The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has granted P6 million worth of assistance to micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Central Luzon to adopt technological innovations in a bid to improve their products, services, operations, and increase their productivity and...
To encourage its citizens to get jabbed, Las Piñas, which has seen a spike in vaccination rates, is giving away prizes (Las Piñas PIO) To get vaccinated is a reward unto itself at a time when vaccine supply is still low, but the City of Las Piñas, in an effort to encourage its citizens to get...
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...
Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Sunday urged the government to expedite the release of standard quarantine protocols for vaccinated Filipinos to benefit not just returning overseas Filipino workers (OFW), but to fast track the country’s economic recovery as well. “Please make it sooner,...
The government must obligate the P173-billion from Bayanihan to Recover as One Act or Bayanihan 2 before the law expires on June 30, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said on Sunday, June 20. Pangilinan said the government should ramp up its COVID-19 vaccination program using the funds under...
Senator Leila de Lima condemned on Saturday, June 19, the killings of teenagers in separate police and military operations. Senator Leila de Lima (Senate of the Philippines) "Last month, it was an 18-year old with autism. On Tuesday, a 12-year old Lumad was killed in an alleged indiscriminate...
Are you planning to have a booster shot against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) after completing the two-dose regimen? A health worker prepares to administer a coronavirus vaccine to an airport employee at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport on June 2, 2021. (Photo by Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin)...
A vaccine expert warned Saturday, June 19, that another coronavirus disease (COVID-19) variant could possibly emerge if the public, including those fully vaccinated individuals, keeps violating the minimum public health standards set by the government. (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN)...
The Quezon City government will be launching another mode of vaccination booking process so residents can make appointments more easily. This came after a number of residents encountered difficulty getting schedules for their inoculation through barangay-assisted booking process and through the...
While Vice President Leni Robredo has yet to decide on seeking the highest post in the land, her supporters conducted a simultaneous feeding program on Saturday, June 19, in 32 sites across the country. Team Leni Robredo, a group of vice president’s supporters behind the movement convincing her...
The Taguig City government has already administered 210,724 first and second doses of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine. On Friday, the Taguig Vaccination Bus went to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) in Bonifacio Global City and inoculated 130 employees who belong to the A4 priority...
A total of 100 personnel of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) have already been vaccinated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). DSWD personnel receive their first dose of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine during a ceremonial vaccination on June 16, 2021, at the East...