Malacañang said it had nothing to do with the text message being spread reminding the public to get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The text message supposedly coming from President Duterte and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio urging the public to get vaccinated...
Manila Mayor Isko Moreno's controversial statement seeking to exclude face shield in the minimum public health safety protocol is just a suggestion and not a demand from the government, an official of the D epartment of Interior and Local Government (DILG) official clarified Thursday, June 3. In a...
The Philippines’ study on the safety and efficacy of mixing and matching five brands of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines is expected to start in July, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Thursday, June 3. (Photo by Phill Magakoe / AFP / FILE PHOTO) DOST Undersecretary for...
The first phase study on the real-world effectiveness of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines will kick of at the Philippine General Hospital (PGH), the project leader said Thursday, June 3. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Dr. Regina Berba, head of PGH's infectious control unit, said the study...
Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Thursday, June 3, appealed to the government to forego the mandatory 14-day quarantine for fully-vaccinated individuals entering the Philippines. Senate President Vicente 'Tito' Sotto III "Calling on IATF/DOH (Interagency Task Force on the Management of...
The Manila City government will allow walk-ins for its vaccination of the A4 priority group or the economic frontliners. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In an interview with DZMM on Wednesday, Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso said workers in the city, including non-residents, can...
The Mandaluyong City local government announced on Wednesday that the vaccination for some of its residents who are about to take their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine has been moved to a new location as bad weather is still expected in Metro Manila. (Photo from Mandaluyong PIO) "Dahil sa...
Vaccination hesitancy among Filipinos and other challenges could prevent the country from containing virus transmission that will likely delay economic recovery. At the virtual “The Health of Nations: The Economic Benefits of Universal Health Care in the Context of COVID-19”, Dr. Ronald...
GENEVA, Switzerland - The Covax vaccine programme secured another $2.4 billion from donors on Wednesday, but underlined it was still struggling to get enough doses to help poorer countries fight the COVID-19 pandemic. A nurse prepares a syringe of the Pfizer-BioNtech Covid-19 vaccine at a...
’TOL VIEWS Senator Francis N. Tolentino The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has placed the entire Luzon grid under red alert due to insufficient power supply. As rotational brownouts loom due to low power reserves brought by high electricity demand, this latest electricity...
ENDEAVOR Sonny Coloma High vaccine hesitancy continues to be a major stumbling block in the long road to herd immunity that the Philippines is aspiring to achieve by the end of this year. In the event that the government’s most optimistic scenarios on vaccine delivery and distribution...
Russian President Vladimir Putin committed to increasing the volume of deliveries of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines as the Philippines and Russia celebrated 45 years of diplomatic relations on June 2. File photo of President Duterte's bilateral meeting with President Vladimir...
