A heated exchange ensued between Bayan Muna Representative Carlos Zarate and Agriculture Secretary William Dar and on Tuesday, August 10, after the latter accused the lawmaker of distorting facts on the impact of African swine fever (ASF) outbreak on the local hog industry. Department of...
People in queue for goods at the Diliman community pantry (Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) announced 8,560 more coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, raising the country’s total caseload to 1,676,156 on Tuesday, August 10. Of the total number of cases,...
(JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) The Department of Health (DOH) expressed hope that the Philippines will not experience the same surge of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases that hit India amid growing concerns on the highly transmissible Delta coronavirus variant. “I hope not,”...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) remains the country’s leading agency when it comes to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) “Even with the ECQ, this August, Red Cross has been testing 8,530 a day,” PRC Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Senator...
Rock royalties Brian May and Eric Clapton differ on their stance concerning the COVID-19 vaccine. The guitarist of rock band Queen calls anti-vaxxers “fruitcakes” and disagrees with Eric Clapton’s “anti-vaccination rhetoric.” In an interview with British online newspaper The Independent,...
Malacañang on Tuesday, August 10, welcomed the 11.8 percent growth in gross domestic product (GDP) in the second quarter, saying that it is proof of the government’s ability to balance saving lives and livelihoods despite the pandemic. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS / FILE PHOTO /...
BACOOR CITY - The city government placed another residential area under lockdown due to cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). City Government of Bacoor / Facebook / MANILA BULLETIN Zaragosa Compound in Barangay Molino II has been placed under granular lockdown from August 9 to August 22 after...
Davao Archbishop Romulo Valles has appealed to the faithful to help parish-based vaccination centers. Archbishop Romulo Valles (CBCP NEWS/ MANILA BULLETIN) "I am endorsing the noble efforts of the priests in the parishes and the parish staff to organize this parish-based vaccination center," he...
Pateros Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce III said the municipal government is aiming to fully vaccinate 100 percent of its target population in less than a month. “Based on my estimate, in less than one month, we will finish 100 percent of the second dose of our target population,” said the mayor...
The private sector is doing its share to ramp up the vaccination of Filipinos before they get infected with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). A Manila resident gets vaccinated a vaccination hub located at the Justo Lukban elementary school in Paco Manila on August 8, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila...
House Majority Leader Martin Romualdez on Tuesday, August 10, attribute to the "spirit of teamwork and cooperation" the Philippine economy's growth in the second quarter of this year. House majority leader and Leyte Representative Martin Romualdez (MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) “We rejoice with the...
Vice President Leni Robredo has lauded the national government’s vaccination efforts but stressed the need to administer one million COVID-19 vaccine doses per day amid the new mutations of the coronavirus. Vice President Leni Robredo (FEDERICO CRUZ / MANILA BULLETIN) "That's big. Several months,...
