As the official campaign season nears, presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo on Thursday, Jan. 27, admitted that it will be a struggle for her to do on-the-ground campaigning because of the limitations due to COVID-19 and the conflicts with her schedule as the country’s second highest...
The government's pandemic task force is being urged to take initial steps in taking the Philippines out of a pandemic mindset, like easing coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions for the entry of international travelers to the country. Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder...
The number of active coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Pateros has decreased as the Department of Health (DOH) noted that the cases in the National Capital Region (NCR) continue to drop amid the spread of the Omicron variant. According to the Pateros municipal government, as of Jan. 26, the...
Malacañang is encouraged by a recent study showing that coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine hesitancy among adult Filipinos has dropped to just five percent. 'WE VAX AS ONE' — Commuters and transport workers receive their COVID-19 jabs during the launching of the "We Vax as One: Mobile...
The Caloocan City government announced on Thursday, Jan. 27, that it has already vaccinated 1,047,921 individuals with their second dose against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as of Jan. 25. The local government said the data released on Tuesday, Jan. 25, includes the residents and...
The Philippine Genome Center (PGC) said on Thursday, Jan. 27 that BA.2 or "stealth Omicron" is the dominant sublineage that has caused community transmissions of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country. (Photo from the Philippine Genome Center website / MANILA BULLETIN) In Laging Hand...
Amid the increasing number of infections in the country, the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine hesitancy in the Philippines went down from 22 percent in September 2021 to 5 percent, an OCTA Research fellow confirmed on Thursday, Jan. 27. (Unsplash) Results of the nationwide survey conducted...
The surge driven by the Omicron variant of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is unlikely to reoccur in Metro Manila, but provinces outside the region should brace for the rise in infections, the OCTA Research group warned on Thursday, Jan. 27. (Manila Bulletin File Photo) In an interview over One...
The Makati City local government sent 13,000 AstraZeneca vaccines to the province of Batangas on Wednesday, Jan. 26, as it continuously fight the surge in COVID-19 cases brought about by the more infectious Omicron and Delta variants. On its official Facebook page, the local government unit (LGU)...
Malacañang said that the "No Vaccine, No Ride" policy being implemented in the National Capital Region (NCR) will be lifted if and when Metro Manila gets deescalated to Alert Level 2 since the said restriction only applies to Alert Level 3 and higher. A “No Vaccination, No Ride” sign is seen...
(RITM) An official of the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) reminded the public to only use COVID-19 self-administered antigen test kits that were already approved by the country’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA). "Mahalaga po na iyong gagamitin natin na mga kit sa pag-test ay...
Medicines (File Photo) An infectious disease expert urged the government to subsidize antiviral medicines that are being used for the treatment of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) for it to be accessible to the public. Dr. Rontgene Solante of the San Lazaro Hospital in Manila recommended to the...
