The Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) agreed that the region should have its own public health center as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic continued to take its toll on the region. The ASEAN leaders meet at the organization’s secretariat building in Jakarta,...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) recorded on Saturday, April 24, 15 more Filipinos abroad got infected with the new coronavirus. Department of Foreign Affairs (MANILA BULLETIN) The latest number raised the total tally of confirmed COVID-19 cases among overseas Filipinos to 18,237. The new...
Singing cutie Jack Newsome has recently released a new track. In an exclusive interview with Bulletin Entertainment, he shared that it is his effort to reach out to fans amid the pandemic. He then shared how the health crisis affected his artistry. "The pandemic inspired me to write a lot of the...
HOTSPOT Tonyo Cruz Who would have thought that Filipinos themselves would provide a ray of hope amid the gloom and doom of the pandemic? But that’s exactly what has been happening for days now, with the setting up of community pantries in Metro Manila and in many parts of the country. The...
How this entrepreneur learned that life on earth, including business, is about connecting to the least, the lost, and the last By Andrea Zulueta-Lorenzana ALWAYS READY The family behind the salon chain Piandre has been paying their staff full salaries with or without work since the beginning of the...
Private companies must ensure the "equitable distribution" of their procured coronavirus vaccines and avoid giving "privileged access" to such supply, according to vaccine czar Carlito Galvez. Vaccine Czar Carlito Galvez Jr (Photo: OPAPP/Manila Bulletin) Galvez also reminded private firms against...
Despite fewer coronavirus cases last year, the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) is experiencing a disproportionate impact of the pandemic in terms of its socio-economic development and in aggravating existing and emerging vulnerabilities in the region, according to the...
As the country's cases of infections continued to soar, the government is aiming to increase the number of hospital beds to provide care to patients infected with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Public Works Secretary Mark Villar and National Policy Against COVID-19 Chief Implementer and...
The government pandemic task force has allowed the implementation of Philippine Health Insurance Corporation's (PhilHealth) new debit-credit payment for health care facilities in all places with high risk of coronavirus infection. The decision aimed at hastening payment of hospital claims was...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has been given the go-signal to conduct its pilot training courses even during the prevailing community quarantine period. FB_IMG_1619163230680 The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases granted the request of the PNP, through...
Senator Nancy Binay on Friday, April 23, said the government’s predilection to downplay the country’s coronavirus (COVID-19) problem is the reason why the Philippines’s is still facing a health crisis. Senator Nancy Binay (MANILA BULLETIN File photo/Senate of the Philippines) Binay said the...
EDITOR’S DESK Bernie Cahiles-Magkilat The pandemic has given rise to new businesses if not the strengthening of existing ones that are able to pivot and innovate with the use of digital technologies. Some of these businesses are delivery/logistics, micro finance, financial technologies (fintech),...
