The Department of Health (DOH) once again recorded a low number of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Tuesday, Nov. 30. Shoppers flock along Ylaya in Divisoria Market on Oct. 17, 2021 as the Metro Manila eases to Alert Level 3 for COVID-19. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) According to records,...
The Department of Health said on Tuesday, Nov. 30 that the Philippines achieved the fifth spot among the countries with the highest single-day vaccination worldwide. Thousands of Zamboanga residents troop to a barangay multipurpose hall for the first day of Bayanihan Bakunahan on November 29, 2021....
The Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, Nov. 30 that there is no need to revert back to the usage of face shields with the continued dip in coronavirus cases (COVID-19) that the country is experiencing. (JANSEN ROMERO/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) In an interview on ANC, Dr. Althea de Guzman,...
As part of its role to conduct genomic biosurveillance, the Philippine Genome Center (PGC) said that it will check samples from early November with the threat of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Photo from the Philippine Genome Center website / MANILA BULLETIN) "So far we...
Given the looming presence of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) variant Omicron, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III emphasized on Monday, Nov. 29 the added layer of protection that face shields will provide for the public. Some people in Divisoria, Manila are no longer wearing face shield on...
The House of Representatives on Monday, Nov. 29 approved on third and final reading a bill making it compulsory for all international airlines landing in the Philippines and establishments catering to tourists to play Philippine music. Rep. Lito Atienza2 With 179 congressmen voting in the...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Monday vowed to ensure there would be sufficient funding for the Senior High School Voucher Program (SHS-VP) to prevent the government’s debt to private schools from accumulating and risk affecting beneficiaries of the program. Gatchalian, who chairs the Senate...
The Department of Health (DOH) assured on Monday, Nov. 29 that the Philippine Genome Center (PGC) is capable of detecting the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Omicron variant. (Photo from the Philippine Genome Center website / MANILA BULLETIN) In a media briefing, Dr. Althea de Guzman, medical...
The Department of Health (DOH) has recorded 665 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Monday, Nov. 29, the lowest single-day count since July 2020. Scenes along the street going to the densely-populated area of Baranagy 23C in Davao City, a village that was previously placed under 14-day...
Cordillera's weaving industry was given again the spotlight as the Department of Tourism (DOT) launched an exhibit and bazaar of handwoven textiles from local weavers in the region to help them bounce back amid the pandemic. INTRICATE AND VIBRANT – Cordillera master weavers congregate at the...
The country remains under low-risk case classification for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as the Department of Health (DOH) emphasized the need to sustain this trend on Monday, Nov. 29. (Keith Bacongco / MANILA BULLETIN) In a media briefing, Dr. Althea de Guzman, medical specialist at the DOH...
The Department of Finance (DOF) has beefed up its digitalization initiatives, which include facilitating trade online and making the filing of tax exemptions more convenient, to better serve the public and improve its oversight functions and policy-making processes. Finance Secretary Carlos G....
