The 2022 national and local elections could be the "most serious and important" in the country's recent history due to the problems brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, Senator Panfilo Lacson said. Senator Panfilo Lacson (Czar Dancel/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) Lacson pointed this out as he...
ATEEZ’s San (left) and his birthday ad at New York City’s Times Square (Instagram, screenshot from Whosfan video on YouTube) One of the eight members of K-pop boy band ATEEZ tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on the eve of his birthday. Member San was confirmed to be positive...
After encountering some delays, Russian vaccine manufacturer Gamaleya Research Institute was finally able to transport 132,200 doses of Sputnik V vaccines to the country late Friday night, July 9. Russia delivers 132,200 doses of Sputnik V vaccines to the Philippines on July 9, 2021. (Photo...
HOTSPOT Tonyo Cruz Thanks to fellow city residents, health workers, and the local government for making this possible: On Friday, July 9, I got my second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine at a Quezon City public school where I also received the first dose 28 days earlier. Mayor Joy Belmonte deserves...
The country’s vaccine expert panel (VEP) is still studying whether or not medical workers who completed their two-dose regimen need to receive a booster shot. (Photo by Fred SCHEIBER / AFP / FILE PHOTO) Department of Science and Technology's (DOST) VEP chair Dr. Nina Gloriani said their study is...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has a total of nine “Bakuna” or vaccination centers established in Metro Manila and Luzon. Philippine Red Cross continues to strengthen its vaccination efforts against COVID-19. (Photo from PH Red Cross) As of July 8, the organization’s vaccination centers...
Malacañang remained optimistic that things will improve for the Philippines despite the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. President Spokesman Harry Roque (File photo/Malacañang) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement after the international monthly magazine Global...
(JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) Independent research group OCTA has again observed a slight downward trend in Metro Manila's number of new cases, as shown in its latest monitoring report released on Friday, July 9. From July 2 to 8, OCTA said that the daily new cases in Metro Manila...
A vial of Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. (BioNTech/Handout via Xinhua) The country’s local health experts are not yet recommending the use of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine booster doses as there is still insufficient evidence that it is “going to be safe,” the Department of Health...
More than two million doses of AstraZeneca coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines were delivered to the country on Friday afternoon, July 9. A health worker shows a vial of the AstraZeneca vaccine. (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) According to the National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19, a total of...
(OCTA RESEARCH) The number of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country continued to decrease as it averaged 5,321 cases per day during the July 2-8 period, OCTA Research said in its report on Friday, July 9. OCTA said the country's average is 7 percent lower than the previous week,...
San Carlos Bishop Gerardo Alminaza has recovered from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Bishop Gerardo Alminaza (Photo courtesy Diocese of San Carlos) The Diocese of San Carlos Social Communications Office announced the news in their Facebook page Friday, July 9. In an advisory, the diocese said,...
