Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. is asking the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on the possibility of using the ASEAN Response Fund to help the Palestinians address the reported spread of coronavirus cases in Gaza. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (Malacañang)...
DAVAO CITY - Davao Oriental Governor Nelson Dayanghirang and his wife were brought to the Davao Regional Medical Center (DRMC) on Wednesday morning, two days after they tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The governor and his wife, Nanette, were found positive for COVID-19 on...
President Duterte on Wednesday, May 26, said he was heartbroken for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who have to come back to the Philippines because they lost their jobs abroad due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Chief Executive urged them to come home if needed because the government will look...
Through its all-in-one health app Pulse, leading life insurer Pru Life UK provides holistic support to customers including free COVID-19 vaccination coverage Pulse app An all-in-one health app What if there was one app that could help you deal with everything that’s going on in your life right...
President Joe Biden on Wednesday ordered US intelligence agencies to report to him in the next three months on whether the COVID-19 virus first emerged in China from an animal source or from a laboratory accident. (FILES) In this file photo US President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the COVID-19...
No place in the country will have exclusive access to Pfizer vaccines. Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) President Duterte has ordered the equitable distribution of different brands of coronavirus...
Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año reported on Wednesday night that the distribution of the national government's financial assistance to the NCR (National Capital Region)- plus is now at 99.67 percent complete. A breakdown of the disbursed cash aid revealed...
Medium Rare Jullie Y. Daza What a turnaround! SWS points to Sinovac, the made-in-China vaccine, as the top choice of Filipinos, 39 percent. This, after months of bad press. Just as surprisingly, the US-made Pfizer was only second choice, 32 percent. And yet, another survey, done “during the same...
A total of 12.25 million vaccine doses against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are expected to be delivered in the country in June as the national government seeks to ramp up the immunization program, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. announced on Wednesday night, May 26. Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr....
One of the body reactions that has become a no-no in public is a cough. It can be a cough due to an allergy, or a cough due to a cold. Amid the pandemic, a cough has become a socially unacceptable act. It is perceived as a disease and a symptom of the dreaded COVID-19. “Contrary to what most...
Of substance and spirit Diwa C. Guinigundo One of the health protocols imposed last year was the prohibition of face-to-face church gatherings regardless of faith. A great collateral damage of this policy made our heart bleed. At the height of the pandemic last year, many church pastors and...
From the standpoint of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), the current COVID-19 pandemic is a “most opportune teachable moment.” Despite disrupting the rhythm and tempo of Filipinos’ daily lives, the acceleration of digital transformation has also fast-tracked their ability to comprehend...
