(UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) Four coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine brands were authorized to be used as additional doses for fully vaccinated people, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said. Pfizer-BioNTech, AstraZeneca, and Sinovac could be used as "homologous" vaccinesmeaning the...
Around 50,000 data encoders will be needed for the planned three-day national vaccination drive against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) this month, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said. Department of Information and Communications Technology The government will be...
Metro Manila in Alert level 2 doesn't mean we can relax, and the Philippine Medical Association (PMA) agrees. At the Laging Handa public briefing, PMA president Dr. Benito Atienza reminds parents and guardians that it's best not to bring children below 11 years old to the mall. "Kahit anong level...
Nine out of 10 people in the National Capital Region (NCR) have already been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) but the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) only fully protected close to two out of its 10 residents. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. attends...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday, Nov. 16, has identified the 20 private schools that will join the pilot implementation of limited face-to-face classes. (RIO DELUVIO / FILE PHOTO/ MANILA BULLETIN) In a virtual press briefing, DepEd Director Jocelyn Andaya gave updates on the private...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Tuesday, Nov. 16 pushed for regular COVID-19 tests for teachers after witnessing the start of the pilot implementation of limited in-person classes in select schools on Monday, Nov. 15. Gatchalian, who chairs the Senate Committee on Basic Education, Arts and Culture,...
An irate Taguig Mayor Lino Cayetano said the city government will go after establishments and landlords that violated rules on COVID-19 protocols over the weekend. “The City of Taguig will engage establishments and landlords who are found to be violating and abusing the rules on eased...
With the continuous arrival of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines, the national government may soon include other priority categories that will be allowed to receive booster shots. Assistant Secretary Wilben Mayor, head of National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 strategic communications on...
President Duterte has asked local government units (LGUs) to create ordinances that would prohibit minors of a certain age from entering shopping malls amid the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) This, despite the relatively lenient...
President Duterte said he has approved the recommendation to lift the mandatory wearing of face shields in almost all areas in the country but said face masks will forever remain while the coronavirus (COVID-19) is still around. (Noel Pabalate/MANILA BULLETIN) Duterte made the statement after...
The excitement of finally reopening select Philippine schools for limited face-to-face classes was marred by concerns after two public schools in Zambales postponed its scheduled activities on Monday, Nov. 15. (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) In a phone interview, Assistant Schools...
President Duterte has approved recommendations to ease the country's face shield policy and keep the equipment mandatory only in areas under enhanced community quarantine (ECQ), coronavirus disease (COVID-19) alert level 5, and granular lockdown. Based on a copy of a memorandum signed by Executive...
