Despite the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) believes the voter turnout in the May 2022 polls will be 80 percent or even higher. Comelec/MB "We think we are going to hit 80 percent again despite this pandemic. In fact, it might even be higher," Comelec...
The Taguig City government has suspended the second dose vaccination using Sinovac Life Sciences’ CoronaVac vaccine due to the delay in the arrival of a new batch of supply in the country. Vaccination in Taguig (Taguig City government) In an announcement Saturday, the city government said, “The...
12.4M vaccinated; 1.4M total cases; 1.380M recovered; 25,650 deaths; continue mask-handwash-social distance protocol From ECQ to GCQ to ECQ – that’s how NCR, later the NCR-Plus, fought COVID-19 from June 2020 to June 2021 The surge in number of COVID-19 cases in March 2021 started the NCR-Plus...
(PIXABAY) Independent research group OCTA has monitored a significant decrease in Metro Manila's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) case fatality rate (CFR) since the beginning of 2021. In its monitoring report released on Saturday, July 10, OCTA said the CFR in Metro Manila has dropped to 0.78 percent...
The Muntinlupa City government announced that it will suspend the vaccination of second dose recipients of Sinovac Life Sciences’ CoronaVac vaccine due to the expected delay in the arrival of new supply in the country. Vaccination in Muntinlupa (Muntinlupa PIO / MANILA BULLETIN) The city...
DOH/MB The Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday, July 10, confirmed 5,675 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) across the country. The Philippines' running tally of cases is now at 1,467,119, of which, 49,968 or 3.4 percent are still active. Deaths linked to COVID-19 climbed by 96 to...
In its bid to boost the people's confidence on COVID-19 vaccines, the Mandaluyong City local government formally launched on Friday its safety seal campaign for households and establishments whose residents and employees have been already vaccinated. (Photo from Mandaluyong PIO) Mandaluyong City...
The Muntinlupa City government has already deployed a little over 218,000 doses of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines. With the first dose vaccination still suspended due to lack of new supply, the Muntinlupa City government is focusing on administering the second dose to residents and...
As e-commerce thrives amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the Gender Responsive Economic Actions for the Transformation of Women (GREAT) Women Project 2 seeks to train more women micro-entrepreneurs (WMEs) to establish a strong online presence. (Screenshot from Facebook live) Funded...
Senator Christopher "Bong" Go has also disagreed with the proposal to scrap board and other licensure exams, raising concern that such move could be detrimental to the quality of education and professional standards in the Philippines. (MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) “Hindi po ako sang-ayon diyan...
(ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David on Saturday, July 10, said that at least 20 percent of the National Capital Region's target population will likely be fully vaccinated by August, considering the current rate of vaccinations in the region. David said about 8 percent...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said that it may start issuing coronavirus vaccine certificates to vaccinated individuals by next month. DICT Undersecretary Emmanuel Rey Caintic (Photo from PTV) DICT Undersecretary Emmanuel Rey Caintic said the agency is now only...