Believing that vaccination remains the best solution to quell the virus spread, President Duterte is amenable to opening the government's vaccination to anyone willing to get inoculated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). President Rodrigo Duterte shows vials of AstraZeneca vaccines donated...
DOH/MB The country recorded 5,735 more coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, pushing the total number of those who contracted the viral illness to 1,572,287. Active cases or those still undergoing treatment are at 56,273, the DOH said in its latest case bulletin on Thursday, July 29. Of the active...
Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque asked the public to trust the government in its decisions regarding the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, saying it will not endanger anyone's lives. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Roque made the...
More than 7.2 million people have become fully vaccinated against the coronavirus disease amid the government's accelerated vaccination drive in the fight against the pandemic. A Manila health worker prepares to administer a single-shot Johnson & Johnson's Janssen coronavirus vaccine during the...
A 40-yearold police sergeant assigned at Camp Crame in Quezon City was the latest fatality of the Philippine National Police (PNP) from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). PNP spokesman Brig. Gen. Ronnie Olay said the 40-year old cop with a rank of Police Staff Sergeant was the 82nd PNP personnel...
Malacañang lamented the deployment of police officers for President Duterte's sixth and final State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 26, saying the incident will be investigated. File photo by Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement after it was reported...
Manila residents line up to get a second dose of coronavirus vaccine at a vaccination site located inside a shopping mall on July 13, 2021. (Malacañang) The Department of Health (DOH) reported 97 new cases of Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus in the country. Of the 97 new cases, 88 were local...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año attributed the country's fight effective fight so far against the Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to the role of the Local Government Units (LGUs). In a press briefing with the President Wednesday...
The government is prepared to allocate additional 2 million doses of coronavirus vaccines for Metro Manila to help boost the residents' protection against the transmissible disease. A senior citizens is vaccinated with the single-shot Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine at the Justo Lucban...
Malacañang said the government cannot meet the condition of Metro Manila mayors to have cash assistance or "ayuda" or cash aid for the proposed shift of the National Capital Region (NCR) to the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) as there were not enough funds for it. File photo of Manila...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has expressed readiness in the enforcement of hard lockdown if, and only if, the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of the Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID) amid the rising number of Delta variant cases in the country. “Hindi na bago sa inyong...
Officials wipe down seats to disinfect them, to halt the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus, after the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games men's group C first round football match between Egypt and Spain at Sapporo Dome in Sapporo on July 22, 2021. (Photo by ASANO IKKO / AFP) Tokyo Olympics organizers...