Much ado about vaccine passports, even if they aren’t quite new. In the pilgrimage town of Pandharpur in Bombay, India, shortly after a vaccine for plague was developed in 1897, authorities required proof of vaccination as a condition of entry for the pilgrims who would flock to Pandharpur every...
Deficiencies in the receipt and distribution by the Office of the Vice President (OVP) of donations in-kind were noted by the Commission on Audit (COA) in the latest annual audit report released by state auditors on Thursday, July 1. COA released the 2020 annual audit report for the OVP a day after...
The risk classification nationally is already at low risk. DOH/MB Department of Health (DOH) Epidemiology Bureau Director Alethea De Guzman revealed this in an online press briefing Thursday, July 1. She said this citing the decrease in the two week growth rate (TWGR) in the coronavirus disease...
Various countries are now monitoring the developments with regard the new variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease (COVID-19), as these could trigger a rapid rise in the number of cases. (Manila Bulletin File Photo) The Philippines is not spared from the threat of these...
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III has welcomed the latest Labor Force Survey (LFS) results wherein the country posted its second lowest unemployment rate in the time of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III (File photo/...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday, July 1, reported more than 5,000 new cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). DOH/MB The case bulletin of the DOH showed 5,795 new COVID-19 cases. This brought the number of COVID-19 cases in the country to 1,418,337. Total recoveries rose to...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday, July 1 said the Philippines' poor performance in Bloomberg’s latest COVID-19 Resilience Ranking was due to the government’s poor response to the pandemic, not because of the inequitable distribution of vaccines across the globe. “Was the Bloomberg report...
At least 31 illegal wildlife traders have been arrested between March 2020 and May 2021, or practically since the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic began. CAGED--Umbrella cockatoos have been among the species recovered by DENR agents from illegal wildlife traders who continue to ply their...
The government has appealed to the public for a little more patience in the distribution of coronavirus vaccines due to the world's limited supply of the life-saving medication. Overseas Filipino workers line up for the first dose of Moderna coronavirus vaccine outside the Manila Prince Hotel in...
Malacañang remained confident that the Philippines will have a better Christmas this year despite the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as vaccinations against the dreaded disease picked up. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential Spokesman...
The government will enforce a common set of health protocols for incoming international travelers in all ports of entry in the country. PIXABAY/ MANILA BULLETIN According to Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque, President Duterte has made a "final decision" about the unified arrival protocols,...
Department of Health (DOH) Undersecretary and treatment czar Leopoldo Vega said on Thursday, July 1, that mixing and matching different coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines pose an advantage to countries where vaccine supplies are limited. (KEITH BACONGCO / MANILA BULLETIN) In a virtual Palace...
