The Makati City local government opened on Thursday its newest vaccination site as it started to inoculate people under the A4 (economic frontliners) priority group. (Photo from Makati PIO) The vaccination site, which is located at the 3rd floor of the Glorietta 5 mall on Ayala Avenue, can...
Vaccination sites set up by private firms in Makati City will be required by the city government to abide by the standards set by the Department of Health (DOH), Mayor Abigail “Abby” Binay said on Friday (June 3). (Mayor Abby Binay/My Makati Facebook page) The City Council, according to Binay,...
The Makati City local government postponed the administration of the second dose of Pfizer-inoculated residents set on Wednesday, June 2, due to the Department of Health's (DOH) failure to deliver the needed type of syringe for the vaccine. (Photo from Makati PIO) "Para sa inyong kaalaman, hindi po...
Former Makati City Mayor Junjun Binay said the court ruling that declared former senator Antonio Trillanes IV guilty of libel is a reminder that a government position is not a license to destroy reputations. (Manila Bulletin File Photo / Antonio Trillanes Facebook page) He added that “courts will...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL Philip Cu Unjieng If for Timon and Pumbaa in the Lion King, the Swahili phrase meant “No worries for the rest of your days”; that problem-free philosophy is not something we can deem applicable for these times. A mass vaccination program seems...
Home medical care of patients with asymptomatic to mild COVID-19 is now available through Makati Medical Center’s TeleMD and drive-thru consultation services. MakatiMed’s TeleMD consultation services are available for adults and pediatric patients (newborn to 18 years old) from 8 a.m. to 9...
Some customers of Manila Water in Quezon City, Pasig City, Makati City, and the province of Rizal will experience water service interruption starting May 25 until May 28. In an advisory, Manila Water said the water service interruption is due to the scheduled maintenance activities. The following...
In the era of COVID, a burning question in the minds of most people who have to go to an office building to report for work is – “How safe is my workplace?” Architects and real estate developers are figuring out ways how to build office buildings that would keep tenants safe from the virus....
The city government of Makati is using a unique randomizer computer program for the brand of COVID-19 vaccine that will be given to its residents. Lawyer “Don” Camiña, Makati City spokesperson, said residents may decline the brand randomly assigned to them should they find it not to their...
To serve asymptomatic patients from the City of Makati, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has partnered with the Makati local government unit (LGU) and converted unused dormitories in Makati Science High School (MSHS) into a 56-bed capacity isolation facility. (Screengrab during the virtual MOA...
Some customers of Manila Water in Quezon City and Makati City will experience water service interruption starting tonight, May 17 until May 20. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In an advisory, Manila Water said the water service interruption is due to the scheduled maintenance activities. The following...
To celebrate the birthday of her daughter, a homeless mother taped a cardboard box inscribed with “Happy 7th birthday, Janella” and nearly inflated balloons on the roll-up door of a closed establishment in Makati City. Photo courtesy of Kim Raytos/ MANILA BULLETIN The heart-warming scene was...