Malacañang reminded the public to always follow coronavirus (COVID-19) protocols, especially on mass gatherings, if they do not want to see the Philippines suffering the same fate as India. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential Spokesman Harry...
Vice President Leni Robredo is exploring to turn her Swab Cab project into a “vaccine cab” that will go around communities to vaccinate people who cannot register online for the vaccination program in their areas. The vice president said her office is always willing to help the government roll...
The University of the Philippines Diliman's (UP Diliman) task force monitoring the community's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation expressed on Monday, May 10, its support to proposals to suspend patent rights and intellectual property rule to allow the Philippines and other developing...
The OCTA Research Group on Monday, May 10, urged the government to stay cautious when deciding on new quarantine rules by May 15 to sustain the gains of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) and modified ECQ implementation in Metro Manila and nearby areas in the past few weeks. (MANILA BULLETIN /...
Britain on Monday was set to announce a further easing of its coronavirus lockdown, joining several European nations in gradually reopening their economies, but India remained in the grip of a devastating outbreak. Rapid vaccination programmes have allowed a number of wealthy nations to start...
The Pasay City local government unit (LGU) has declared 120 barangays in the city as COVID-19-free after recording zero case on Sunday, May 9. Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano said the city has a total of 201 barangays and only Barangay 183 remains with 18 COVID-19. Rubiano had earlier placed under...
A resolution seeking to commend community pantry organizer Ana Patricia Non and other volunteers in the food bank initiative nationwide has been filed in the Senate on Monday, May 10. People line up at the community pantry set up by 26-year-old Ana Patricia Non in Maginhawa Street, Quezon City....
The transmission of the coronavirus can occur through exposure to respiratory fluids from more than six feet away, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in its updated guidelines published on Friday. Tourists have a meal at a restaurant near the Hagia Sophia Mosque at...
Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. has expressed dissatisfaction over the delay in the construction of a mega vaccination center at the Nayong Pilipino in Parañaque City, which he said, could have a major impact in the national government's inoculation program. Galvez, vaccine czar and chief...
Detained peasant leader Joseph Canlas is currently in critical condition after experiencing symptoms related to coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Photo courtesy of Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP). The Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) said Canlas is currently in a coma and hooked to a...
A Filipina and her Indian boyfriend were arrested in Hong Kong over suspicion of providing misleading information to contact tracers. Pedestrians walk across a road in Hong Kong on May 3, 2021. (Anthony WALLACE / AFP/ MANILA BULLETIN) In a South China Morning Post report, the 29-year-old engineer...
Now the country has more coronavirus vaccine supply, Vice President Leni Robredo thinks it could be time for her to get vaccinated. VP Leni Robredo (OVP photo) Robredo herself will fall under the A3 category, or persons with comorbidities, since she is hypertensive, but she refused to get the...
