The Department of Health (DOH) reported 6,637 additional coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country on Thursday, May 6. DOH/MB The new cases brought the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Philippines to 1,080,172, wherein 5.8 percent or 63,170 are active or those who are still...
Valenzuela City Mayor Rex Gatchalian has completed his COVID-19 vaccination on Thursday. (VALENZUELA CITY FACEBOOK PAGE/ MANILA BULLETIN) Gatchalian received his second dose of Sinovac vaccine at People’s Park Amphitheater along with other residents who were part of the priority groups. The mayor...
Senate President Vicente Sotto III is agreeing that persons who wear their face masks improperly or are not wearing any at all should be arrested and detained. Senate President Vicente Sotto III (Senate of the Philippines) President Duterte issued the order to police Wednesday, May 5, as he...
Cancer survivor Wil Dasovich recently talked about the importance of being healthy, particularly during a health crisis. He believes health is essential specially in a country like ours if we want to "progress" and "prosper." "You can't perform if you're not fit, you can't lead if you're...
There is a growing acceptance among Parañaque City residents of the different vaccine brands against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) compared to the previous months, Mayor Edwin Olivarez said. "Noon pong kami ay nag-introduce nito noong buwan ng January, may mga hesitation po sila (When we...
Malacañang said President Duterte will still be able to get his second dose of the Sinopharm coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine despite his request to China to pull out the said brand from the Philippines. President Duterte (Malacañang Photo) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement...
Malacañang welcomed the easing of the country's unemployment rate in March this year to 7.1 percent the lowest since the country went into lockdown in March last year due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Manila Bulletin File Photo Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement...
A remote Japanese fishing town has sparked debate after spending coronavirus relief funds on a giant squid statue that cost nearly $250,000 in a controversial bid to boost post-pandemic tourism. This handout photograph taken on April 2, 2021 and received by AFP from the town of Noto on May 6, 2021...
The governments of the Philippines and The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have agreed that there was a need to ramp up their cooperation to address the ongoing threat of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). File Photo: President Duterte and Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud (Robinson...
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Undersecretary Benny Antiporda has organized a "support group" for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the agency using helpful inputs from survivors of the dreaded illness, like himself. DENR Undersecretary Benny Antiporda in his office...
Pasig City’s COVID numbers are on a downward trend but remain “alarming,” Mayor Vico Sotto said on Wednesday. Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto (Pasig City PIO / MANILA BULLETIN) In his COVID summary report on May 5, Sotto said Pasig has 932 active cases which means one in every 1,000 individuals...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has announced that the team tasked to look into the efficacy and safety of Laguna tablets or syrup as a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) therapeutic or supplement is set to conduct its data analysis for its placebo-controlled clinical trial next week....
