The government, through the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), will provide US$200 or more than P10,000 cash aid for Filipino migrant workers in Hong Kong who tested positive for COVID-19, Malacañang said. AFP/ MANILA BULLETIN Cabinet secretary and acting presidential spokesperson...
Vaccine hesitancy is no longer the concern for some senior citizens who refuse to get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) since they argue that they're bound to die anyway. A senior citizen getting his booster shot at SM Center Muntinlupa vaccination site of the Muntinlupa City...
Should the national government loosen the restrictions amid the decreasing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections in the country? A health reform advocate said that the government should “slow down.” (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Health reform advocate and former National Task Force (NTF)...
The government's pandemic task force has approved the proposal to accept and recognize the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine certificates of eight countries as sufficient proof of vaccination for a number of purposes, including entry to the country. PIXABAY / MANILA BULLETIN Cabinet Secretary Karlo...
It's a good time to downgrade to Alert Level 1 or the "new normal" for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), an infectious disease expert said Monday, Feb. 21. People in queue for goods at the Diliman community pantry (Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) "Well, at this point, mukhang medyo...
Former Vice President and senatorial aspriant Jejomar Binay called on the national government to immediately help Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in their host countries. Binay aired the appeal on Sunday, Feb. 20, following media reports of Filipino...
K-pop girl group Momoland members Nancy and Hyebin have tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Mexico while in South Korea, members of boy band DKB and upcoming group NMIXX have been diagnosed with it. Nancy, Hyebin and other members of Momoland are in Mexico to promote their song...
LONDON, United Kingdom — Britain's 95-year-old Queen Elizabeth II tested positive for Covid-19 on Sunday, a fortnight after marking 70 years on the throne, but aides said her symptoms were "mild.” Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II (AFP) The news comes at a stressful time of scandal for the royal...
Local government units (LGUs) COVID-19 response amounted to P118.9 billion as of end June last year, the Department of Finance (DOF) reported on Sunday, Feb. 19. According to the Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF), an attached agency of the DOF, of the combined spending of LGUs on COVID-19...
DOH Undersecretary Leopoldo Vega (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) An official of the Department of Health (DOH) believes that the One Hospital Command Center (OHCC) should remain operational even after the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. DOH Undersecretary Leopoldo Vega said that the OHCC has...
Muntinlupa City’s active coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases have stayed below 100 in the last 10 days as the number of new cases in the country continued to decrease. Data from the City Health Office (CHO) showed that as of Feb. 19, Muntinlupa’s active COVID-19 cases have gone down to 66...
Shoppers flock to bargain stores along Ilaya Street in Divisoria, Binondo, Manila, on Oct. 14, 2021. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) The Philippines' healthcare utilization rate is at the low-risk category as the number of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases continues to go down, an official of the...
