) and enhanced by typhoon...
The local economy will likely destroyed if Metro Manila will placed anew on the most stringent lockdown in the face of the coronavirus threat, according to Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion. Manila residents line up for the second dose of coronavirus vaccine outside a...
Responders from different units queing for registration and vital signs monitoring prior to vaccination at the Dream Zone, Provincial Capitol compound in Batangas City, July 16. (Joenald M. Rayos/MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippines recorded its highest daily vaccination rate last Thursday, July 22,...
The Mandaluyong City local government announced on Friday that the city has already deployed more than 380,000 vaccines to its constituents amid the growing threat of the COVID-19 Delta variant. (Photo from Mandaluyong PIO) According to the City Health Office (CHO), a total of 383,424 vaccines have...
Better keep your coronavirus vaccination cards safe since you might need the document in your next trip abroad. (Photo by Kenzo Tribouillard / AFP) The government has already identified three documents that could show proof of vaccination of travelers arriving from "green countries" so they would...
The San Juan City local government marked the 43rd National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Week by giving due recognition to persons with disabilities (PWD) in the city. (Photo from Patrick Garcia) San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora, together with city government officials and staff,...
The government is moving to bolster its "proactive" measures to prevent the spread of the highly contagious Delta coronavirus variant in the country. A senior citizen receives a J&J Janssen COVID-19 vaccine at the Justo Lucban Elementary School in Manila on July 21, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila...
EDITORS DESK Johannes Chua Early this week, French President Emmanuel Macron, in response to the rising cases of the more infectious Delta variant, outlined strong measures to stem the virus spread. His address to the nation can be best summed up with this: “Get vaccinated or else…” He was...
(ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) To provide a safer avenue for teaching and non-teaching personnel to share information and status of their vaccination against coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Department of Education (DepEd) developed its own mobile app. “We decided to create this platform to...
DAVAO CITY – A health official here said that posting photos and videos of vaccination experiences on social media will also encourage others to get vaccinated. In a statement Wednesday, Davao City COVID-19 Task Force spokesperson Dr. Michelle Schlosser encouraged the public to document their...
Malacañang revealed that more than 5.2 million Filipinos have completed their vaccination against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). File photo (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) In his press briefing on Thursday, July 22, Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said that a total of 5,231,469 individuals...
