DAVAO CITY - Davao Oriental Governor Nelson Dayanghirang and his wife, Nanette Dayanghirang, tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). In a statement on Tuesday afternoon, May 25, Governor Dayanghirang confirmed that he and his wife tested positive for the virus. He said they received the...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Tuesday reported a huge increase in the numbers of new COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) cases and new recoveries among overseas Filipinos with 143 and 130, respectively. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Tuesday reported a huge increase in the...
Senators Nancy Binay and Cynthia Villar on Tuesday, May 25, debated on whether the government’s policy restricting vaccinated senior citizens from going out should be eased or not. Senator Nancy Binay (Senate of the Philippines/MANILA BULLETIN File photo) At the hearing of the Senate’s...
The government will be “flexible” in the COVID-19 vaccination of people under the A4 and A5 category, Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said on Tuesday, May 25, stressing that its “guiding principle” is to vaccinate as many people as possible. Vaccine rollout for the A4 category, which...
DOH/MB The Department of Health (DOH) announced 3,972 more COVID-19 cases nationwide, while the country’s overall death toll surpassed 20,000. Based on Tuesday's case bulletin, the country's total confirmed number of cases jumped to 1,188,672. The DOH noted that 4.1 percent of the overall figure...
Majority of the country's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine supply is being distributed in the National Capital Region (NCR) and four other regions, the Department of Health (DOH) said. DOH The DOH said that more than half of the country's vaccine doses are being given to the NCR Plus 8 areas....
Malacañang is appealing to the public to get themselves inoculated with whatever COVID-19 vaccine brand is available because the doses from United States’ Pfizer-BioNTech, which survey showed Filipinos preferred, are not enough. Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said in his online media...
Syringes with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine are placed on a tray at a pop-up COVID-19 vaccination clinic (AFP/ MANILA BULLETIN/ FILE) The country is set to conduct a study on the effects of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines on fully vaccinated Filipinos, an official of the Department...
DOST (Manila Bulletin File photo) Three other vaccine developers are interested in conducting a clinical trial in the Philippines for their respective coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said on Tuesday, May 25. DOST Undersecretary Rowena...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said that there is still not enough evidence to recommend the use of anti-parasitic drug Ivermectin for treatment of patients with coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Photo from Pixabay) DOST Undersecretary Rowena Guevarra said there are currently more...
Hong Kong may soon have to throw away millions of coronavirus vaccine doses because they are approaching their expiry date and not enough people have signed up for the jabs, an official warned Tuesday. (FILES) This file photo taken on February 27, 2021 shows Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 coronavirus...
National Task Force (NTF) Deputy Chief Implementer Vince Dizon said achieving herd immunity in the National Capital Region (NCR) before Christmas could be just around the corner. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) In a Palace briefing on Tuesday, May 24, Dizon bared that the national government is...
