Malacañang said it will first evaluate if the country's hospitals are in need of more manpower before allowing Filipino healthcare workers to work in New York amid the state's search for more medical workers. 35014 Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement after the state of New York...
The Alliance of Health Workers (AHW) on Monday, Sept. 27, welcomed Senate Bills that seek to expand pandemic benefits to all health workers. (FLICKR / FILE PHOTO) In a statement, AHW National President Robert Mendoza hailed the introduction of Senate Bill No. 2371 or COVID-19 Benefits for Health...
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Philippines is now under “moderate-risk” classification for coronavirus disease (COVID-19), an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said. This was after the country’s latest two-week growth rate in cases dropped to negative 4 percent, said DOH...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) The average number of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Metro Manila was slightly up on Sunday, Sept. 26, possibly due to backlogs, OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David said on Monday, Sept. 27. In a tweet on Monday, David said that Metro Manila averaged 5,653...
The value of all ongoing foreign-assisted projects of the government increased by almost half last year after President Duterte augmented the country’s coronavirus response, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) reported. In a statement, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl...
The University of the Phippines (UP) Pandemic Response Team on Monday, Sept 27, said the decline in the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the National Capital Region (NCR) was mainly a result of the wide vaccination programs. (ALI VICOY/MANILA BULLETIN FILE) "Mas bibigyan ko ng weight ang...
SYDNEY, Australia -- Authorities of the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) unveiled further details of a roadmap out of COVID-19 restrictions as the state has seen a stabilization of its local transmissions. A person walks on an empty street in Sydney, Australia, on July 14, 2021....
The Pediatric Infectious Disease Society of the Philippines (PIDSP) on Monday, Sept. 27, urged the adults to get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) for the protection of the children. Frederic J. BROWN / AFP/ FILE/ MANILA BULLETIN "Ikutan po natin ng mga matatanda na may bakuna...
Although Vice President Leni Robredo is relieved that President Duterte has finally decided fo halt the use of face shields outdoors, she warned against the possibility of going back on his word and confusing the public once more. Vice President Leni Robredo (Jansen Romero/Manila Bulletin) Speaking...
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to ravage the country and adversely affect the livelihood of the people, the San Juan City local government distributed food boxes and other pandemic supplies from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to the city's solo parents. (Photo from...
The San Juan City local government has distributed the P3,000 cash assistance to various non-medical frontliners and Tricycle Operators and Drivers Association (TODA) drivers and operators in its bid to help them amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo from Mayor Francis Zamora's Facebook)...
Three million more doses of Sinovac's CoronaVac vaccine that were procured by the government from China were delivered late Sunday afternoon, Sept. 26. The shipments carrying three miion doses of Sinovac CoronaVac vaccine arrive at NAIA Terminal 2 on Sept 26, 2021. (Photo: NTF Against COVID-19) The...
