Vice President Leni Robredo bared her role in her office’s free teleconsultation service even to the point of getting her “hands dirty” to reach out to people in need of medical care. VP Leni Robredo (OVP/Manila Bulletin) Sometimes, she had to work overnight manning the emergency duty for...
More than 700,000 people in the country have been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Department of Health (DOH) said on Wednesday, May 19. (DOH / MANILA BULLETIN) DOH Undersecretary Myrna Cabotaje said that a total of 3,299,470 vaccine doses were already administered....
Independent research group OCTA has observed "significant increases" in new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Cagayan de Oro City, Davao City, and Iloilo City over the past week. OCTA's monitoring report released on Wednesday, May 19, showed that the average daily recorded cases in Iloilo...
The cargo vessel MV Athens Bridge, which carried the nine Filipino seafarers infected with the so-called India variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), has already departed last week for a travel to Vietnam, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Wednesday, May 19. PCG Commander Michael...
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) has reminded anew all government offices to look after the safety and health of their workers. Civil Service Commission CSC Chairperson Alicia dela Rosa-Bala said all state agencies should have adopted measures that "promote safe and healthy working conditions" as...
As more coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines become available in the country, many people may have questions about whether one type of vaccine is better than another. (JUAN CARLOS DE VELA / MANILA BULLETIN) However, Dr. Lulu Bravo of the Philippine Foundation for Vaccination, maintained that it...
President Duterte reiterated his order to prioritize the police and military men in the ongoing vaccination program against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), underscoring their important role in keeping the country safe amid the pandemic. President Duterte delivers his public address (File Photo:...
Senator Risa Hontiveros urged Malacañang on Wednesday, May 19, to take back the executive order (EO) that lowers tariffs on imported rice, saying this will burden Filipino rice farmers. (Keith Bacongco/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) “I urge Malacañang to recall EO 135. Lowering imported rice...
Parañaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez said on Wednesday (May 19) that local government units (LGUs) in Metro Manila will soon begin vaccinating economic frontliners under the A4 category. A senior citizen inoculated with AstraZeneca COIVD -19 vaccine at a vaccination site in Paranaque City on...
As the government plans to speed its coronavirus disease (COVID-19) inoculation program, the eighth shipment of Chinese manufacturer Sinovac Biotech in the country will arrive on Thursday morning, May 20, carrying 500,000 doses of procured CoronaVac vaccines. In an advisory Wednesday, May 19, the...
A public health expert on Wednesday, May 19, has backed the government's target to inoculate a significant population in the National Capital Region (NCR) and nearby provinces to achieve NCR Plus herd immunity. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) In an interview with ANC, Dr. Tony Leachon said the...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" believes that herd immunity can be achieved in the country by September this year through continuous vaccination. (Photo by Ali Vicoy / File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) The city government broke its own record with 15,763 vaccines deployed in a single day on Monday...
