Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte on Monday said the city hospitals never prescribed the use of anti-parasitic drug Ivermectin to its patients as a cure against COVID-19. QC Mayor Joy Belmonte (QC PIO / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) “It is very clear here in the local government we never prescribed...
Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said the government can make use of the humongous congressional insertions the Department of Budget and Management has tagged as “For Later Release” to meet the P20-billion requirement for the procurement of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines for this year. Lacson...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, May 10, said 25 percent or 501,600 of the more than two million doses of AstraZeneca vaccines that arrived in the country last Saturday from the Covax Facility have been allocated to the National Capital Region (NCR). (DOH / MB) In a virtual forum, Health...
Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William Dar admitted Monday, May 10 that the agency "can't please everyone" even as he noted the huge challenges that the local hog industry has faced as a result of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and the African Swine Flu (ASF) problem....
The average number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Metro Manila is projected to decrease between 1,700 and 1,800 cases per day by the end of the week, a member of the OCTA Research Team said on Monday, May 10. (MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) But the expert warned that while there has been...
The Department of Health (DOH) recorded 6,846 new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases on Monday, May 10. (DOH / MB) The case bulletin of the DOH also showed 8,193 new recoveries and 90 new deaths. The total number of COVID-19 cases in the country rose to 1,108,826. Total recoveries climbed to...
Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto on Monday, May 10 said the police should heed newly-appointed Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Guillermo Eleazar’s order not to put mask violators in jail. Recto said any rush to arrest persons for not wearing face mask without setting up...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is eyeing the approval of around 100,000 more applications for cash aid under its COVID-19 Adjustment Measures Program (CAMP) for the tourism sector. (Ellson Quismorio/ File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) DOLE Information and Publication Service (IPS) Dir....
Navotas City Mayor Toby Tiangco received his second dose of CoronaVac vaccine on Monday afternoon at San Jose Academy. (NAVOTAS LGU/ MANILA BULLETIN) In a facebook post, Tiangco shared that he waited for 28 days to receive the second dose of China’s Sinovac Vaccine. “Fully vaccinated na po tayo...
Pfizer Inc. and its partner BioNTech SE have asked U.S. regulators for full approval of their Covid-19 vaccine, a milestone in their effort to make the shot a sustainable revenue source that goes well beyond its current standing as an emergency product. On Friday, the companies became the first...
Malacañang is hopeful that the Nayong Pilipino Foundation (NPF) will not make decisions that will contradict the orders of President Duterte as it is still under his supervision. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made...
The government has to inoculate at least 6 million people in Metro Manila before it could see a significant reduction in the number of coronavirus cases (COVID-19) cases by the end of the year, OCTA Research fellow Fr. Nicanor Austriaco said on Monday, May 10. (PIXABAY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA...
