The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Tuesday, June 29, said that a total of 827 centenarians have received P100,000 incentive each as mandated by the Centenarians Act of 2016. (DSWD / MANILA BULLETIN) Citing data of May 2021, DSWD said that it has served 827 centenarians out...
Recognizing that having a healthy state of mental well-being is instrumental in ensuring that families can cope with various challenges especially during these trying times, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) continues to utilize technology to reach out to those who might need...
Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. has raised to eight to 10 million the national government's target vaccine doses to be administered for the month of July. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. gives updates on the immunization program during President Duterte's public address on June 28, 2021....
A day before the law's expiry, House Deputy Speaker and Cagayan de Oro City Representative Rufus Rodriguez has still urged President Duterte to call Congress to a special session to extend the validity of the Bayanihan 2. House of Representatives (Alvin Kasiban/MANILA BULLETIN File photo) “We...
The government has kept the community quarantine regulations across the country at varying levels this July to stem the coronavirus outbreak. President Rodrigo Duterte (file photo/Malacañang) President Duterte has approved the new community quarantine status in the country recommended by the...
BRUSSELS, Belgium -- The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the World Health Organization's European regional office have developed a tool to evaluate the public health effectiveness of contact tracing solutions, according to a statement on Monday. The tool, described as...
The country has so far received a total of 12 million doses of Sinovac vaccines from China, representing 68.75 percent of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine supply in the country. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. gives updates on the immunization program during President Duterte's public...
The Delta variant is the most transmissible yet CLINICAL MATTERS Dr. Edsel Maurice T. Salvana With the accelerating rollout of vaccination programs worldwide, things were looking up for a pandemic-weary world in March 2021. After a year of living in fear of COVID-19, the end was in sight. It looked...
The Philippines’ economic potential remains despite the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic that continues to wreak havoc in the communities. The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) is confident that the gross domestic product (GDP) would return to its pre-pandemic level by next year....
A total of 4,683 overseas Filipinos in Sabah, Malaysia have yet to return home nearly one year after the national government began the repatriation process for the stranded individuals as a result of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana presents updates on...
Senator Cynthia Villar on Monday, June 28, called on the government to further work on expanding and upgrading public hospitals and health facilities as COVID-19 continues to threaten the country. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) "We are in the middle of a health care crisis. The...
The emergence and spread of the Delta and Delta Plus variants of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) could hamper the Philippines' economic recovery if not prevented, Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion said on Monday, June 28. Presidential Adviser on Entrepreneurship...