The Philippines’ Labor Day celebration should be symbolically marked by a massive coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination drive for the country’s workers. Senator Joel Villanueva, chair of the Senate Committee on Labor and Employment, said the government’s plan to vaccinate a select group of...
The number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country rose to 1,028,738 on Thursday, April 29 with the addition of more than 8,000 new cases. DOH/MB The case bulletin of the Department of Health (DOH) showed 8,276 new cases, 6,636 new recoveries and 114 new deaths. Total recoveries...
The construction of a "mega modular hospital" within the National Center for Mental Health (NCMH) in Mandaluyong City has begun, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said Thursday, April 29. Planning for the DPWH mega modular hospital. (Photo courtesy of DPWH) Public Works and...
More than 5,000 laborers, including Overseas Filipino Workers, are set to be inoculated with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, during the Labor Day symbolic vaccination on May 1, vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. said on Thursday, April 29. Galvez, who is also the chief implementer of...
The Philippines’ cold storage facilities are capable to receive coronavirus vaccines that need to be kept in below freezing temperature, National Task Force Against Covid-19 chief implementer and vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. said Thursday, April 29. Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine (Photo...
Malacañang said the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) was probably already looking into what kind of assistance the Philippines can send to India as it struggles with the deadly spike of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS/FILE PHOTO/MANILA BULLETIN)...
The Philippines is now looking at other suppliers of investigational drugs against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as India, a major drug supplier worldwide, is now battling a surge in infections. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said...
The Department of Health (DOH) is eyeing the possibility of having the nursing licensure exams scheduled at an earlier date to augment the hospital workforce amid a spike in the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. A nurse prepares medecine at a hospital in Manila. (Nicolas Asfouir/AFP)...
Just like how the healthcare system is overwhelmed with the surge in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, the country’s education system is also “under siege” as signs of burnout among education frontliners threaten learning continuity. MARK BALMORES / MANILA BULLETIN The Alliance of...
Hybrid MECQ? MECQ Flex? "'MECQ' is enough." President Duterte is not keen on having long and cumbersome names for quarantine classifications as the government's pandemic task force worked on making adjustments to allow more businesses to operate during the two-week extension of the modified...
A group held a candle-lighting activity to remember Filipino health workers and frontliners who lost their lives in the fight against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Health workers candle lighting (Photo from IOHSAD) On Wednesday night, April 28, Institute for Occupational Health and Safety...
Malacañang said the government's pandemic task force was set to meet to finalize the list of new businesses that will be allowed to reopen under the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ). A volunteer firefighter sprays disinfectant at the Golden Mosque in Quiapo, Manila on April 29, 2021...
