World Health Organization Representative to the Philippines Dr. Rabindra Abeyasinghe (PCOO / MANILA BULLETIN) An official of the World Health Organization (WHO) urged the Philippines to prioritize the vaccination of the elderly population and those with comorbidities against COVID-19 to avoid...
The Muntinlupa City Council passed an ordinance on Monday expanding the list of authorized persons outside of residence (APOR) during the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) from Aug. 6 to 20. The government will place the National Capital Region (NCR) under ECQ for two weeks due to the rising...
Cebu Pacific (CEB) has rolled out a free vaccination program for employees and their dependents as well as third-party workers, aiming to have everyone fully vaccinated by October this year. 23564 To date, 51 percent of CEB’s total workforce have been inoculated; while 58 percent of its flying...
Senator Richard Gordon on Sunday said he is feeling much better and is now on his way to recovery after testing positive from COVID-19. Gordon said getting vaccinated against COVID-19 helped ease his battle against the dreaded disease. "Had I not been vaccinated, this bout with COVID could be much...
A Manila resident receives a coronavirus vaccine at the vaccination hub located at SM Manila on July 6, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The Department of Health (DOH) assured residents of Metro Manila that coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccinations will not be stopped as the capital region is...
The Surgical Innovation and Biotechnology (SIBOL) program being implemented by the College of Medicine of the University of the Philippines (UP) Manila-Philippine General Hospital (PGH) has secured funding support from the Department of Science and Technology- Philippine Council for Health Research...
The Israeli medical experts who arrived on July 26, 2021. (Ariel Fernandez/ MANILA BULLETIN) Medical experts from Israel advised the Philippines not to think for now of using coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine booster shots and focus first in vaccinating its eligible population. “Our main...
Some 800 farmers and young Filipinos are set to take up in-depth digital literacy trainings through the Digital Farmers Program (DFP) 102 that will take place next month. FARMERS GO DIGITAL -- A farmer-youth tandem completes the hands-on activity on smartphone familiarization under the Digital...
A Manila health worker prepares to administer a single-shot Johnson & Johnson's Janssen coronavirus vaccine during the inoculative drive at the Justo Lucban Elementary School in Manila on July 21, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The World Health Organization (WHO) Philippines has called on...
Workers belonging to the A4 priority group are inoculated with Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccines inside a cinema-turned vaccination hub in a mall on Tuesday, June 8, 2021 (ALI VICOY/MANILA BULLETIN) The target number of people who have to be vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) must be...
More than 1.6 million Filipinos have so far regìstered in the online program of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA). TESDA On Thursday, July 29, TESDA reported that 1,632,168 individuals have registered in the TOP from March 2020 to June 2021. The agency said this...
