The Philippines has so far administered 11 million doses of coronavirus vaccines to its population, testing czar Secretary Vince Dizon said. Secretary Vince Dizon (Photo from PTV) Dizon, who is also the deputy chief implementer of the government’s task force against coronavirus disease...
Fully vaccinated senior citizens can now claim their P1,000 gift certificates (GCs) from the Makati City local government in two malls -- Ayala Malls Circuit and Glorietta 2. According to the city government, fully vaccinated senior citizens must bring their vaccination cards and their white card...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Friday renewed her appeal for the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to continue providing the full 144 dialysis sessions this year as the country is still in a state of an emergency due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Hontiveros lamented many of the...
The Taguig City government will start Friday (July 2) the vaccination of people belonging to the A5 priority group or the indigent population. Using its vaccination bus, the city government will hold a symbolic vaccination of A5 group at Bagong Lipunan Condominium Tenement in Brgy. Western Bicutan....
The seeming one-upsmanship between local government units (LGUs) in the country has done wonders to the government's vaccination program against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año...
It still won't be the usual traditional State of the Nation Address (SONA) this year. President Duterte delivers his fifth State of the Nation Address at the Batasan Pambansa in July 2020 (Malacañang) The evolving coronavirus pandemic continued to influence preparations for President Duterte's...
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The World Bank announced Wednesday it has increased its Covid-19 vaccine fund for developing countries by $8 billion to $20 billion. In addition, the bank's private financing arm secured a 600 million euro ($710 million) package for a South African vaccine manufacturer to ramp up...
Much ado about vaccine passports, even if they aren’t quite new. In the pilgrimage town of Pandharpur in Bombay, India, shortly after a vaccine for plague was developed in 1897, authorities required proof of vaccination as a condition of entry for the pilgrims who would flock to Pandharpur every...
Deficiencies in the receipt and distribution by the Office of the Vice President (OVP) of donations in-kind were noted by the Commission on Audit (COA) in the latest annual audit report released by state auditors on Thursday, July 1. COA released the 2020 annual audit report for the OVP a day after...
The risk classification nationally is already at low risk. DOH/MB Department of Health (DOH) Epidemiology Bureau Director Alethea De Guzman revealed this in an online press briefing Thursday, July 1. She said this citing the decrease in the two week growth rate (TWGR) in the coronavirus disease...
Various countries are now monitoring the developments with regard the new variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease (COVID-19), as these could trigger a rapid rise in the number of cases. (Manila Bulletin File Photo) The Philippines is not spared from the threat of these...
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III has welcomed the latest Labor Force Survey (LFS) results wherein the country posted its second lowest unemployment rate in the time of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III (File photo/...
