President Duterte has approved a total of P3.693 additional cash aid (ayuda) not only for the low-income individuals of Metro Manila but also for those in Bataan and Laguna areas, an official of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said Thursday, Aug. 12. Of the figure, P2.715...
A medical students group on Thursday, Aug. 12, called for the "equitable" distribution of vaccines as the threat of the Delta variant looms. (JUAN CARLO DE VELA / MANILA BULLETIN) "In terms of pandemic response, we must call for better surveillance and contact tracing system; expansive and more...
The Department of Education (DepEd) is eyeing the implementation of a “modified enrollment process” when the enrollment period for the basic education level starts next week. Remote enrollment was implemented in SY 2020-2021 due to the COVID-19 situation in the country (Photo from DepEd...
Preparations are now underway for the Philippines’ conduct of a study on the safety and efficacy of mixing and matching five coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Thursday, Aug. 12. (Photo by Robyn Beck/AFP/FILE PHOTO/MANILA BULLETIN) DOST...
BIÑAN, Laguna - Ospital ng Biñan (ONB) has reached its full capacity amid the latest increase in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. Photos posted on Facebook by Mayor Arman Dimaguila on Thursday (August 12) showed patients confined on hospital beds set up in the facility's parking lot....
Malacañang said that while it wanted the National Capital Region (NCR) to shift to less strict quarantine classification soon, the government cannot endanger the people's lives if the country cannot take care of those who might get sick because of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Manila...
President Duterte has approved the release of an additional P3.4 billion for the cash assistance or "ayuda" for residents affected by the ongoing enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in different places in the country. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made...
The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology of the University of the Philippines-Manila College of Medicine urged people to get vaccinated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as the benefits of getting inoculated outweigh the risks. (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) In statement issued Thursday,...
The number of parishes in the Diocese of Kalookan serving as vaccination sites has climbed to 12. Photo courtesy Diocese of Kalookan In an interview over Radio Veritas, Father Rene Richard Bernardo, head of the Health Care Ministry of the diocese, revealed that five more parishes have been added to...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Tuesday, August 12, lamented the P67 billion in misused and unspent funds that state auditors found in the Department of Health’s (DOH) COVID-19 response budget since the government keeps on saying it has no money to procure vaccines, provide cash aid, and pay...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Thursday pressed for a Senate inquiry into the Commission on Audit’s (COA) discovery of mismanagement in the Department of Health’s (DOH) handling of P67.32-billion worth of funds for COVID-19 pandemic response, saying the deluge of deficiencies that...
After recovering from coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Philippine Red Cross Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Senator Richard Gordon reminded the public to always be extra careful to reduce the risk of getting infected. PRC Chairman and Senator Richard J. Gordon (MARK BALMORES / MANILA...
