The government is urging more people to get vaccinated as soon as possible in a bid to outrun the worrisome emergence of new coronavirus variants. A health worker gives a coronavirus vaccine shot to a resident at a drive-through vaccination site in Makati City on May 7, 2021 (Ali Vicoy/Manila...
Malacañang said the government's pandemic task force will work on the policy about vaccinating foreign workers in the Philippines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) once the country gets the bulk of COVID-19 vaccines it bought. A health worker prepares to administer a coronavirus vaccine...
The government's pandemic task force has allowed establishments accredited for staycation activities may now operate at full capacity and may also forego requiring the coronavirus (COVID-19) testing requirement for guests. (Photo courtesy of DOT / MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque...
The government's pandemic task force has approved the recommendation refining the list of people belonging to the A4 Priority Group of the country's vaccination program against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). A health worker prepares to administer a coronavirus vaccine at a vaccination site in...
In a bid to step up the fight against the coronavirus outbreak, the government is moving to enhance the use of its official contact tracing application in the country. People form a line leading to a community pantry in Sta. Mesa, Manila on April 30, 2021 (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The...
Vice President Leni Robredo’s spokesman did not mince words when he hit back at Presidential spokesman Harry Roque for saying that it was the vice president who pushed to do the vaccine infomercial with President Duterte. Vice President Leni Robredo’s spokesperson Barry Gutierrez (OVP photo)...
The Philippines has opposed any potential "vaccine apartheid" in international travel and called for global pact recognizing the coronavirus jabs approved by World Health Organization (WHO) sufficient for the entry of travelers. A health worker prepares to administer a coronavirus vaccine at a...
Malacañang revealed that the Philippines has not yet returned the Sinopharm coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines to China, saying the country may just actually keep them with the expected issuance of its emergency use authorization (EUA). Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS / FILE PHOTO /...
President Duterte has approved the additional P5-billion allocation for the repatriation of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), half of the amount requested by the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA). President Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the...
Senator Joel Villanueva on Thursday, May 27, related to show business the mistake of President Duterte's spokesperson of attributing to Vice President Leni Robredo the call for a joint informercial on COVID-19 vaccines. Senator Joel Villanueva speaks during a Senate hearing on February 24, 2020....
Despite being called out, Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque insisted that Vice President Leni Robredo initiated the idea of appearing in an infomercial with President Duterte when it was Senator Joel Villanueva who suggested the idea. Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque and Vice President Leni...
The government is set to buy more of Pfizer-BioNTech's coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines to inoculate the country's teenagers against the disease, Malacañang said. In this file photo taken on March 4, 2021 vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19 are seen. (Luis ACOSTA / AFP / FILE...
