Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Friday appealed to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to ensure that the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) resolution, now feared by unvaccinated workers, would not be abused by business owners, especially those in the restaurant and in-person...
The Pasay City government started the “Vacc to the Future” vaccination of minors aged 12 to 17 on Friday (Oct. 22) at the city-run public hospital, Pasay City General Hospital (PCGH). Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano said the city has tentatively pre-listed 70 minors who are expected to be inoculated...
A health reform advocate on Friday, Oct. 22, lamented the slow pace of vaccination rollout in the Philippines, (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Former adviser to the National Task Force (NTF) on COVID-19, Dr. Tony Leachon said the government's new target of vaccinating 1.5 Filipinos daily is a...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) inaugurated Thursday, Oct. 21, its Biosafety Level 2+ (BSL-2) Laboratory which will enable country’s researchers to work on different virology projects — from plant and animal to human virology in preparation for the upcoming establishment of the...
Ospital ng Maynila Medical Center (OMMC) Director Karl Laqui said on Wednesday that it is important for minors to be protected against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Ospital ng Maynila Medical Center (OMMC) Director Karl Laqui (Manila PIO photo / MANILA BULLETIN) "In a pandemic, it is...
The government of Brunei donated 2,000 doses of AstraZeneca coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine to the Philippines on Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 20. The vaccines arrived onboard a Royal Brunei Airlines aircraft via flight BI 683 around 2:10 p.m. The plane landed on Terminal 1 of Ninoy Aquino...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is set to inaugurate on Thursday, Oct. 21, the Biosafety Level 2+ Laboratory as an initial facility for the Virology and Vaccine Institute of the Philippines (VIP). (DOST-ITDI) “Tomorrow is the opening of Biosafety Level 2+ lab at ITDI (Industrial...
President Duterte has expressed his appreciation to the governments of Japan and the United States (US) for their continued donation of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines to the Philippines. (Photos from Malacañang/ Unsplash) "We thank the Japanese government for their donation of close to...
Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles on Tuesday, Oct. 19 joined the call for an investigation of employers who are imposing a “no vaccine, no salary” policy, saying that the Department of Labor and Employment should unmask and penalize them. COVID 19 vaccine Nograles, vice chairman of the...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Tuesday, Oct. 19, underscored the need to reach out to senior citizens who have yet to receive their jabs against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Citing data from the Department of Health (DOH), PRC said that 3.4 million seniors in the...
The COVID-19 vaccination sites in Valenzuela City will be closed from Oct. 31 to Nov. 2 in time for "Undas 2021", the local government announced on Monday. The Valenzuela City Astrodome, Valenzuela City People's Park Amphitheater, Canumay West Elementary School, Pasolo Elementary School, and Gen....
Over 40,000 minors registered for COVID-19 vaccination in Manila, the city’s Public Information Office (PIO) announced on Tuesday, Oct. 19. (Manila PIO photo / MANILA BULLETIN) As of Monday, Oct. 18, a total of 41,316 minors aged 12 to 17 have registered for COVID-19 immunization through the...
