Insurance payments related to the coronavirus pandemic hit more than P8 billion. IC Comm. Dennis B. Funa Since the pandemic began, Insurance Commissioner Dennis B. Funa reported that payouts made by life and non-life insurers, health maintenance organizations (HMOs), and mutual benefit associations...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on Tuesday, Sept. 21, announced that it has reached “herd immunity” with employee vaccination. (Photo from CHED) Chairperson Popoy De Vera said that all CHED offices nationwide have achieved the required vaccination level to protect their employees...
Western-brand vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are simply hard to come by. (Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque gave this response Tuesday, Sept. 21 to reports that Davao City has shown low acceptability of Chinese-made vaccines,...
Vials of COVID-19 vaccines. (Keith Bacongco/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) An infectious disease expert on Tuesday, Sept. 21, reiterated that all coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines approved in the Philippines are effective against the severe form of the viral illness. “Ang ating approved...
Along with the continuous rise of COVID-19 cases, the number of violations of minimum public health standards also increased to 1.9 million, Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana revealed Monday night, September 20. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana virtually attends...
Senator Richard Gordon on Tuesday hit back at President Duterte saying he is not afraid of the chief executive’s attempts to destroy him over the Senate blue ribbon committee’s investigation into the alleged anomalies in the government’s procurement of COVID-19 pandemic supplies that they...
The Senate has ratified the bicameral conference committee report on the bill that would open up the Philippines to more foreign investors. Senate of the Philippines plenary hall (Senate PRIB) Senators on Monday, September 20, approved the bicam report which reconciled the disagreeing provisions of...
At least 25 priests and staff of Christ the King Mission Seminary in Quezon City tested positive for COVID-19 with one of them succumbing to the disease. According to the Quezon City Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance Unit (QCESU), the seminary has 59 priests and staff. Nine priests and 16...
Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. recognized the COVID-19 response of Cebu City after private hospitals recorded no admission in their intensive care units (ICU) and emergency rooms (ER) in recent weeks. (File photo) During the weekly "Talk to the People" public address of President Duterte Monday...
The Lung Center of the Philippines (LCP) is struggling from manpower shortage after some of its health workers tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Facebook/MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In a DZMM Teleradyo interview on Tuesday, Sept. 21, LCP spokesperson Dr. Norberto Francisco...
The Makati City local government has shut down another establishment on Tuesday for violating COVID-19 protocols. In a Facebook post, the local government unit (LGU) said that the Makati Business Permits and Licensing Office (BPLO) has closed down PRVT Resto-Bar for violating quarantine protocols,...
Around 9.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines were delivered last week, marking the highest number of transported life-saving jabs to the country since February 2021 when the supplies started arriving. Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr. (File photo / Screenshot from Kapihan sa Manila Bay livestream) Vaccine...
