The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) continues to increase the Lung Center of the Philippines' capacity for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients, and for good reason. (Photo from DPWH) DPWH Secretary Mark A. Villar said in a statement Sunday, June 6 that the Task Force to...
Philippine Red Cross Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Senator Richard Gordon did not hold back his words in urging the public to get vaccinated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in order to avail of the protection that the jabs provide. Philippine Red Cross Chairman Sen. Richard...
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos said Sunday, June 6 that none of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines that had been allocated to the National Capital Region (NCR) went to waste due to expiration. MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos (Screengrab from Facebook...
Vice President Leni Robredo urged local government units (LGUs) to be more liberal in vaccinating their constituents since there is a steadier supply of coronavirus vaccines arriving in the country. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP photo) “At the start, for me, it’s okay to be strict because it...
A health worker prepares to administer a coronavirus vaccine at a vaccination site in Manila on May 14, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/ Manila Bulletin) The national government is set to expand its coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination to essential workers or those under the A4 priority group on Monday,...
The rapid surge in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Visayas and Mindanao is "manageable," the Department of Health (DOH) said Sunday, June 6. (JUAN CARLO DE VELA / MANILA BULLETIN) In an interview with DZBB, Health Undersecretary and Treatment Czar Leopoldo Vega reiterated that minimum...
Vice President and opposition leader Leni Robredo said Sunday, June 6, it is “inexcusable” not to secure the supply of coronavirus vaccines in areas where there are rotational brownouts. (PIXABAY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Parts of Luzon experienced power outages last week because of high...
A students’ group renewed its call for the distribution of P10,000-financial aid for students struggling to study amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) On Saturday, June 5, various students from different schools and youth groups launched Student Aid...
Whether it’s one million as earlier reported or 113,000 as clarified by the Department of Health (DOH), Vice President Leni Robredo said the government should “fix the system” to ensure that everyone who got inoculated with the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine gets their second dose, too....
The Philippines has received one million more doses of CoronaVac vaccines, which were procured by the national government from Chinese manufacturer Sinovac Biotech. The shipment was loaded on a Cebu Pacific plane via flight 5J671 which fetched the vaccines from Beijing, China. It arrived at Bay 49...
Jon Rahm of Spain reacts as he walks off the 18th green after completing his third round of The Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club on June 05, 2021 in Dublin, Ohio. (Photo by SAM GREENWOOD / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP) Defending champion Jon Rahm was forced to...
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Department of Health (DOH) expressed gratitude to the United States government for its decision to donate some of its surplus COVID-19 vaccines to the Philippines and other countries. "Well nakuha natin yung magandang balita na iyan at tayo naman ay nagagalak at...
