President Duterte ordered the withdrawal of China-made Sinopharm coronavirus vaccines from the Philippines because they have not been granted an emergency use authorization by the country’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA). President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his “Talk to the People” on May...
The country will finally get hold of its first batch of the United States (US)-manufactured Pfizer vaccines this month, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. said late Wednesday night, May 5. Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. attends President Duterte's "Talk to the Nation" address on May 5, 2021. (Screenshot...
A Community Reading Pantry was set up in Tabotong Elementary School in Kiamba, Sarangani Province to give learners in nearby communities better access to various learning materials. (Photo from DepEd Philippines FB/ DepEd Tayo Sarangani) The Department of Education (DepEd), in Facebook post on...
The Quezon City government conducted a dry run for inoculation of residents in priority categories at four additional mall-based COVID vaccination sites this week. Residents who registered through barangay-assisted bookings will be prioritized at SM City Sta. Mesa, Robinsons Magnolia, SM City...
Metro Manila's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) reproduction number further declined to 0.77, an expert of the OCTA Research said on Wednesday, May 5. "Magandang balita. Nasa 0.77 na lang ang R natin. Ibig sabihin less than 1 siya, bumabagal na ang pagkalat at yung kaso bumaba na from a high of 5,000...
Members and pensioners of the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) may avail of its coronavirus disease (COVID-19) emergency loan program until June 21. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE) Under the COVID-19 emergency loan program, qualified borrowers with existing emergency loans could...
Parañaque City residents are no longer selective when it comes to the brand of vaccine they are getting against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Mayor Edwin Olivarez said on Wednesday, May 5. (Edwin Olivarez / MANILA BULLETIN) Olivarez, in an interview with DZMM, said that people have been...
A science--savvy consumer advocacy group has criticized the proposal of vaccine czar, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. to lower the national government's vaccination target from 70 million to just 58 million Filipinos out of the country's total population of 110 million. AGHAM President Angelo Palmones...
The 2018 Miss Universe titlist braved the pandemic to spend time with her parents. She updated fans about it on social media recently. Sharing a view from inside a plane, she wrote, "After countless rescheduled flights, two flight cancellations, swab tests, stress, applications and waiting...I'm...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Wednesday expressed his appreciation for the work of the Philippine Consulate General in Hong Kong in defending the rights of overseas Filipino workers from the selective plan to vaccinate 370,000 foreign domestic helpers. Foreign Affairs Secretary...
The first modular hemodialysis facility at the National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) in Quezon City has been completed. HEMODIALYSIS FACILITY-- The first modular hemodialysis facility at the National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) in Quezon City will soon be operational following...
NEW YORK (AFP) - Pfizer sharply increased its 2021 profit projections on Tuesday, citing much higher Covid-19 vaccine sales which are on track to provide a ''durable'' revenue stream in the wake of the pandemic. The drugmaker reported a jump in first-quarter profits based on surging revenues, with...
