Outgoing Senator Panfilo M. Lacson said the Office of the Ombudsman could unilaterally initiate an investigation into the alleged corruption-laden, multi-billion-peso Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corp. Covid-19 pandemic contracts. Lacson, chairman of the Senate national defense and security committee,...
ILOILO CITY — The number of Covid-19 cases in Western Visayas climbed to 903 after several months of decline. This was after the Department of Health (DOH)-Region 6 recorded a combined 120 new Covid-19 cases over the weekend. There were 59 new Covid-19 cases last June 26 and 61 new Covid-19...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) The Covid-19 positivity rates in Metro Manila and eight other provinces in the country have continued to increase over the past week, OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David said on Monday, June 27. David, in an update shared on Twitter, showed that as of June 25, the Covid...
The Quezon City Association of Filipino- Chinese Businessmen, Inc. (QCAFCBI) has cited 10 "pandemic heroes" or individuals and non-government organizations (NGO) who inspired and saved lives of the people during the Covid-19 pandemic. The awardees each received a trophy and cash prizes during the...
Apart from protecting the people against the severe form of Covid-19, booster jabs also play a crucial role in ending the pandemic, health reform advocate and former special adviser of the National Task Force (NTF) against Covid-19 Dr. Anthony “Tony” Leachon said. (MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO)...
(FILES) In this file photo taken on November 30, 2021 a doctor vaccinates a patient against Covid-19 at a vaccination center in Sonthofen, southern Germany, amid the ongoing coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Germany's parliament on April 7, 2022 rejected a government-backed proposal for mandatory...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The administration of the first Covid-19 vaccine booster shot to non-immunocompromised children aged 12 to 17 is not yet for implementation, an official of the...
As the country continues to grapple with the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, Malacañang said that the Duterte administration has always put top priority on protecting the people's health while at the same time keeping the economy afloat. Communications Secretary Martin Andanar (Malacañang...
Economic and health experts agreed that the country should keep its face mask requirement, use hospital utilization rates for determining alert levels, and set a vaccine deadline to prevent the number of Covid-19 cases in the country from spiking. Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey...
Amid the resurging Covid-19 cases in some parts of the world, including the Philippines, defense leaders in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have discussed ways on how to collectively bounce back from the pandemic as it becomes one of the top global security concerns, the...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) expressed hope that its next secretary as well as the Marcos administration will stick to "science" in implementing the different policies regarding public health. Among the challenges that the DOH is facing is the spread of “misinformation and...
Pateros’ Covid-19 status is now at a moderate risk level after the number of cases grew by more than 200 percent, according to the Department of Health (DOH). Health Usec. Maria Rosario Vergeire said during a public briefing on PTV 4 on June 25 that Pateros, Pasig, San Juan, Quezon and Marikina...