Smoke coming from crematoriums--which have become more active as a result of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic--is causing a legitimate air pollution issue. (Photo by Ryunosuke Kikuno/ Unsplash) In this regard, pollution watchdog EcoWaste Coalition urged crematorium operators on Thursday,...
National Task Force (NTF) Deputy Chief Implementer and Testing Czar Vince Dizon said Metro Manila's positivity rate dropped to 17 percent due to the implementation of stricter community quarantines. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) In a virtual Palace briefing, Dizon attributed the decline to the...
The Russian-made Sputnik V vaccine will mostly likely be distributed to areas equipped to handle to its storage requirements, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said Thursday, April 29. This handout picture taken on August 6, 2020 and provided by the Russian Direct Investment Fund shows the...
A priest from the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) shared his experience with a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) positive baby and a mother who found out her husband succumbed to the virus while she was in labor. (Photo courtesy of Fr. Marlito Ocon) Father Marlito Ocon, head chaplain of the PGH,...
A Cebu Pacific flight (5J671) carrying 500,000 doses of Sinovac Biotech Ltd.-made anti-coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines arrived at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in Pasay City on Thursday morning, April 29. (Photo by Ariel Fernandez/ MANILA BULLETIN) The aircraft, which came from...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. is still hoping that the United States, one of the most vaccinated countries in the world, will be able to spare the Philippines and other countries with its excess coronavirus vaccines. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. (DFA) Locsin made...
Molecular biologists and OCTA Research fellow Fr. Nicanor Austriaco hopes that the oral vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) that his team is currently developing will be manufactured in the Philippines. Rev. Fr. Nicanor Pier Giorgo Austriaco (CBHD) “I would like to do everything...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has assisted the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Region II in transporting over 1,200 personal protective equipment (PPEs) and medical supplies in Batanes on Tuesday, April 27. In a statement on Thursday, April 29, the PCG deployed the BRP Capones (MRRV-4404) to...
The territorial issue on the West Philippine Sea (WPS) is about national pride despite China’s donation of coronavirus vaccines to the Philippines, President Duterte said Wednesday night. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte delivers a televised address on April 28, 2021 (Malacañang photo) The Chief...
Vaccinating the employed sector even to the point of making it mandatory is the only solution for the full reopening and recovery of the battered domestic economy, said Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and GoNegosyo founder Joey Concepcion. He issued this statement following the filing...
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos gave kudos to local officials in the National Capital Region (NCR) for two major achievements this April in connection with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos during the April 28, 2021...
The Philippine government has reached out to the United States (US) and Israel in hopes that these nations would spare their excess vaccines to Filipinos and protect them from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Photo by Oleg Vakhromov/ Unsplash) Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., vaccine czar and...
