As more people get vaccinated against the coronavirus, the government is hopeful that the nation can celebrate the forthcoming holiday season without the mandatory masks. A photo of singer Jose Mari Chan with the caption "Imagine a No-Mask Christmas" is shared by Fr. Nicanor Austriaco towards the...
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) and the Manila city government are only waiting for the vaccine supplies to arrive before they roll out a drive-thru vaccination program for all the Tricycle Operators’ and Drivers’ Association (TODA) in Manila. Vice President Leni Robredo and Manila Mayor...
The rate of joblessness in the country has slightly decreased amid the ongoing threat of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the latest survey of Social Weather Stations (SWS). The SWS said 25.8 percent of the country’s adult labor force remains unemployed, which is 1.5 percent lower than the...
DAVAO CITY – A local committee, investigating the adverse effects of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines, found no direct link between the death of two individuals in the city and vaccination, according to a local health official. Dr. Josephine Villafuerte, COVID-19 vaccination cluster head...
Over 2 million people have completed their two-dose vaccination against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country as the government stepped up the free inoculation effort. Health workers prepare for the COVID vaccine rollout for A5 priority group in Manila on June 16, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/...
An international public health expert has urged Filipino voters to remember in next year's national elections the positive improvements in the United States government's handling of the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis after last year’s presidential elections. Public health and...
A molecular biologist and priest has recommended that a 10-day hotel quarantine should be enforced for international travelers arriving in the National Capital Region (NCR) and Cebu. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) “The science shows that this quarantine is 99.7 percent effective at preventing...
National Task Force (NTF) Deputy Chief Implementer Vince Dizon said overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who will be deployed within four months can get inoculated with vaccines donated by COVAX Facility. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) During the symbolic inoculation of seafarers in Palacio de...
Additional 1.5 million doses of vaccine for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was delivered on Thursday, June 17, as the national government attempts to inoculate millions of Filipinos this year The delivery of 1.5 million doses of Sinovac from China brought to more than nine million the total...
The Cebu City government recently gave one of its highest honors to Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy A. Cimatu for coming to the city's aid during a desperate time in its fight against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). DENR Secretary Roy A. Cimatu (center) is...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año described Thursday, June 17 the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) inoculation as a “milestone’’ to gain herd protection against the deadly virus. He issued the statement as the vaccination of 759 DILG Central...
As the Philippines has started to inoculate essential workers and indigents, an expert said on Thursday, June 17, that population protection is achievable by the fourth quarter of 2021. (KEITH BACONGCO / MANILA BULLETIN) During the Laging Handa briefing, Health Technology and Assessment Council Dr....
