About 70 to 75 percent of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients in Manila are not vaccinated, Dr. Arnold "Poks" Pangan, the city health officer, reported on Tuesday (Aug. 24). (Manila Public Information Office photo / File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) "Base po sa datos na nakalap natin, 70 to 75...
(Photo from Philippine Red Cross) With the increasing number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) strongly encouraged the public to be vaccinated as soon as possible to “beat the invisible enemy.” On Tuesday, Aug. 24, PRC Chairman and Chief...
Vice President Leni Robredo is proposing to include the ayuda or cash aid and the conditional cash grant to micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the 2022 national budget to curb the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Filipinos and small businesses. Vice President Leni Robredo speaks at...
The Muntinlupa City government has ordered a granular lockdown in a subdivision, the ninth area to be placed under extreme quarantine since Aug. 10 due to the rising number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. Mayor Jaime Fresnedi imposed a 15-day Extreme Localized Community Quarantine (ELCQ)...
Sitti shared on social media her experience getting vaccinated against COVID-19 while pregnant. She reasoned, "Writing this to address any questions my fellow preggos may have..." Sitti received her second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine 32 weeks into her pregnancy. She got her first dose at 27 weeks....
Senator Nancy BInay on Tuesday criticized the Duterte government’s plan to increase the budget by P11-billion of its anti-insurgency task force while slashing the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine’s (RITM) budget by P170-million under the proposed P5.0240-trillion budget for 2022. Binay...
Opposition Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, August 24 slammed the government’s move to seek P4.5-billion worth of confidential and intelligence funds for President Duterte under the proposed P5.024-trillion budget for 2022. At a time of a COVID-19 pandemic, Hontiveros said such funds could be...
Plastic barriers in public utility vehicles (PUVs) are "useless" without physical distancing, a physician said Tuesday, Aug. 24. (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) In an interview with TeleRadyo, Philippine College Physicians (PCP) President Dr. Maricar Limpin recommended getting rid of the plastic barriers...
DOH/MB Active cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country increased to over 127,000 after the Department of Health (DOH) reported over 12,000 new infections. The DOH said there were 12,067 new COVID-19 cases nationwide. This brought the active cases or those who are still sick to 127,703...
If other senior citizens do not want to get coronavirus disease (COVID-19) jabs, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) urged the government to consider giving these vaccines to children. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) “As the active ally of the government, we have been prioritizing...
The Philippine General Hospital (PGH) on Tuesday, Aug. 24, announced that it will temporarily stop accepting patients in its emergency room amid "record-high" coronavirus disease (COVID-19) admissions. Philippine General Hospital (Photo from University of the Philippines) As of Tuesday, the largest...
Presidential spokesman Harry Roque on Tuesday, August 24, reminded the public that the government has not approved booster shots of the COVID-19 vaccine because a majority of Filipinos haven’t had their first doses yet. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN)...
