The San Juan City local government started on Tuesday the vaccination of non-residents in its bid to help the country achieve herd immunity against COVID-19. Mayor Francis Zamora This effort came after the Metro Manila Council (MMC) decided to vaccinate as one, especially cities which have finished...
The Philippine government is looking at the possibility of vaccinating the general adult population against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) once there is “a stable vaccine supply” by next month. In his taped public address aired on Tuesday, Sept. 14, President Duterte said that the general...
President Duterte on Monday, September 13, warned Senator Richard Gordon, who is leading the investigations into the government’s procurement of alleged overpriced medical supplies during the pandemic, that he will campaign against him when he runs in the 2022 polls. President Rodrigo Duterte and...
Nueva Segovia Archbishop Marlo Peralta has asked every parish and priest in his archdiocese to have a personal protective equipment (PPE) ready for use if called to do an Anointing of the Sick during this COVID-19 pandemic. Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia In a circular letter dated Sept. 8, the...
The Quezon City local government is eyeing the vaccination of minors in private and public schools all over the city even as it started culling the list of students aged 12 to 17 years in anticipation of the possible expansion of vaccination coverage in the Philippines. "The idea is to put up...
Operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) seized some P1.4 million worth of antigen rapid test kits for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) from two sellers during a buy-bust in Manila and Davao City. Nabbed were 44-year old Rowena Purugganan, an online seller or sale...
How to age well Aging is inevitable. Your chronological or actual age, however, need not be equal to your biological age. Simply put, your chronological age is the actual number of years you have been living. On the other hand, your biological age is the physiological or functional age that...
Frontliners need stronger immunity HEALTH AWARENESS Organique Inc. trade marketing manager Cristina Go (middle) and digital/social media manager Justin Dela Cruz turned over their donation of Organique Acai freeze-dried health supplement capsules to PITAHC director general Dr. Anabelle De Guzman...
Without face-to-face classes and with schools still closed, the first day of classes in public schools nationwide officially started on Monday, Sept. 13, under a distance learning set-up. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Just like last year, the Department of Education (DepEd) is implementing the...
UPDATED: October 1, 2021 Follow the author on Twitter: @argyllcyrus_MB The government's pandemic task force has finally issued the guidelines on the pilot implementation of the Alert Levels System for coronavirus (COVID-19) response in Metro Manila in an attempt to curb the spread of the virus and...
The Department of Education (DepEd) formally opened a new school year on Monday, Sept. 13, amidst a raging pandemic . Photo taken at Palma Gil Integrated School PGIS in Talaingod, Davao del Norte last June 2021 (DepEd Philippines Facebook page) Despite the challenges, Education Secretary Leonor...
Wearing their school uniforms, students of primary and secondary schools together with their parents held a protest action on Monday, Sept. 13, to call for safe and effective education program during the pandemic. Photo from Salinlahi Alliance for Children's Concerns FB page The students and...
