The Office of the Vice President (OVP) and the Quezon City government on Thursday, August 12, joined forces to vaccinate 5,000 public transport drivers in the city during the Vaccine Express drive-through vaccination that will run until August 13. Vice President Leni Robredo and Quezon City Mayor...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte said Thursday the city still has a "few" COVID-19 related deaths despite the surge in new virus infections in Metro Manila because the government's vaccination program "is working." Belmonte added that the rise in the city's new COVID-19 cases "is not as steep" as the...
Vaccine czar, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. and United States (US) Embassy Chargé d'Affaires John Law greeted each other with a fist bump as they welcomed the arrival of 813,150 doses of the Pfizer vaccine on Wednesday night, Aug. 11, at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). (Photo from...
(MB/FILE PHOTO) Pregnant women are now included in the list of priority groups for the government's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination program, the Department of Health (DOH) said. The DOH said that pregnant women are now part of the expanded A3 priority group. Initially, the A3 group only...
The intensive care unit (ICU) occupancy rates in 14 areas in the country have now reached “critical” levels amid the continued increase in the number of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. In its latest monitoring report issued Thursday, Aug. 12, independent research group OCTA reported...
They lost their only child in less than 24 hours after bringing him to the hospital Dubai-based Filipino couple Walter and Roxy Sibug mustered up the courage to share how they lost their one-year-old baby Luther Exekiel to COVID-19. In a Facebook post last August 7, Roxy shared an album of photos...
Senator Grace Poe on Thursday, August 12, asked the Senate to investigate the reported deficiencies of the Department of Health (DOH) in spending its allocations for COVID-19 response. Senator Grace Poe (Senate PRIB) Following the release of the Commission on Audit's (COA) report, Poe filed a...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) will find out for itself which companies have been imposing the alleged "no vaccine, no work" policy on its employees. DOLE Undersecretary Benjo Benavidez (Screengrab from Facebook live) DOLE Undersecretary Benjo Benavidez said Thursday, Aug. 12 that...
AFP FILE/ Patrick T. FALLON / MANILA BULLETIN The Department of Health (DOH) reiterated that coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines provide protection against hospitalization and death from the viral illness. “There is a growing number of real-world evidence globally which have consistently...
President Duterte has approved the release of the World Teachers' Day Incentive Benefit for public school teachers in recognition of their hard work and sacrifices amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. File Photo from DepEd Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the announcement days ahead of...
Progressive lawmakers have assailed anew Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque after the reported deficiencies of his department in spending some P67.32 billion in COVID-19 response funds. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III (PCOO) Bayan Muna Party List Representative Carlos Zarate...
The reproduction number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Metro Manila has slightly climbed amid the continuing increase in the number of daily infections in the region. Independent research group OCTA reported that the reproduction number in the National Capital Region (NCR) slightly rose to...
