Russian President Vladimir Putin committed to increasing the volume of deliveries of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines as the Philippines and Russia celebrated 45 years of diplomatic relations on June 2. File photo of President Duterte's bilateral meeting with President Vladimir...
Klook partners with Manila HealthTek Klook partners with Manila HealthTek for affordable COVID-19 testing The Department of Tourism has recently announced that point-to-point (P2P) air travel for leisure and “staycation” will be allowed for those under the NCR Plus bubble. This includes Metro...
Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso urged the government on Wednesday to reconsider and reevaluate its policy mandating the public to wear face shields as added protection against the COVID-19. Manila City Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso During his mayoral address, Domagoso...
Hidilyn Daz continues to train in Malacca, Malaysia. (Screenshot from Hidilyn Diaz's video on Instagram) Filipino weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz said she has yet to receive a go signal with regards to the schedule of departure for Japan as she continues to wait for updates from local sports officials....
In this file photo taken on April 21, 2020, a member of the Philippine National Police Special Action Forces uses a megaphone to remind shoppers to practice social distancing during a government imposed enhanced quarantine as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 novel coronavirus in Manila....
President Duterte has reiterated his appeal to Filipinos to get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), saying it was the only way to protect themselves and the people around them, and to overcome the pandemic. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) Duterte made the...
A health worker prepares to administer a coronavirus vaccine at a vaccination site in Manila on May 14, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/ Manila Bulletin) Around 50 percent of vaccine recipients in the country have missed taking the second dose of their COVID-19 vaccine, an expert working with the government's...
The government has appealed to the public to stay vigilant and continue to observe coronavirus preventive measures as the tropical storm Dante dumped rains in some parts of the country. PAGASA tracking tropical storm Dante (PAGASA) Presidential spokesman Harry Roque asked people to cooperate with...
DOH/MB The Philippines logged 5,257 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections on Wednesday, June 2, as shown in the latest case bulletin of the Department of Health (DOH). The total number of active cases nationwide stood at 52,132 or 4.2 percent of the country's cumulative caseload of...
President Duterte has authorized the grant of hazard pay to government personnel who physically report for work during the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) and modified ECQ (MECQ). President Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea signed Administrative Order...
Up to 50 percent subsidy! Safe to say that everyone misses the outside world. When asked what they would like to do first when the world is cleared of this pandemic, it would be to travel and see new sights. Tourism, admittedly, is also one of the first to be hit the hardest. Since the Inter-Agency...
Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., vaccine czar and chief implementer of the National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19, welcomed on Wednesday, June 2, the World Health Organization's (WHO) approval of the CoronaVac vaccine made by Chinese manufacturer Sinovac Biotech for emergency use against the...