A Manila resident gets vaccinated a vaccination hub located at the Justo Lukban elementary school in Paco Manila on August 8, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The Department of Health (DOH) said that the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination in Metro Manila has improved during the imposition...
A Filipino was allowed by the Taliban to get his fellow Filipinos who were stranded at two embassies in Afghanistan. Photo from Elmer Presa's Facebook account/ MANILA BULLETIN Elmer Presa, an overseas Filipino worker, said no other drivers had dared to pick up the other Filipinos stranded at the...
Village officials from Barangay 63, Zone 8 put a barricade along Natividad St. in Pasay City on August 16, 2021 after being placed under special concern lockdown as a precaution against the virus spread. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The government should consider shifting Metro Manila under the...
Two hundred families in Cavite City benefitted anew from the weekly outreach program of the Philippine Navy (PN), an initiative which the military started to help communities cope with the challenges of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, a military commander said Wednesday, Aug. 18. The...
Two men, including a Filipino, were victims of a homophobic attack in Birmingham’s Gay Village in the United Kingdom on August 15. Rob and Patrick, both in their 30s, were outside a bar in Birmingham’s Gay Village on Saturday night when four men on board a black SUV shouted homophobic remarks...
"After I was assaulted in the subway, natatakot na akong maglakad at iniisip ko baka bugbugin ako." Potri Ranka Manis, a nurse and founder of Kinding Sindaw folk dance group, sustained bruises on her face and body after she was assaulted by two individuals while distributing masks to subway...
A coalition of concerned citizens and organizations on Monday, Aug. 16, batted for more testing and contact tracing, noting that enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) alone will not curb coronavirus. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Headed by health reform advocate Dr. Tony Leachon, Kilusang Kontra...
Malacañang said that 29.31 percent of the P11.25 billion allotted for the financial assistance or ayuda for families in the National Capital Region (NCR) has been distributed to qualified recipients. Residents in Manila received the P4,000 cash assistance from the national government at the...
Humans can metabolize a good portion of the drugs they’ve consumed. But the drugs that aren’t metabolized can come out of people’s urine and end up in our waterways because sewage treatment plants aren’t designed to filter drugs out. To fully understand how trace amounts of drugs in...
Health workers on Monday, Aug. 16, urged the government to implement strict health measures to ensure the safety of Filipinos, instead of blaming the public for the rising coronavirus cases. (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) In a virtual forum, Jao Clumia, head of the St. Lukes Medical Center Employees...
The reimposition of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila was "barely felt" by "exhausted" health workers overwhelmed by the surge in cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) needing hospital care. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Nurse Cristy Donguines, president of the Alliance of...
Many religions around the world view life as sacred. This is why people who follow these religions engage in activities that help preserve life such as feeding and livelihood programs. Ezekiel Nieto, a pastor, started such activities in low-income communities. Four years ago, he and his...
