The Makati City local government announced on Friday that people aged 12 to 17 may now register for vaccination against COVID-19 and its more contagious Delta variant. (Photo from Makati PIO) In a Facebook post, the LGU (local government unit) said that residents of Makati aged 12 to 17 could sign...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. personally thanked United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Samantha Power for the assistance of the US government and its private sector to the Philippines during the COVID-19 pandemic. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro...
President Duterte has continued to downplay the figures that the Department of Health (DOH) is recording in connection with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) scourge. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) In his taped "Talk to the People" public briefing on Friday night, Sept. 10, which...
An in depth look into the art exhibition ‘A la Sombra de la Colonia, A Meditation on 1521 and Beyond’ By Jose Tence Ruiz Purgatoryo de Masaje , oil on canvas, by Jose Tence Ruiz, 2021 It would seem salutary to suggest that we are woke, professing cognizance of an entire half millennium of...
The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee has asked the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) to look into the financial dealings of Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corporation as lawmakers doubted that it can take on billions-worth of government contracts. Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corporation Huang Tzu Yen attends...
President Duterte has signed Proclamation No.1218, which effectively extended the State of Calamity previously declared throughout the Philippines in connection with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) The directive enforces an extension of...
Mayor Joy Belmonte urged on Friday the national government to include children 17 years old and below in the vaccination program against COVID-19 amid the rise in the number of infections among minors. Belmonte made the call after vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. told the House of Representatives on...
President Duterte has approved the imposition of travel restrictions on passengers coming from nine countries placed under the "Red List" in order to prevent the further spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Philippines. PIXABAY/ MANILA BULLETIN In a statement, Presidential Spokesman...
The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) has approved the creation of the "Task Force on Oxygen Supply". A pair of oxygen tanks. (Photo by Moo Shua/ Unsplash) This was bared by Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Friday, Sept. 10 during a virtual...
If the government will ease quarantine restrictions for vaccinated people, it should also permit individuals who have recovered from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to do more non-essential activities since they have "natural immunity." Dr. Ted Herbosa, special adviser of National Task Force...
The Popular shock-jock, radio talk show host has had enough of what he deemed “imbecile” antics. Howard Stern derided anti-vaxxers early this week on his Sirius XM radio show saying anyone who doesn’t want to get the Covid-19 vaccine should go “f*** yourself.” The unvaccinated in the U.S....
Whatever happened to Mr. #KalmaAkoLangTo? Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque explains the reason for his outburst during a virtual press briefing Friday, Sept. 10, 2021 (Screenshot from Facebook live) That's Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque's favorite hashtag, the one he uses at the end of...
