Becoming fully vaccinated against the coronavirus does not yet mean the person can start ignoring the health protocols. A health worker prepares to administer a coronavirus vaccine to an airport employee at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport on June 2, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin)...
The country has a reached a "major milestone" in the fight against the pandemic with the start of the mass vaccination, particularly the essential workers in the public and private sectors, President Duterte declared Monday. President Rodrigo Duterte holds a vial of coronavirus vaccine developed by...
President Duterte and American President Joe Biden may meet for the first time during the upcoming Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Brunei this October, Malacañang said. President Duterte and US President Joe Biden Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement...
Senator Panfilo Lacson intimated on Saturday, June 5, a possible link between the United States' incoming vaccine donations to the Philippines and the visiting forces agreement (VFA) between the two countries. Senator Panfilo 'Ping' Lacson (Senate of the Philippines) In an interview over radio...
The government is tapping the 2021 contingent fund to augment resources to boost the country's supply of coronavirus vaccines. President Rodrigo Duterte holds a vial of a Sinovac coronavirus vaccine during the ceremonial turnover of the vaccines Villamor Air Base, Pasay City on February 28, 2021....
The spokesman of Vice President Leni Robredo believes that the battle for the presidency in 2022 is going to be an “uphill battle,” but it will be “winnable” for the opposition nonetheless. Vice President Leni Robredo’s spokesperson Barry Gutierrez (OVP photo) Going up against a popular...
Senator Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III has praised Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio for turning down the reported offer of some members of the Partido Demokratiko ng Pilipinas-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) for her to join her father's political party in time for the 2022 elections. Senator Aquilino...
Opposition coalition 1Sambayan asserted that President Duterte’s purported plan to run for vice president is different from former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo holding the speakership in the House of Representatives or deposed former President Joseph Estrada’s presidential bid in 2010 and...
President Duterte has signed an executive order that delegates the basic services and facilities from the national government to the local government units (LGUs) starting 2022, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) disclosed on Saturday, June 5. But DILG Secretary Eduardo Año...
People would not vote for politicians who were in denial about their election plans but end up running for office, Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III said on Friday, June 4. Senate President Vicente 'Tito' Sotto III (Alvin Kasiban/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) Sotto said he does not want to be...
Opposition coalition 1Sambayan doesn’t believe that the “Davao formula” will work in the national arena, saying that Filipinos will reject a Duterte-Duterte administration come 2022. Lawyer Howard Calleja, one of the convenors of 1Sambayan, said the Duterte-Duterte tandem will be rejected by...
Various private education stakeholders have appealed to President Duterte to intervene as they seek to reverse the provisions in the revenue regulation of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) which seeks to increase the tax rate of private schools. (PIXABAY / MANILA BULLETIN) A petition signed by...