The Philippine College of Physicians (PCP) on Sunday, April 24, expressed support for the second booster shot program of the Department of Health (DOH), noting such is very beneficial to senior citizens and immunocompromised who are more vulnerable to contracting severe Covid-19. (AFP/MANILA...
(PhilHealth / MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) reminded college students who will join limited in-person classes to register with the agency or secure medical insurance which will help in covering their expenses in case they contracted Covid-19. PhilHealth...
Derek Ramsay recently took to social media to share with followers a message he received from a man named Chuck Waite. There, Chuck reminded Derek about their time together at Cheltenham College in England. "Hey Derek, not sure if you remember me from Cheltenham College(!) but we were in the same...
Students of the Navotas Polytechnic College (NPC) and registered fishermen in Navotas City will receive financial aid under the “Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS)” program, the local government announced on Monday, April 18. The financial aid is from the fund allotted by...
Senatorial candidate Joseph Victor “JV’ Ejercito said he is glad to have fulfilled two of his advocacies on youth development with the passage of the Free Education Law and the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Reform Law when he was a senator. “At least for my youth advocacies, I guess I have...
(Ali Vicoy / Manila Bulletin File Photo) The Philippine College of Physicians (PCP) urged fully vaccinated adults to get their booster shots against Covid-19 amid concerns over the Omicron XE variant. PCP President Dr. Maricar Limpin said cases could spike again if this new variant of Covid-19...
If vaccines have expiration dates, then vaccine cards should do too. This was the call of medical experts to the government in a bid to hasten booster vaccinations across the country due to waning immunity and amid reports of new variants of Covid-19. (Ali Vicoy / Manila Bulletin File Photo) In a...
(Ali Vicoy / Manila Bulletin File Photo) Giving incentives and imposing certain restrictions can help encourage more people to get inoculated instead of making Covid-19 vaccination mandatory, said Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion. Concepcion made the suggestion amid the low...
An uptick or resurgence of Covid-19 infections in Metro Manila may occur due to waning vaccine immunity, an OCTA Research fellow warned on Thursday, April 7. OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David, in a health forum held by the Philippine College of Physicians (PCP), presented projections indicating that a...
Robi Nayve nailed a gutsy three-pointer with 55 seconds left to lift College of St. Benilde, 76-71 over Arellano and score its second straight win in the NCAA Season 97 on Saturday, April 2 at the La Salle Green Hills Gym. Photo from NCAA GMA Coming off a 17-point performance in the Blazers’...
Reading drive raises 1000 textbooks for NGOs READ! READ! READ! The first batch of Handog Benildyano Gift of Reading donated 100 books to Food for the Hungry Philippines Approximately 1,000 newly purchased textbooks and reading materials were donated to the pre-school, elementary, and high school...
Blazers head coach Charles Tiu is dedicating their victory not just to the people who have been supportive of the team but also to his players who have been playing with heavy hearts. Benilde center Ladis Lepalam (left) played with a heavy heart after his grandmother passed away hours before their...
