An infectious disease expert on Saturday, July 31, stressed the importance of vaccination as a document released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that the more transmissible Delta variant is as "contagious as chickenpox." (JUAN CARLO DE VELA / MANILA BULLETIN) The CDC...
Education Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones has asked members of Congress and policymakers to promote healthy choices among Filipinos learners by institutionalizing strong and comprehensive tobacco control policies. Education Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The appeal...
The Pasig City local government inaugurated on Tuesday, July 27, its two new pumping stations to help ease flooding in the city during heavy rains and storms. (Photo from Mayor Vico Sotto Facebook) Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto led the inauguration of the Dela paz (Hakbangan Creek) and Sta. Lucia...
Faced with the lingering coronavirus threat, President Duterte is pushing for the creation of a vaccine development institute as well as disease control center in the Philippines. BAYLON_07262021-9 In his sixth and final State of the Nation Address, the President asked Congress to swift pass the...
The Department of Health (DOH) expressed hope that President Duterte will push for the creation of the country's Center for Disease Control (CDC) in his last State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 26. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that they...
It’s the accomplishment of 6.5 million Filipino workers TRAVERSING CAGAYAN RIVER Pigalo Bridge in Angadanan, Isabela (Wilzon Valdez for DPWH) Build, Build, Build has been the target of fake news, trolls, and critics. They have tried to redefine it far from its scope — and in their “proud,...
The Philippines has intensified its border control to prevent the entry of coronavirus (COVID-19) variants of concern, Malacañang said. File photo (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement after the Department of Health (DOH) confirmed the local...
Vice President Leni Robredo has called for stricter border control in the National Capital Region and four neighboring provinces, also called the NCR Plus bubble, to fight against the entry of the Delta variant in the country’s center of commerce and economic activities. Vice President Leni...
The agricultural lands surrounding Lamut River in Ifugao--dubbed the country's cleanest river--is now protected by a P26.8-million flood control structure. PROTECTIVE WALL--A concrete flood control structure has been built along the stretch of Lamut River in Ifugao Province, dubbed the cleanest...
Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Sunday, June 27 thumbed down President Duterte’s proposal to arm civilians, saying stricter gun control, including stringent issuance or even suspension of firearm permits would be a better solution to stopping criminality in the Philippines. Lacson, a former...
An official of the Department of Health (DOH) is pushing for strict border protocols for arriving international travelers in a bid to prevent the entry of more highly transmissible variants of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Dr. Alethea De Guzman, Director of the...
Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. has warned that Cebu's refusal to follow the national government's protocols on international arrivals to control the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is "very, very dangerous." Hundreds of residents from Cebu City who are under A1, A2, A3 priority lists...
