Six administrations will inherit the $25.74 billion foreign loans that the Duterte administration secured during the Covid-19 pandemic, an obligation that needs to be repaid by Filipinos over the next four decades or until 2060. Data from the Department of Finance (DOF) showed that total government...
NEW DELHI, India -- India's Covid-19 tally rose to 43,042,097 on Sunday as 1,150 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry's latest data. Besides, four deaths due to the pandemic since Saturday morning took the death toll to 521,751....
CANBERRA, Australia -- Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison has revealed Senator Anne Ruston will take over as the minister for health if the government is re-elected. Morrison on Sunday announced that Ruston, currently the Minister for Families and Social Services and Minister for Women's...
National Task Force (NTF) against Covid-19 special adviser Dr. Teodoro “Ted” Herbosa, on Sunday, April 17, once again reiterated the importance of getting vaccinated and boosted against Covid-19 amid the emergence of new subvariants and the lingering threat of waning immunity. (Ali Vicoy /...
Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion has appealed once again to the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases and the Department of Health (DOH) to give certain areas ample lead time to increase their fully vaccinated rate, including...
(Ali Vicoy / Manila Bulletin File Photo) The government is eyeing to start providing second Covid-19 vaccine booster shots for some sectors this week, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said on Sunday, April 17. DOH Undersecretary Myrna Cabotaje said they are still waiting for the final...
Senatorial candidate and Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Sunday warned public schools not to turn away students who are not yet vaccinated against Covid-19 as the country prepares for face-to-face classes. Escudero said he received reports that some schools have required students...
Aside from mass vaccination, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) facilitated a Covid-19 vaccine information drive in Zamboanga del Sur. (Image courtesy of DSWD) In support of the vaccination program of the national government against Covid-19, DSWD conducted mass vaccination and...
The government continues to implement all precautionary measures to prevent any Covid-19 surge in the future. PNA photo Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año emphasized this on Black Saturday, April 16, as he stressed that it is the "personal responsibility"...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) reiterated its commitment to provide the “best humanitarian service” possible towards a better tomorrow for all Filipinos in need as it celebrated its 75th anniversary. Philippine Red Cross / MANILA BULLETIN PRC commemorated the 75 years in the service of the...
Presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos has been using vlogs to reach as wide an audience as possible ahead of the May 9, 2022 elections. With now over 200 of these vlogs posted on his YouTube channel, a scouring of noteworthy snippets in these videos is in order. (Screenshot from Bongbong Marcos's...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go appealed for continued ‘’Bayanihan’’ (communal unity) efforts for sectors worst-hit by the Covid-19 pandemic as his office conducted yet another series of relief operations in Guimaras this week, this time for thousands of residents in Jordan, Sibunag, San...
