The spokesperson of Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday, October 31, said the administration should not be critical of the Bloomberg COVID Resilience Ranking of the best and worst places to be amid the pandemic. (Vice Presidential spokesman Barry Gutierrez/Facebook) The Philippines remained at...
No adverse effects have been observed in the participants of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Solidarity Vaccines Trial (SVT) that was piloted in three hospitals in Metro Manila, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Sunday, Oct. 31. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE) DOST Secretary...
President Duterte has asked parents to be patient as they await the turn of their children aged between 12 and 17 to get vaccinated from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). President Rodrigo Duterte meets with members of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on COVID-19 response on Oct. 25, 2021....
President Duterte heaved a sigh of relief late Monday night, Oct. 25, following the continued decline in the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country. President Rodrigo Duterte addresses the nation on Oct. 25, 2021. (Malacañang) “We thank God,” Duterte said in his...
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday, Oct. 25, urged local government units (LGUs) anew to follow the prioritization in their vaccination efforts to ensure that those in the vulnerable sectors will have access to vaccines against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). A medical worker administer...
The World Health Organization (WHO) is closely monitoring the so-called “Delta subvariant” of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), which was first detected in the United Kingdom. orld Health Organization Representative to the Philippines Dr. Rabindra Abeyasinghe (PCOO / MANILA BULLETIN) Dr. Rabindra...
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Around three million senior citizens in the country have yet to be vaccinated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19), an official of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday, Oct. 25 Dr. Rabindra Abeyasinghe, WHO representative to the Philippines, made the...
The recruitment of participants for the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Solidarity Vaccines Trial (SVT) has been piloted in three hospitals in Metro Manila, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) DOST Undersecretary for Research and Development...
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...
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 World Health Organization (WHO) donated on Tuesday, Oct 12, a total of 1,500 Abbott Panbio coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) Ag Rapid Antigen Test Kits to the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology-National Capital Region (BJMP-NCR). Dr. Rabindra Abeyasinghe, WHO Representative to the...
The Philippines is among the top Southeast Asian countries with most number of active coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases and taking the 20th spot worldwide, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). In a recorded televised public briefing which was aired just minutes before midnight,...
