DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire The Department of Health (DOH) encouraged local government units (LGUs) to provide free shuttle services to COVID-19 vaccination sites to encourage more people, especially senior citizens to get vaccinated. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo Metro Manila traffic has improved in recent months — but the “Build, Build, Build” team is not yet done. In the next 60 days, two bridges across Pasig River will open and is expected to decongest at least 50,000 vehicles out of EDSA and C5. The best part?...
Vaccination sites set up by private firms in Makati City will be required by the city government to abide by the standards set by the Department of Health (DOH), Mayor Abigail “Abby” Binay said on Friday (June 3). (Mayor Abby Binay/My Makati Facebook page) The City Council, according to Binay,...
With the government’s vaccination program opening up to the A4 priority group, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Friday urged teachers and other school officials and staff to register in their respective local government units (LGUs) and get vaccinated against the coronavirus (COVID-19). Gatchalian...
A total of 300 employees of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) have already been vaccinated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Photo from CHED) The vaccination of the education frontliners was held at the CHED Auditorium on Thursday, June 3. It was made possible though the CHED’s...
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rolando Joselito D. Bautista has drummed up support for the national government’s vaccination program as he encouraged more than 4.3 million household-beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), more than 3 million...
Tension rose in the Senate Thursday, June 3, after Senator Cynthia Villar accused Senate President Vicente Sotto III of giving "special attention" to colleagues who have been attending plenary sessions physically. Senate of the Philippines (Senate PRIB) Sotto and Villar later made peace after the...
The Department of Health (DOH) clarified on Thursday, June 3, that only nine percent of COVID-19 vaccine recipients in the country missed their second dose. “According to the National COVID-19 Vaccination Operations Center, actual numbers show that nine percent of people have deferred their...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) announced that it is bringing back its 50 percent subsidy on the cost of reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests for qualified local tourists. DOT Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat (Ali Vicoy / File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) Tourism Secretary...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) recognized Tuesday, June 1, the PDP-Laban party's quest for the retention and future increase of funds for the Barangay Development Program (BDP), the government's flagship project to end communist insurgency. DILG Undersecretary Jonathan...
Jeepney drivers in Metro Manila who have been allowed to ply their usual routes were encouraged to register for the service contracting program of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB). Jeepney driver Ricardo Legaspi now lives inside his vehicle with his family after the...
An online survey conducted by the Department of Health (DOH) showed that concerns on adverse events following immunization as one of the reasons why some people are hesitant to get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). DOH/MB "The top three reasons why they are hesitant in being...
