Human rights lawyer Jose Manuel 'Chel' Diokno expressed dismay on Saturday, Jan. 29, over the Bloomberg survey that ranked the Philippines at the bottom on coronavirus disease (COVID-19) resilience. Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno (Photo from Diokno’s campaign team) Diokno, a senatorial aspirant,...
The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) released on Saturday, Jan. 29 a revised version of the "oratio imperata" (mandatory prayer) for the protection against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). CBCP/MB In this second revision of the prayer, the prelates CBCP/MB asked the...
The Las Pinas City government started the registration of children and students aged five to 11 on Saturday (Jan. 29). Las Pinas City Mayor Imelda Aguilar encouraged parents of minors belonging to the said age group to register them at the city’s “Bakunahan sa Kabataan” for them to get...
The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) urged the faithful to take part in addressing the impacts of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and the climate emergency being experienced worldwide. In its Pastoral Statement on Ecology released after the bishops' 123rd Plenary...
Questions were raised after the national government announced that fully vaccinated international travelers and returning overseas Filipinos (ROFs) will no longer be required to undergo a facility-based quarantine but shall self-monitor for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) symptoms beginning Feb. 1....
The Pateros municipal government is now allowing walk-ins for its drive-thru booster COVID-19 vaccination. This was announced by Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce III on Jan. 28 after it was observed that the number of people getting booster shots has decreased. “We saw a decrease in the number of...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) Metro Manila's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) reproduction number, or the average number of secondary infections by each infected individual, dropped further to 0.50, the independent research group OCTA said on Saturday, Jan. 29. In a tweet, OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David...
"Enough already." Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. seems to have had enough of the desperation and unhappiness caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as the government changes policy to suit the changing circumstances caused by the crisis. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Friday, Jan. 29, that 6,480 participants of the World Health Organization (WHO) Solidarity Vaccine Trials in the country have already received their first dose of jabs against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (JUAN CARLO DE VELA / MANILA BULLETIN)...
As it pushes for the implementation of expanded face-to-face classes , the Department of Education (DepEd) said that preference to those who will be allowed to participate would be given to students who were already vaccinated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA...
Due to the increase in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the past weeks, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) intensified its COVID-19 vaccination efforts to curb the spread of the virus. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross / MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement on Friday, Jan. 28, PRC said that it...
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Department of Health (DOH) encouraged parents of children ages five to 11 to have them vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as the government is set to open the vaccination program for the said age group starting Friday, Feb. 4. “Gaya ng COVID-19...
