Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said that the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) was working on a common digital ID that would serve as proof of a person's vaccination against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (PCOO / MANILA BULLETIN...
A man walks past a mural on a fence of an elementary school that serves as a health protocol reminder among residents in Davao City. Local authorities are now intensifying its awareness campaign to stem the surging COVID-19 cases in the city. (Keith Bacongco) There should be no room for complacency...
The more than 1,200 cases of myocarditis or heart inflammation logged in the United States among young adults and adolescents following the inoculation of Pfizer vaccines should not prod the government to stop the use of the US-made jabs, the Philippine Council for Health Research and Development...
The target to reach herd immunity by Christmas, particularly in Metro Manila and eight other high-risk areas, is "reasonable" but it could change if the Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) spreads in communities, a research fellow of OCTA Research group said on Sunday, June 27....
Heard It Through the Gripe-Vine: Our New Abnormal Philip Cu Unjieng A) Just in case you’ve been hiding under a stone, or burying your head underground, one of the more amusing news of the week that just passed was the ‘We don’t need it anymore… oh yes, we still need it’ flip-flopping on...
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to cast a giant shadow on the opening of the Tokyo Olympic Games. With less than a month left, anxiety over the possibility that foreign athletes and journalists could be carriers of the emerging deadly Delta variant has been added to the hosts’ long list of...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has funded a study that will look into Philippine medicinal plants, which have inhibitory properties against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV- 2) which causes the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (PIXABY) In a Facebook post,...
The government should start considering buying more effective and cheaper vaccines to inject to the Filipino population to ensure better protection against the COVID-19, Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon said on Saturday, June 26. Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccine (AFP/MANILA BULLETIN) In a radio...
With the continued rollout of the government’s inoculation program against coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Department of Education (DepEd) reminded that the use of schools as vaccination sites should be approved by its local officials first. The government continues to roll out its COVID-19...
DOH/MB The country has recorded 6,871 more coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Saturday, June 26, bringing the cumulative total to 1,391,911. The newly detected cases brought the active cases nationwide to 53,447, the Department of Health (DOH) reported. Of the active cases 89.4 percent are...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) reiterated its commitment to help the government in the rollout of its vaccination program against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The Kabaka Center in Pandacan, Manila is one of the six 'Bakuna Centers' of Philippine Red Cross in Metro Manila. (Photo from PH Red...
Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. declared Saturday, June 26, that the country's vaccination program against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is close to achieving the standards set by Israel, one of the few countries with a successful COVID-19 response. (From left to right) Israeli experts Adam...
