The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said on Tuesday, August 17, that a total of 15,687 private and public establishments in the country have been awarded a Safety Seal certification by the local government units after having complied with the minimum public health standards...
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine produced by British-Swedish firm AstraZeneca provides yearlong protection against the severe form of coronavirus infection, the country’s Vaccine Expert Panel (VEP) said Monday, Aug. 16. (Photo by Christof Stache/AFP) Citing published data, VEP head Dr....
Malacañang appealed to the public to not go to different local government units (LGUs) to get coronavirus (COVID-19) booster shots, saying there were still many people who have not received a single dose yet. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement...
The country will receive delivery of around 2.8 million doses of coronavirus vaccines this week to beef up its vaccination drive amid the surge of COVID-19 cases, Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque announced on Monday, August 9. From a cold storage facility, the COVID-19 vaccines are ready to be...
A House of Representative body has endorsed committee approval of a bill proposing to protect intellectual property rights of indigenous communities and at the same time may address issues surrounding the Apo Whang Od- Nas Daily controversy. Whang Od Anak Mindanao Partylist Rep. Amihilda Sangcopan...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. echoed the proposal of the World Trade Organization (WTO) to waive intellectual property (IP) protections on vaccines to allow many countries to manufacture more coronavirus shots. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (Malacañang) Locsin made...
The two key ingredients needed to strengthen a child’s immunity Studies conducted by Abbott have revealed that 2’-FL HMO and nucleotides boost a child’s immunity and give them dual layer protection against respiratory infections. Ensuring children get the protection they need to stay healthy...
With coronavirus vaccination vital to the safe reopening of the economy, the government is aiming to reach herd immunity by the end of the year or early 2022, President Duterte said in a final report to the nation. President Rodrigo Duterte receives his second shot of Sinopharm coronavirus vaccine...
More poor Filipino families and vulnerable communities having access to social protection programs is envisioned under a cooperation agreement that will be signed between the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the United Nations-Food and Agriculture Organization (UN-FAO) on...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has vowed to “constantly develop and re-engineer” its current mechanisms in providing social protection services to Filipinos, especially the vulnerable and poor sectors. (Photo from DSWD) DSWD Secretary Rolando Joselito D. Bautista made...
Sorsogon Governor Francis "Chiz" Escudero lamented on Wednesday, July 21, the slow vaccine rollout in his province, which he attributed to the national government's policy of prioritizing cities in Metro Manila and other high-risk areas of the Philippines. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. (left) and...
The Department of Education (DepEd) earned praise from civil society groups for establishing a Child Protection Unit as the country faces the challenges brought by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Social Watch Philippines (SWP), a hundred-strong network of civil society groups...
