Everything is set for the launch of the first round of the “National Vaccination Days” on Monday, Nov. 29, which aims to inoculate nine million Filipinos against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. holds a virtual press briefing on Nov. 28, 2021 ahead of the...
Caritas Philippines is encouraging the public to get vaccinated against the coronavirus as it expressed support to the government’s three-day national vaccination drive on Nov. 29 to Dec. 1. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE) Kidapawan Bishop Jose Colin Bagaforo, chairman of NASSA/Caritas Philippines, said...
A scene from '7 Days of Hell' If you aren’t aware, there’s an excellent HBO Asia Horror anthology series that drops a brand-new episode every Sunday. It’s Folklore Season 2; and on Dec. 5, the episode "7 Days of Hell", comes from the Philippines, directed by Erik Matti. I’ve had the fortune...
Vaccination plays a huge part in order for the country to rise against the pandemic and achieve herd immunity, an infectious disease expert reiterated on Friday, Nov. 26. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE) During the Laging Handa public briefing, Dr. Edsel Salvana, a member of the Department of Health (DOH)...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is encouraging its program beneficiaries to get inoculated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (MANILA BULLETIN FILE) The DSWD said as an expression of support to the upcoming National Vaccination Days in the country from Nov. 29 to Dec....
Employees, who will receive jabs during the three-day nationwide vaccination drive, should not be marked absent by their employer. This was announced by Malacañang said Wednesday, Nov. 24 as President Duterte officially declared Nov. 29 to Dec. 1 as the "Bayanihan, Bakunahan National COVID-19...
Hard-pressed to achieve herd immunity, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) exhorted volunteers on Wednesday, Nov. 24 to lend support to the country’s coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) “National Vaccination Day (NVD)’’ slated from Nov. 29 to Dec.1. Dubbed as...
Malacañang is yet to make official the declaration of Nov. 29, 2021 and Dec. 1, 2021 as special working days ahead of a planned three-day nationwide vaccination drive. (Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Despite this, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles found it best to explain to Filipinos how...
Several government agencies, along with the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK), will provide manpower support for the simultaneous “Bayanihan Bakunahan National Vaccination Days’’ slated from Nov. 29 to Dec. 1. This was disclosed by Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary...
Official poster of the Bayanihan Bakunahan for the National COVID-19 Vaccination Days. (Photo courtesy of the Department of Information and Communications Technology) The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) is encouraging Filipinos, especially the medical, nursing and...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara Recently, face-to-face classes in 100 public schools across the country were held for the first time in almost two years. This pilot run classes is very much welcome considering that the education of a significant number of students has been disrupted due to the...
Acting presidential spokesman Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said November 29, 2021, and December 1, 2021, will be declared as special working days in support of the upcoming National Vaccination Days in the Philippines. (Photo: NTF Against COVID-19) Nograles made the statement as the country is...
