Medium Rare Jullie Y. Daza Scramble the letters in “pandemic” and what do you get? Pain, panic. Who’s panicking? COVID-19 variants are coming at us faster and packing a deadlier punch with each mutation. Fear of the unknown can be a pain, but like the good doctor says, no need to panic. Not...
The Philippines is bracing itself for the threat of the Delta variant of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), amid the feared possibility of another surge of infections due to the highly transmissible coronavirus variant. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said the...
Senators are more inclined to include COVID-19 assistance packages in the 2022 national budget instead of passing a third Bayanihan law. Senate of the Philippines (Senate PRIB) Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri said this Monday, July 19, as the upper chamber prepares for the opening of the...
The Philippines and Singapore are committed to strengthen its post-pandemic recovery through economic cooperation such as trade and investment, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Saturday, July 17. Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary for Asian and Pacific Affairs Neal Imperial and...
Senator Cynthia Villar on Saturday, July 17, expressed confidence that her bailiwick Las Piñas City will soon be able to achieve herd immunity against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as the number of inoculated residents in the city reached 41 percent of their population. (Courtesy of the...
The country received an additional 1.5 million doses of vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) from Chinese manufacturer Sinovac Biotech on Saturday morning, July 17. Chinese vaccine manufacturer Sinovac Biotech delivers 1.5 million doses of COVID-19 jabs to the Philippines on July 17,...
House deputy speaker and Cagayan de Oro City Representative Rufus Rodriguez on Saturday, July 17, asked President Duterte to extend financial assistance of ₱6,000 to his constituents. House deputy speaker and Cayagan de Oro Representative Rufus Rodriguez Rodriguez wrote a letter to the Chief...
For the Department of Education (DepEd), the graduation of the first batch of Senior High School (SHS) students under the Alternative Learning System (ALS) Program is a milestone not just for the department but for the entire education system. DepEd makes history with 1st batch of ALS SHS graduates...
The National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 welcomed on Friday, July 16 the results of two recent surveys which showed that the willingness of Filipinos to get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has increased. An airport employee receives a COVID-19 vaccine shot during the...
The country is "well prepared" against the more transmissible Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. declared Friday, July 16. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. assures the public on July 16, 2021 that the country is well prepared against the more...
The country’s scientists and researchers sought Thursday, July 15, the adoption of a whole-of-government and whole-of-society approach to address the issues, challenges, and problems brought about by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. (DOST-NAST PHL) The call was embodied in the...
President Duterte will join fellow Asia Pacific leaders in a virtual summit on Friday to tackle the region's pandemic response as well as measures to boost economic recovery. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) "President Rodrigo Roa Duterte will participate in the 2021...
