The implementation of the two-week Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila is aimed at preventing the Philippines from turning into India and India which were both swept by the upsurge of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) mainly due to the Delta variant. Secretary Carlito Galvez, Jr.,...
The disorderly rush to get vaccinated--coupled with misinformation--comprise a "formula for chaos". MMDA traffic czar Edison Bong Nebrija (Photo from Nebrija's Facebook) Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) traffic czar Edison Bong Nebrija gave this assessment Thursday, Aug. 5 after...
DOH/MB The Department of Health (DOH) reiterated that the "no vaccine, no work policy" is prohibited. Citing Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Advisory 3, Series of 2021, the DOH said that all employers may only encourage their workers to get vaccinated. ; "Any employee who chooses not to...
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos has told the public not to believe in the allegations on social media that those who haven't been vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) won't be given "ayuda" or cash aid. MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos speaks...
The Caloocan City government will no longer allow walk-in individuals at the vaccination sites starting August 6 when the National Capital Region (NCR) is placed under the most restrictive Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) classification. The order came after people crammed into several...
National Task Force (NTF) Deputy Chief Implementer and Testing Czar Vince Dizon stressed on Thursday, Aug. 5, the importance of getting vaccinated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) amid the threat of the more contagious Delta variant. (KEITH BACONGCO / MANILA BULLETIN) In a virtual briefing,...
The Nayong Pilipino mega vaccination site is set to open next week, National Task Force (NTF) Deputy Chief Implementer Vince Dizon announced Thursday, Aug. 5. (KEITH BACONGCO / MANILA BULLETIN) The vaccination hub can vaccinate over 10,000 individuals daily. "Magbubukas po ang Nayong Pilipino next...
Alyansa ng mga Grupong Haligi ng Agham at Teknolohiya Para sa Mamamayan (AGHAM) President Angelo Palmones chided Senate President Vicente Sotto III over his opposition to the "no vaccine, no entry" policy, which the former described as a way forward in the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19)...
The Quezon City government’s COVID-19 vaccination drive is expected to reach the 1 million mark on Thursday, August 5 . “By tomorrow we would have hit already 1 million persons, 1 million persons in Quezon City would have already received at least one dose,” Mayor Joy Belmonte said in a...
The United States has already donated and shipped more than 110 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to over 60 countries, including the Philippines, cementing its promise to make the US as the “vaccine arsenal” of the world. The White House In a statement on Wednesday (Tuesday in Washington,...
The San Juan City local government started on Wednesday, August 4, its house to house vaccination of bedridden citizens to protect them against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Photo from Mayor Francis Zamora's Facebook Live) San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora witnesses the inoculation of the...
The Philippines administered record-high 680,883 doses of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines on Tuesday, Aug. 3, National Task Force (NTF) Deputy Chief Implementer Vince Dizon announced Wednesday, Aug. 4. (JUAN CARLOS DE VELA / MANILA BULLETIN) Dizon said the country has already administered...
