Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri on Monday, May 24, appealed to the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases to imposes measures to control the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in northern Mindanao. Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel 'Migz' Zubiri...
The coronavirus pandemic, which has caused global economic damage and cost the lives of at least 3.46 million people, “has shown the best kinds of leaders” are those who do the work and listen to science, Vice President Leni Robredo said Monday, May 24. Mentioning the leaderships in “more...
The total number of overseas Filipinos who were afflicted with COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) since the outbreak began in February last year is now 18,697, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said in a report Monday. This came after the DFA confirmed that 38 new COVID-19 cases and 31 new...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has identified the eight proposed sites where a local study on the safety of using different coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine doses and vaccine platforms in Filipino adults will be conducted in June this year. (Photo by Phill Magakoe / AFP /...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte, who already tested positive for COVID-19 twice, received her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine Monday. QC LGU/MANILA BULLETIN “Today I joined the thousands of QCitizens who are now vaccinated against COVID-19,” Belmonte said in a statement. Although part of the...
Nearly 5,000 have been added to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country on Monday, May 24. DOH/MB The case bulletin of the Department of Health (DOH) showed 4,973 new cases which brought the total number of COVID-19 cases in the country to 1,184,706. The tally of COVID-19 survivors...
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday urged both the national and local government units in the Philippines to follow the sequence of prioritization in rolling out the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) vaccines coming from the Covax facility to ensure its impact on public health. World...
The country’s performance with regards to its rollout of the vaccines against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has been “creditable and commendable.” Residents wait in line to be inoculated at Manila Prince Hotel on Tuesday. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) World Health Organization (WHO)...
Physicians from Negros Oriental are urging the national government to place the province under enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) due to the high number of active coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) "The past few weeks been overwhelming for those of us in the healthcare...
President Duterte was still assessing if Vice President Leni Robredo's participation will really be helpful to boost the public's confidence in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines, Malacañang said. Vice President Robredo and President Duterte (FILE PHOTO / PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO) Presidential...
Members of the House Committee on Trade and Commerce on Monday called for additional funding support to local companies producing personal protective equipment (PPEs) to enable the industry to meet the country’s needs for protective health gears in the face of a continuing coronavirus (COVID-19)...
Malacañang said those proven to be selling coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines and slots in vaccination areas may face prison time as these acts are illegal under Philippine laws. MB FILE PHOTO (Juan Carlo de Vela) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement following reports of some...
