Labor group Bukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino (BMP) warned against the possible widespread abuse by employers of the "no jab, no pay" policy which has been allowed by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) for certain establishments. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement, BMP...
The country will receive its 100 millionth dose of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine with the scheduled delivery of Pfizer and AstraZeneca jabs on Thursday, Oct. 28. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. (Photo: NTF Against COVID-19 As of this writing, the vaccine supply stood at 97,678,340 doses...
A nurse prepares a syringe of the Pfizer-BioNtech Covid-19 vaccine at a vaccination centre, in Garlan, western France, on May 31, 2021. Fred TANNEAU / AFP An infectious disease expert welcomed the move of the government to provide COVID-19 vaccine booster doses to healthcare workers to further...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Wednesday, Oct. 27, led the groundbreaking ceremony of the new PRC Blood Bank that will soon rise in Sta. Rosa, Laguna. Photo courtesy of Philippine Red Cross The PRC blood bank will serve the entire city and nearby cities such as Binan and San Pedro, Laguna, with...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) Several months after experiencing a surge in infections driven by the highly transmissible Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Cebu City's situation has significantly improved and is now under "very low risk" classification, based on the assessment of...
To provide hope for the most vulnerable whom it serves without discrimination, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has been vaccinating persons deprived of liberty (PDL) through it mobile vaccination clinics. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross) Out of the 107,497 individuals that the PRC “Bakuna Bus”...
The Las Piñas City government will use the covered gym of a private school in the city as vaccination site for the pediatric population aged 12 to 17. Las Piñas City PIO photo / MANILA BULLETIN Mayor Imelda Aguilar said the University of Perpetual Help System-Dalta (UPHSD) gym will be used by...
A medical worker administer a COVID-19 vaccine to a minor at the Las Pinas District Hospital during the second phase of the COVID-19 vaccination for minors in Metro Manila on Oct. 22, 2021. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) The country is set to start its nationwide coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination...
More than 1,000 minors with comorbidities, with ages ranging from 12 to 17 years in the city of Manila have been vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in just five days. (Manila PIO photo / MANILA BULLETIN) As of Tuesday, Oct. 26, a total of 1,372 minors with comorbidities have...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) If current trends continue, the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the Philippines will likely be less than 2,000 per day by the end of November, independent research group OCTA said on Wednesday, Oct. 27. In his update via Twitter, OCTA Research fellow...
President Duterte has welcomed the signing of the Philippines-Republic of Korea (ROK) free trade agreement on Tuesday, Oct. 26. (Photos from Malacañang/ Unsplash) Speaking during the 22nd ASEAN-ROK Summit, Duterte says the trade pact is "needed for our economies to recover and bounce back,"...
Senator Nancy Binay on Tuesday urged authorities to consider temporarily closing Manila City’s dolomite beach to ensure the safety of the public and to prevent a possibility of a “super spreader” event. Binay said the place should be temporarily closed until such time the Department of...
