The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and its training arm disclosed on Saturday, August 14, that it is spearheading the establishment of a platform to strengthen local-level cooperation among local government bodies of ASEAN Plus Three (APT) member countries in battling the...
A health reform advocate blasted health professionals spreading misinformation about coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) "With prioritized funding and resources, and trials running in parallel, the COVID-19 vaccines went through the same clinical development as...
Taguig posted the highest number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases this week as its active cases pushed past the 1,000 mark. In a weekly report by the Taguig City government, the number of new COVID-19 cases from Aug. 6 to 12 totaled 1,067, or an average of 152 cases per day or an increase of...
(JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) Independent research group OCTA on Saturday, Aug. 14, said that the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) reproduction number in Metro Manila increased to 1.85 from 1.76 two days ago. Reproduction number refers to the average number of secondary infections by...
College students roam around the campus before the pandemic (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) For the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), responding and adapting to the changes brought by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are among the challenges that confront the country’s higher...
Two individuals, who already completed their Sinovac COVID-19 jab and still received a “booster” shot of another vaccine brand, have been charged before the Quezon City prosecutor’s office for violating the local government's ordinance against COVID-19 vaccine fraudsters. The respondents were...
(The sign says it all at the Adventist Medical Center in Pasay City in this photo taken Tuesday, August 10, 2021, as the Department of Health (DOH) also said extending the imposition of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) remains a possibility amid the rising number of coronavirus disease...
The Metro Manila Council (MMC) has tasked the local government units of the National Capital Region (NCR) to come up with their own ordinances penalizing individuals who will get a "booster" shot or a third dose of COVID-19 vaccine, Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte bared Saturday. The order came...
Senator Cynthia Villar said on Saturday, August 14, that her office is again gearing up for the vaccination of about 3,000 Filipino seafarers at The Villar Tent, which she said is the government's "favorite vaccination site" for the overseas workers. Filipino seafarers wait for their turn to get...
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III's refusal to step down from his post despite repeated calls only shows his loyalty to President Duterte, and not to the Filipinos, opposition Senator Leila de Lima said on Saturday, August 14. President Duterte confers with Health Secretary Francisco Duque III...
Former senator and Sorsogon Governor Francis "Chiz" Escudero has maintained that the Department of Health (DOH) may still have committed a crime if proven to have failed in properly disbursing its P67.32-billion COVID-19 funds. Former senator and Sorsogon Governor Francis 'Chiz' Escudero (MANILA...
A look at the dialogues of different movie eras Motion picture was introduced in the country toward the end of the Spanish rule in the 1890s and it was during the American period in 1919 when the first Filipino film, Dalagang Bukid , directed by Jose Nepomuceno,was produced. Adapting film to a...
