The Bureau of Customs-Port of NAIA (BOC-NAIA) has cleared the 324,090 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines that arrived in the country on Monday night, July 26. (Photo from the BOC) The particular batch of vaccines were flown in at 9:20 p.m. at Ninoy Aquino International...
The newly mutated COVID-19 Delta variant, which originated from India, has reached the country and is deadlier, more contagious, and difficult to identify. This is according to Dr. James G. Dy, president and CEO of Chinese General Hospital and Medical Center. Dy issued the warning as cases of the...
The government has yet to consider reimposing a "hard lockdown" in response to the rising cases of Delta coronavirus variant in the country. Manila residents line up to get a second dose of coronavirus vaccine at a vaccination site located inside a shopping mall on July 13, 2021. (Malacañang)...
DOH/MB The Department of Health (DOH) confirmed 7,186 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Tuesday, July 27, the highest single-day rise for this month. The new cases brought the country’s cumulative tally to 1,562,420. Of the overall tally, 56,477 are active cases. Of the currently ill...
With President Duterte prioritizing the country's problem of illegal drugs in his final State of the Nation Address (SONA), Senator Ralph Recto also found the Chief Executive's speech lacking, particularly on how the Philippines will move forward from the COVID-19 pandemic. Senate President Pro...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Tuesday, July 27, maintained that the government should focus on its pandemic response efforts, stressing that it should be the country’s top priority. Vice President Leni Robredo delivers her own address to the nation dubbed as “Ulat ni VP Leni” a day after...
The San Juan City local government announced on Tuesday, July 27, that two Delta variant cases have been detected in the city. (Photo from Mayor Francis Zamora Facebook) "Yesterday, July 26, we were notified that two residents tested positive for the Delta variant. These residents, a nine-year old...
Vice President Leni Robredo called on the government, political parties, and Filipinos to unite amidst the threats of the pandemic and the political upheavals that sow discord and disagreements. Vice President Leni Robredo (Jansen Romero/Manila Bulletin) The country’s second-highest official...
As far as the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is concerned, food delivery and courier riders are covered by either the Labor Code of the Philippines or the contract or agreement they have with their respectively digital platform company, depending on the existence of an employer-employee...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) called on local government units (LGUs) Tuesday, July 27, to consider the safety and comfort of Filipinos who are lining up for vaccination against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) especially during this rainy season. Interior Secretary...
People form a line leading to a community pantry in Sta. Mesa, Manila on April 30, 2021 (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin/File Photo) The Department of Health (DOH) said it observed an upward trend of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Metro Manila amid the threat of the Delta variant of the COVID-19...
(JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The OCTA Research group has warned the public on Tuesday, July 27, against dining out and having social gatherings amid the threat of the Delta variant of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). In a public briefing, OCTA Research fellow Prof. Ranjit Rye...
