Vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez, Jr. and Health Secretary Francisco Duque III should disclose the prices of COVID-19 vaccines and submit to the Senate Committee of the Whole the supply agreements the Philippines has signed with vaccine manufacturers for scrutiny. Drilon made the call ahead of...
Malacañang remained confident that the country can achieve population protection against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) by the end of the year. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement despite government...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday urged the public to donate blood as she expressed alarm over the dwindling blood donations over the past year. Hontiveros noted many hospitals are now starting to catch up on various medical procedures that were postponed due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic....
Four teacher-broadcasters have so far received their first dose of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, the Department of Education (DepEd) has disclosed. (Photo from DepEd) DepEd TV teacher-broadcasters Pamela Amor Villanueva, Antonio Maaghop, Jr., Sharlene Grace Martin, and John David...
The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) should consider rewarding local government units (LGUs) that have successfully vaccinated majority of their residents. Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon made the suggestion on Sunday, saying this can help quicken the pace of the...
(Keith Bacongco/MANILA BULLETIN) The government is still “far” from reaching its target of vaccinating at least 70 percent of the country’s total population against COVID-19, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said on Sunday, June 13. “As of now, yung mga fully vaccinated nasa...
The Department of Science and Technology- Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD) and the Department of Health (DOH) will jointly implement next month a P90-million program that seeks to advance the country’s health policy and systems research. DOST-PCHRD (MANILA...
Navotas City Mayor Toby Tiangco has expressed concern over the national government's directive to administer the reserved second doses of COVID-19 vaccines to residents who have yet to receive their first shot. Tiangco in a Twitter post said that as much as he wanted to reserve the city's existing...
The Pateros municipal government has launched an express registration through texting for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination to encourage more people to sign up. Pateros Mayor Miguel Ponce III (Pateros Facebook page / MANILA BULLETIN) Pateros Mayor Miguel Ponce III announced the additional...
The inoculation of Caloocan City residents belonging to the A-4 category or the economic frontliners will continue after the local government received on Wednesday a new supply of vaccines from the national government. The city's public information office said 19,720 doses of COVID-19 vaccine...
Philippine Olympic Committee (POCpre) President Rep. Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino and the members of the Gilas Pilipinas pool strike a pose after receiving the first dose of the vaccine last Friday. Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Bambol Tolentino announced Thursday, June 10, that...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has formally announced on Wednesday, June 9, the inclusion of the Research and Development Leadership (RDLead) Program in its innovation landscape map. The DOST Innovation Landscape Map shows the reach of the 4 component programs of the Science for...
