DOH UNDERSECRETARY MARIA ROSARIO VERGEIRE (Manila Bulletin File Photo) The Department of Health (DOH) reiterated on Friday, Sept. 17, that requiring workers to get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is prohibited. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire made the statement...
(ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The reproduction number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Metro Manila has further dipped to 1.25, with a growth rate in cases of only 3 percent, independent research group OCTA said on Friday, Sept. 17. OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David said that...
Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion cannot help but feel upbeat about the vaccination of workers in the private sector following the "timely" arrival of 600,000 AstraZeneca jabs on Friday morning, Sept. 17. Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and...
Senator Richard Gordon disputed Friday, September 17, President Duterte's claim that none of the officials in his Cabinet are involved in corruption. President Rodrigo Duterte and Philippine Red Cross chairman Senator Richard Gordon (FILE PHOTOS/MANILA BULLETIN) In opening the seventh hearing of...
A child rights organization warned that millions of Filipino learners with disabilities now at a greater risk of falling behind in education due to the challenges brought by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. (Photo from Save the Children Philippines) Save the Children Philippines said...
Two ordinances that grant financial assistance to government employees of Navotas were signed by Mayor Toby Tiangco on Thursday (Sept. 16). (NAVOTAS PIO) Tiangco signed City Ordinances No. 2021-22 and No. 2021-23 , implementing COVID-19 assistance programs for the city’s employees. Under...
A total of 661,200 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines that were procured by the private sector and local government units (LGUs) were delivered to the country on Friday morning, September 17. A total of 661,220 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID-19 arrive at NAIA Terminal 1 in Pasay City on...
WASHINGTON, United States – US medical experts will meet Friday to debate and vote on the controversial question of giving out booster doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine to the general population. Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine President Joe Biden's administration announced in August a plan to...
Art can teach you how to make money grow FROM STAGE TO SCREEN Tanghalang Pilipino will showcase Filipino theater talent in the new LLBB web series There’s a new version of financial literacy themed play “Lukot-lukot, Bilog-bilog” (LLBB), a collaboration between digital payments leader Visa...
Individuals with symptoms or in close contact with COVID-positive patients who refused to be tested for the virus risk themselves of imprisonment or other appropriate penalties, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has warned. DILG Sec. Eduardo Año (Photo from DILG) DILG Sec....
After the first week of classes, students who enrolled for School Year (SY) 2021-2022 have breached the 27 million mark based on the data released by the Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday, Sept. 17. School personnel in Taguig City distributes modules and other school supplies for students...
Malacañang announced that Grenada, Papua New Guinea, Serbia, and Slovenia have been added to the so-called red list countries, prohibiting travelers from the said nations to enter the Philippines starting Sept. 19, 2021. PIXABAY/ MANILA BULLETIN Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the...
