The country’s vaccine expert panel (VEP) has been urging all Filipinos to get vaccinated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Photo by Ali Vicoy/ MANILA BULLETIN) Amid the looming threat from the “more problematic” and “highly transmissible” Delta variant, VEP chairperson Dr. Nina...
SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye In this digital era, anyone and everyone can create and post content online – including CEOs and top executives. A popular means for sharing your thoughts online is through blogging. For companies, blogs are now an important channel for content. It is a means for...
BATANG MAYNILA Manila Mayor Isko Moreno I note with so much gladness and pride how Manilans braved the rains and floods last week, just to get vaccinated. Amid the heavy downpour, throngs of residents trooped to our designation vaccination sites in what could only be seen as strong determination on...
Manila City Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso gave due recognition to the city's health workers for continuing its COVID-19 vaccination program despite continuous monsoon rains on July 24. (Photo from Mayor Isko Moreno Facebook) Domagoso lauded the Manila Health Department (MHD) on Sunday for...
Senator Joel Villanueva on Sunday, July 25 called on the government to bring its COVID-19 vaccination drive to people in temporary shelters to make sure these evacuation sites would not become potential "super spreader" events. Evacuation centers, Villanueva pointed out, are "closed, confined, and...
The Navotas City government postponed the COVID-19 vaccination scheduled on July 26 due to flooding. In an announcement issued Sunday, the city government said all individuals who were set to receive their first dose on Monday will be re-scheduled. The Navotas City government's announcement on...
President Duterte has asked Vaccine Czar Carlito Galvez Jr. to accommodate the "desperate calls" of some local government units (LGUs) for additional coronavirus (COVID-19) cases due to the surge of cases in different areas in the country. President Rodrigo Duterte (MANILA BULLETIN/ROBINSON...
In a now-viral post, a physician shared from her experience how different coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines offer the same protection. (Photo from Dr. Anne Gabriel-Chan) To encourage the public to get vaccinated, Dr. Anne Gabriel-Chan of the Chinese General Hospital and Medical Center shared...
Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano announced that the scheduled vaccination on July 24 was cancelled because of heavy rains that caused flooding in many parts of Metro Manila. Rubiano made the announcement in the city government’s official Facebook page, stressing that the move was to ensure...
The city government of Caloocan City has postponed the vaccination against COVID-19 on Saturday, July 24 due to heavy rain. In a Facebook post, Mayor Oca Malapitan announced that the vaccination sites will no longer accept individuals. “Dahil sa patuloy na masamang panahon at posibilidad na...
Now that he's fully vaccinated, social media influencer and online content creator Erwan Heussaff has shared his two cents about the "brand conscious." "Finally fully vaccinated with my 2nd dose of Sinovac today. Apparently, if I would have gotten vaccinated with any of the other Big 4, it’s not...
More than 1.1 million vaccines have been deployed in Manila since the city government launched its vaccination drive against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) last March. (Ali vicoy / MANILA BULLETIN) Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso confirmed in a Facebook post that the city...
