The Employees' Compensation Commission (ECC) is still looking at the possibility of including employees who have been infected with COVID-19 while on a work-from-home arrangement in its cash assistance benefits. (Photo by Chris Montgomery on Unsplash) In a virtual Laging Handa briefing on Thursday,...
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque justified on Thursday, Sept. 30 the certification as urgent of the P5.024-trillion General Appropriations Bill (GAB), calling it a "pandemic budget". (Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) In a virtual press briefing, Roque said that the Palace...
In an effort to reach more people and get them vaccinated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) continues to deploy its mobile vaccination clinics nationwide. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross) “Ang layunin natin sa Philippine Red Cross (PRC) ay mabigyan ng bakuna...
Malacañang said fighting the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic would have even been more difficult without the Inter-agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases, urging the public to recognize the good that the body has done. File photo of President Duterte...
KUALA LUMPUR, -- Malaysia reported 12,434 new Covid-19 infections as of midnight Wednesday, bringing the national total to 2,232,960, according to the health ministry Some eight of the new cases are imported and 12,426 are local transmissions, data released on the ministry's website showed. Another...
Malacañang assured the public that the technical issues surrounding the coronavirus (COVID-19) case reporting of the Department of Health (DOH) will not affect the government's decisions regarding its pandemic response, including the next Metro Manila's next alert level classification....
Senators have rallied behind the passage of a bill that would give the Philippines' health workers continued benefits amid the COVID-19 pandemic. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) Senator Juan Edgardo "Sonny" Angara sponsored on Wednesday, September 29, Senate Bill No. 2421, which...
SYDNEY, Australia -- Scientists from a number of Australia's leading infectious disease and antibody therapeutic centers are confident they are a step closer to creating a COVID-19 treatment. Scientists around the world are working on a number of vaccines and treatments for COVID-19. (Xinhua/Zhang...
SYDNEY, Australia -- The states across Australia's eastern coast, the country's worst-hit areas in the current COVID-19 outbreak, saw a resurgence of local transmissions on Thursday, despite the governments' ambitious reopening road map. People take photos near the Sydney Opera House in Sydney,...
In recognition of the “invaluable work” of teachers especially during the pandemic, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, Sept. 30, announced that their allowable service credits last school year have been expanded. (Photo from DepEd) “DepEd acknowledges that many teachers have...
The Senate witness who testified that Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corporation’s management ordered the repacking of substandstard and dirty face shields that were delivered to the government rejected claims that he was bribed by the office of Senator Risa Hontiveros. Senator Risa Hontiveros (Senate...
Catholic devotees stand outside the Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene as they attend a Sunday mass during the fourth day of the Alert Level 4 implementation in the Metro Manila. (Ali Vicoy) Metro Manila remains at “high-risk” classification for coronavirus disease (COVID-19), but the region...
