By Carlo Ayco The Navotas City government has administered a total of 303,487 vaccines against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as of Thursday, Oct. 7. According to a Facebook post of the city government, 158,270 individuals have already received the first dose while 145,217 have been fully...
Despite the recent drop in reported new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) urged the public to keep their “guard up.” (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) “Ang pagbaba ng kaso ng (The decrease in) COVID-19 cases does not mean we should let our guard down,” said...
Vice President Leni Robredo has more important things to worry about than threats made by President Duterte on late night television. Vice President Leni Robredo (Photo from Leni Robredo's Facebook) Robredo, who filed her certificate of candidacy (COC) for president on Thursday, was asked in a...
Three out of five personnel of the Department of Education (DepEd) are already vaccinated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Photo taken in Pasig City on June 29, 2021 (DepEd Public Affairs Service) DepEd, in a statement issued Friday, Oct. 8, confirmed this noting that almost 60 percent of...
The Las Pinas City government launched the “Bakunahan sa Kabataan” vaccination program for children aged 12 to 17 years old on Friday (October 8). Mayor Imelda Aguilar said the pre-registration for “Bakunahan sa Kabataan” will be online through https://bit.ly/e-covid19reg or barangay...
The government's pandemic task force has allowed the interzonal point-to-point travel of individuals from the National Capital Region (NCR) to areas under general community quarantine (GCQ) and modified GCQ (MGCQ). Based on the Resolution No. 142 of the Inter-agency Task Force (IATF) for the...
GENEVA, Switzerland -- The World Health Organization said on Thursday it was about to restart the process of approving Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine following a series of problems with the dossier. Sputnik vaccines WHO authorization has been sought for the Sputnik V jab created by Russia's...
The government's pandemic task force has updated its testing and quarantine protocols for individuals coming from countries, territories, and jurisdictions placed under the green and yellow lists. PIXABAY/ MANILA BULLETIN In a statement, Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said that the new...
LONDON, United Kingdom -- The UK government on Thursday announced a dramatic reduction to its coronavirus travel ''red list,'' scrapping bans on foreigners travelling to England from 47 countries. London Heathrow Airport (AFP/File) Under the new rules that come into effect from 0300 GMT on Monday...
More than 2.7 million doses of Moderna and AstraZeneca vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were transported to the country on Friday morning, Oct. 8 -- the first time that two different brands were delivered in a single flight. More than 2.7 million doses of Moderna and Astrazeneca...
Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. said each country has a "unique" coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic curve which shall be considered in measuring their efficiency in dealing with the global health crisis. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. (File photo) The chief implementer of the National Task...
37396 (Antenor Mendoza Hernandez, fondly called as “Fr. Pops,” is a priest of the Apostolic Vicariate of Calapan, and currently on loan to the Military Ordinariate of the Philippines, where he now serves as division chaplain of the 5th Infantry Division, Philippine Army, based in Gamu,...
