Senate President Vicente Sotto III slammed President Duterte's decision to retain the mandatory use of face shields, saying health experts, who recommended it, have yet to prove its effectiveness in lessening COVID-19 infection. Senate President Vicente 'Tito' Sotto III "Health experts? They have...
MEDIUM RARE Jullie Y. Daza When it rains, it pours. Then it floods, an ocean of problems. Babies are being born smaller, many of them to girls hardly out of puberty. The IQ of Filipino teenagers has been dropping, until it hit rock bottom in a survey of 600,000 15-year-olds from 79 countries. God...
The government is not pleased with the latest round of price increase of petroleum products during the coronavirus pandemic but appeared helpless in preventing the spike. (MARK BALMORES / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Presidential spokesman Harry Roque acknowledged that oil prices are driven by world...
The National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 on Monday, June 21, refuted allegations that Davao City, President Duterte's hometown, was allocated with the biggest portion of Pfizer vaccines. (FILES) In this file photo taken on November 17, 2020 (FILES) shows vials with Covid-19 vaccine stickers...
Senator Risa Hontiveros said the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) should revoke the order imposing a 25 percent tax increase on private schools as this may only displace more students should these institutions are forced to close due to increased economic pressure due to the coronavirus (COVID-19)...
Many are complaining how they've gained a lot of weight during the pandemic. Some point to lack of work having pushed them towards idle loafing as with excessive eating. Actress Bea Alonzo actually shared the same problem. Early this year, she revealed via her vlog how she actually gained 15 to 20...
The United States Embassy in the Philippines on Monday announced the cancelation of nonimmigrant B1/B2 (Business/Tourist) visa interview appointments scheduled through July 30, 2021 in response to the continued significant worldwide challenges related to the coronavirus pandemic. US Embassy in the...
Senator Grace Poe prodded on Monday, June 21, the government's pandemic task force to heed calls of Iloilo province and other local government units for vaccines and more resources amid the surge of COVID-19 cases in their areas. Residents go about their business in Iloilo City despite the...
Three medical experts from Israel's Ministry of Health arrived in the Philippines on Sunday afternoon, June 20, to support the Philippines in its coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic response. Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. (third from left) welcomes three medical experts from Israel's Ministry of...
More than eight million doses of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines have already been administered in the country, the National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 revealed on Sunday, June 20. An airport employee receives a coronavirus vaccine shot during the vaccination rollout at the Manila...
After months of delay, the country has finally purchased 40 million doses of Pfizer vaccines to boost its efforts in combatting the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), a landmark move that saw the government's biggest vaccine procurement this year, the National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19...
The government must review existing policies and “retrofit” them according to the “present context” to help businesses survive the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, Vice President Leni Robredo said on Sunday, June 20. Vice President Leni Robredo (FEDERICO CRUZ / MANILA BULLETIN)...
