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,...
For Vice President Leni Robredo, the only way to fix the country’s ailing economy is by ending the pandemic through improved testing, tracing, treating, vaccinating, and properly equipping hospitals and health workers. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP) The Vice President, who recently announced...
GENEVA, Switzerland -- The World Health Organization said on Thursday it was about to restart the process of approving Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine following a series of problems with the dossier. Sputnik vaccines WHO authorization has been sought for the Sputnik V jab created by Russia's...
Editorial Filipinos are among the most excited in Southeast Asia to switch to electric vehicles (EV). This was the finding of a Nissan-commissioned study by Frost & Sullivan in 2020, titled “The Future of Electrified Vehicles in Southeast Asia.” Forty-five percent of Filipino car drivers...
Did Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque just take a swipe at the COVAX facility, which has given the Philippines over 16 million coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine doses for free? Vials of COVID-19 vaccines. (Keith Bacongco/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Speaking at the "Resbakuna" event at SM...
BRAZZAVILLE, Congo -- Just two percent of the population, or less, have been fully vaccinated against coronavirus in half of the countries in Africa, the World Health Organization said on Thursday, Photo by AFP/File Fifteen of the continent's 54 nations have managed to vaccinate at least 10 percent...
Health experts expressed their support for the pilot implementation of limited face-to-face classes in low risk areas as proposed by the Department of Education (DepEd). (RIO DELUVIO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) During the virtual signing of the Joint Memorandum Circular for the Pilot...
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Solidarity Vaccines Trial (SVT) has yet to start in the country, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has disclosed. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) DOST Undersecretary for Research and Development (R&D) Dr. Rowena Cristina L. Guevara, who heads...
GENEVA, Switzerland -- Nearly 20 European Union countries nominated Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus for a second term as head of the World Health Organization, shortly before the deadline passed on Thursday. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the WHO (AFP) WHO member states had until 1600...
