Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año urged the public on Wednesday, July 28, to undertake maximum precautionary measures amid the rising number of Delta variant of the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) in the country. In an interview over ABS-CBN...
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Twenty-five out of the 72 local cases of the Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus were found in Metro Manila, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said. Of the said cases, 10 were found in the City of Manila, seven in Pasig City, two cases in San Juan, while one...
Senators on Wednesday, July 28, said local governments could just impose targeted lockdowns in areas with more coronavirus infections than placing anew the entire National Capital Region (NCR) under a stricter quarantine. Members of the Philippine National Police man a checkpoint in a barangay in...
The spokesman of Vice President Leni Robredo on Wednesday, July 28, confirmed that she met last week with Senator Panfilo Lacson to speak about bringing the “broadest possible unity” ahead of the 2022 national elections. Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Panfilo Lacson (OVP/Albert...
The country’s Vaccine Expert Panel (VEP) is not yet recommending to the government to grant coronavirus disease (COVID-19) booster shots to healthcare workers. VEP chairperson Dr. Nina Gloriani maintained that the panel is still carefully studying the use of booster jabs, considering its...
Malacañang said it was not diminishing the efforts of Vice President Leni Robredo to help Filipinos during the coronavirus pandemic, noting that all contributions were highly appreciated. Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque and Vice President Leni Robredo (Manila Bulletin File Photos)...
People form a long line leading to a community pantry in Manila in this photo taken in April 2021 (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) urged the public to strictly obey the different health protocols amid the threat of the more contagious Delta variant of...
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora said on Wednesday that he is in favor of imposing a stricter quarantine status in Metro Manila to mitigate the spread of the more transmissible COVID-19 Delta variant. San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora Zamora, in an interview with CNN Philippines, said the Metro...
The Muntinlupa City government’s vaccination program has administered 288,638 doses of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine. Data as of July 27 showed that of the total, 174,456 individuals have received their first dose, or 45.22 percent of the target population of 385,725. A senior...
An Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) personnel assists one of the 138 repatriated Overseas Filipino Worker who arrived in Davao City direct from Dhaka, Bangladesh last July 15. City Mayor Sara Duterte said three OFWs from the Dhaka flight tested positive for Covid-19. (Keith Bacongco)...
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos said local government units (LGUs) in Metro Manila have been implementing "circuit-breaker" lockdowns against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) long before the OCTA Research group made the suggestion. MMDA Chairman Benhur...
LISBON, Portugal -- People not immunized or having received only one dose of vaccine constitute 98 percent of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in Portugal, the Portuguese General Directorate of Health (DGS) reported on Tuesday. A woman receives a dose of COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination center...