The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has already fully vaccinated a total of 4,358 persons in Aklan as of Tuesday, May 24 through its "Bakuna" bus. The vaccine on wheels, a program in partnership of the PRC and local governments, has administered more than 9,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccines and boosters in...
The Senate leadership on Thursday (May 26) decided to do away with face masks and to allow face-to-face sessions or committee hearings starting Monday. Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III made the decision upon the advice of Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiiri as the emergency situation...
The Parañaque city government received a donation of 2,000 doses of Moderna vaccines from Aboitiz Foundation Inc. on Thursday, May 26. Mayor Edwin Olivarez and Dr. Jefferson Pagsisihan, medical director of Ospital ng Parañaque (OSPAR) 1 and 2, received the Moderna vaccines during the turnover...
Makati CBD skyline Amid the detection of more transmissible variants of the Covid-19 virus, is there a possibility that a surge in coronavirus cases will happen again in the Philippines? There were some "instances" wherein a rise in Covid-19 cases were observed in the country but not sustained,...
A medical worker prepares a dose of COVID-19 vaccine at the Universal Studios Hollywood in Los Angeles, California, the United States, June 18, 2021. (Xinhua/ FILE/ MANILA BULLETIN) A pediatric infectious disease expert urged all eligible Filipinos to get vaccinated against Covid-19 in order to...
While this year will be the first time that limited in-person graduation and end-of-school-year (ESOY) rites are allowed since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Department of Education (DepEd) reminded that the conduct of any related activity should remain “simple and dignified.” (Photo...
Officials of the Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday, May 25, reminded schools as well as various stakeholders to ensure that the existing protocols are strictly complied with during the conduct of in-person end-of-school-year (EOSY) rites for the school year (SY) 2021-2022. (CLEMS DELA...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday called on the World Health Organization (WHO) to include Taiwan in its global pandemic response plan, pointing out that ignoring it would lead to a gap in efforts to curb Covid-19. Hontiveros, the only opposition lawmaker who won a reelection bid in the May 9,...
Given the 'slow uptick' of Covid-19 cases detected by the Department of Health (DOH), it said on Tuesday, May 24 that it does not want to downplay the situation or declare it as a cause for panic. Shoppers flock to bargain stores along Ilaya Street in Divisoria, Binondo, Manila, on Oct. 14, 2021....
While the attention suddenly shifted from Covid-19 to Monkeypox, some infectious disease experts believe that the public should still be more concerned about Covid-19, citing several reasons as to why this should be the case. (Jansen Romero / Manila Bulletin File Photo) During a press briefing of...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) In a worst-case scenario that the new Omicron subvariants spread, the independent research group OCTA projected that Metro Manila may only see a “weak” surge in Covid-19 cases in the coming weeks. OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David made the assessment following the...
As there is still a Covid-19 lockdown in China, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) is still waiting for the permission of the host country before holding overseas elections in Shanghai. Comelec Acting spokesperson John Rex C. Laudiangco addresses media queries during a press briefing at the PICC...
