Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is calling for a legislative inquiry on the status of the use Filipino sign language (FSL) as a language of instruction for the deaf under the under the K to 12 basic education system. The chairman of the Senate basic education committee filed a resolution for this...
The Department of Health (DOH) defended the inclusion of local chief executives in the A1 priority group for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination program. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire (Photo from PCOO/ Manila Bulletin File Photo) DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said...
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) is in talks with the local goverment units of Dasmariñas, Cavite and Tondo, Manila for the rollout of its free mobile antigen testing for COVID-19 in their communities. Vice President Leni Robredo said they have discussions with the LGUs that are being...
Several leaders of various Filipino-American groups thanked United States President Joe Biden for the recent delivery of more than 2.5 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccines to the Philippines through the COVAX facility. Filipino-American community leaders gather outside the White House in...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) is now accepting online job applications, which is another change brought about by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. (Photo by Glenn Carstens Peters / Unsplash) Lawyers, certified public accountants, and other graduates of a four-year college course...
Taguig Mayor Lino Cayetano has asked residents to be patient and to stop spreading fake news regarding the city’s vaccination program against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Taguig Mayor Lino Cayetano (left) and the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine Comirnaty (Taguig City government / MANILA BULLETIN)...
The government should tap more laboratories in order to boost the country’s efforts in detecting new variants of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), an infectious disease expert said Monday, May 17. (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Dr. Rontgene Solante, the head of San Lazaro Hospital's...
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora is now fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as he received on Saturday his second dose of the Sinovac vaccine. San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora (Photo from Mayor Francis Zamora's Facebook) Zamora first received his COVID-19 shot last April 16 after the Department...
The head organizer of the Muntinlupa Community Pantry has tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and said that it is time for other organizers to get creative in distributing food to individuals and communities. Muntinlupa Community Pantry (Muntinlupa Food Drive / MANILA BULLETIN) Isay...
Senator Nancy Binay urged the Department of Health (DOH) to ensure that local health units are able to follow protocols in the handling of life-saving coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines. Binay noted at that at least 348 vials of Coronavac had been rendered unusable in Makilala town in Cotabato after...
The Department of Health (DOH) has noted a decreasing trend in the utilization of intensive care unit beds dedicated for COVID-19 patients in the Greater Manila area. (DOH / MANILA BULLETIN) DOH Undersecretary Leopoldo Vega said that the ICU bed occupancy in the Greater Manila area--also known as...
Navotas City remains the top city in the National Capital Region with the lowest number of average new daily COVID-19 cases for three consecutive weeks now. From 12.36 average daily attack rate (ADAR) on April 25 to May 1 and 7.2 on May 3 to 9, the city's ADAR further plunged to 5.99 on May 9 to...
