Special treats await those who get their vaccine shots Here's what you're eating after getting the "jab" done While vaccines are now rolling out in different parts of the country, many Filipinos are still hesitant to participate and take their shots due to a number of reasons. Although the...
The Department of Health (DOH) believes it is possible for Metro Manila to achieve population protection against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) by November. DOH/MB "Based on the speed and scale on how we do vaccines in NCR, there is that possibility of achieving population protection," Health...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, July 5, recorded more than 6,000 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) recoveries. DOH/MB The case bulletin of the DOH showed 6,477 new recoveries bringing the total number of recoveries to 1,364,960. The Health department, however, recorded 5,392 new COVID-19...
Senator Leila de Lima on Monday, July 5 pushed for the passage of a bill that seeks the granting of paid leaves to private sector workers during a state of calamity, such as the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In filing Senate Bill No. 2307, De Lima seeks a five-day paid leave benefits to private...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Monday criticized the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for reappropriating the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines purchased by the private sectors intended for their workers and distributing these to local government units (LGUs). De Lima said this is contrary to the...
The Department of Health (DOH) is providing additional coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines in Taal affected communities. DOH/MB "We are providing additional vaccines as well as additional test kits...the DOH has also procured enough vaccines for all of the evacuees," Dr. Voltaire Guadalupe of...
Malacañang assured the public that the government will go "all-out" in getting to the bottom of the illegal sale of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines, saying no one should profit from the suffering of the nation. (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement after...
Some pregnant residents of Quezon City have been giving birth inside tricycles and other unsuitable environments due to swab test results being required by hospitals prior to their admission. Mayor Joy Belmonte disclosed this Monday as she called on pregnant women in the city to take advantage of...
More than 2.8 Filipinos have already received their second dose of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines. DOH/MB Based on the latest vaccine statistics, as of July 4, a total of 2,868,905 have already completed the required two doses while 8,839,124 have received their first doses. This means...
Malacañang said that the pilot implementation of face-to-face classes under the basic education curriculum may happen sooner than expected now that vaccinations against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have been picking up. A teacher holds face-to-face classes before schools were closed due to...
A public health expert reiterated on Monday, July 5, that fully vaccinated individuals are less likely to contract coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (KEITH BACONGCO / MANILA BULLETIN) This after the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) announced that...
The Muntinlupa City government has completed the first-dose vaccination of 39 percent of its target population. Based on data as of July 3, a total of 151,664 individuals have received their first dose of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19 vaccine, equivalent to 39.3 percent of the total target...
