A “No Vaccination, No Ride” sign is seen posted on a public utility jeepney in Malate, Manila as the Department of Transportation starts enforcing the policy on January 17, 2022. (Ali Vicoy / MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippines continued to see a declining number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19)...
K-pop stars who tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the last two weeks have recovered but new cases have been confirmed as the highly contagious Omicron variant continues to infect people in South Korea. YG Entertainment announced on Feb. 3 that the five members iKON, four members...
Microbiologist-priest Fr. Nicanor Austriaco, O.P., and independent health reform advocate Dr. Tony Leachon provided clarity on getting the COVID-19 jab through a free, publicly available webinar. The “Second Albertus Magnus Faith and Science Lecture” was held via Zoom and livestreaming at the...
The Duterte administration has so far borrowed more than P1 trillion from foreign lenders for the government’s coronavirus response, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. As of Jan. 14, 2022, the national government already raised a total of $22.55 billion, or roughly P1.15 trillion, in budgetary...
NCH WCPU Facebook Page As the COVID-19 vaccination of minors aged five to 11 years old begins on Friday, Feb. 4, National Children’s Hospital (NCH) chief Dr. Moriel DJ. Creencia has allayed the fears of parents whose children are about to get inoculated against the dreaded disease. She reminded...
Despite the delay in the arrival of “pediatric” Pfizer coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines, National Task Force (NTF) against COVID-19 special adviser Dr. Teodoro “Ted” Herbosa, on Thursday, Feb. 3, assured the public that the vaccination for children aged five to 11 years old will push...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The Department of Health (DOH) said that vaccination sites were already prepared as the Philippines is set to start vaccinating children aged five to 11 against the...
The camp of Vice President Leni Robredo is confident that it has the “best candidate” but it also recognizes the challenges of launching a presidential campaign amid the restrictions imposed by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Vice President Leni Robredo visits the Guagua Municipal...
The Makati City local government, together with Former-Vice President and senatorial aspirant Jejomar Binay announced the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines to two other Sister Cities of Makati as part of its Sister Cities initiative. (Photo from Makati LGU) Binay, together with Makati City...
President Duterte is currently undergoing quarantine after being exposed to a household staff who tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang File photo) Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles made the statement following rumors that President Duterte...
The Makati City local government announced on Thursday, Feb. 3, that it will suspend the operation of one of its vaccination sites due to the 2022 Bar examinations to be held on Friday, Feb. 4, and Sunday, Feb. 6. In a Facebook post, the local government unit (LGU) said that it will close the Fort...
The risk level classification for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Metro Manila, Cavite, Laguna, Quezon, and Rizal (CALABARZON) remained at moderate risk with negative one-week growth rates, an OCTA Research fellow said on Thursday, Feb. 3. (Image courtesy of Dr. Guido David) OCTA Research fellow...
