Filipino health workers on Monday, July 26, gave President Rodrigo Duterte's pandemic response a "failing" mark. (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement, the Alliance Health Workers (AHW) lamented Duterte's "gross neglect" in ensuring the safety, protection, and welfare of the public against...
Just when you thought President Duterte’s sixth and final State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 26, will end without a joke from the Chief Executive, he found a way to squeeze in one about his mispronunciation of some words. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his sixth and final...
The country received an additional 375,570 doses of Pfizer vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Monday night, July 26. (FILES) This file photo taken on November 17, 2020 shows vials with Covid-19 vaccine stickers attached, with the logo of US pharmaceutical company Pfizer....
Senator Grace Poe was apparently not satisfed with President Duterte's sixth and final State of the Nation Address (SONA), saying it failed to specifically spell out plans to help pandemic-hit families and workers, health frontliners, as well as children who endure challenges in learning amid the...
Another batch of delegates from Israel arrived in the country Monday, July 26, to share their experiences and best practices on their coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Response Operations, especially on clinical management. DOH/MB In a statement, the Department of Health (DOH) said the Israeli...
Another batch of medical experts on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) from Israel has arrived in the Philippines. The Israeli medical experts who arrived on July 26, 2021. (Ariel Fernandez/ MANILA BULLETIN) Department of Health (DOH) Undersecretary Leopoldp Vega welcomed the arrival of the medical...
Deputy Speaker and Misamis Occidental 2nd District Rep. Henry Oaminal on Monday, July 26 decided to leave the House of Representatives despite getting “negative” results in two COVID-19 tests he took since Sunday. COVID 19 tests Oaminal said he decided to participate in yesterday afternoon’s...
President Duterte thanked health workers and other frontliners, the private sector, and the local government units (LGU) who helped in the country’s fight against COVID-19 during his sixth and final State of the Nation Address (SONA) at the Batasang Pambansa in Quezon City on Monday, July 26....
Iloilo 1st District Representative Janette Garin on Monday, July 26 expressed hope President Duterte will move to make COVID-19 testing free or at least affordable for the people. Garin, a former health secretary, aired her expectation as Duterte addresses the nation in his last State of the Nation...
Cagayan de Oro and Mariveles, Bataan are still considered as “critical risk” areas for new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections, according to independent research group OCTA. Table from OCTA Research In its latest monitoring report issued Monday, July 26, OCTA said that the average number...
The Department of Health (DOH) is monitoring eight regions with increasing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. DOH/MB Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said these are Regions 2 (Cagayan Valley), 3 (Central Luzon), 4A (Calabarzon), 7 (Central Visayas), 10 (Northern Mindanao), National...
With combined uptrend in energy sales and expanding customer base, the core net income of power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) had risen 8.0-percent to P11.399 billion in the first half of 2021 from the year-ago level of P10.588 billion. On the company’s reported net income, that...
