Malacañang said the recommendation of the government's pandemic task force was ready and that they were only waiting for the appeal of the metropolis's local chief executives. (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement days before the existing general community...
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Department of Health (DOH) said it is now investigating reports that some individuals have already taken coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine booster shots. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that booster shots are not yet recommended by local health...
Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. expressed confidence that there will be a more fair and impartial distribution of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines in each region this month as an additional one million doses of CoronaVac jabs made by Chinese vaccine manufacturer Sinovac Biotech were...
Despite her low ranking in the latest Pulse Asia survey, Vice President Leni Robredo remains confident of her numbers, her spokesperson said, stressing that the fight hasn’t started yet. (Vice Presidential spokesperson Barry Gutierrez/OVP) In a statement on Wednesday, July 14, Lawyer Barry...
Vice President Leni Robredo had nothing but good words for the Quezon City government for the vaccination of 165 staff members at the Office of the Vice President (OVP). In a Facebook post, Robredo shared photos of OVP staff receiving their second dose of coronavirus vaccines at the Quezon City...
DAVAO CITY - The city government of Davao will still require inbound flight passengers to show an RT-PCR negative test requirement even as local government units were given by the prerogative by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID) to utilize...
Another one million doses of Sinovac vaccines procured by the Philippine government arrived at around 8 a.m. Wednesday, July 14 at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in Pasay City. (Ariel Fernandez/ MANILA BULLETIN) (Ariel Fernandez/ MANILA BULLETIN) The anti-coronavirus disease...
Treasure’s Doyoung The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues to disrupt the entertainment industry in South Korea. On July 13, YG Entertainment announced that Doyoung, 17, part of the 12-member K-pop boy band Treasure, has tested positive for COVID-19, the latest Korean celebrity to get the...
Amid the reported global scarcity of vaccine supply, an official of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) on Tuesday, July 13, said that the supply of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines in the country will not be affected by clinical trials. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) DOST...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has red flagged over P600 million worth of procurement transactions made by the Marikina City government in connection with the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic emergency last year. 2DFB8829-8307-438F-8979-726B0F01E16D_4_5005_c The 2020 annual audit report...
A speedy release and spending of government appropriations could boost the Philippines' credit outlook, senators said on Tuesday, July 13. Senate of the Philippines (Senate PRIB) Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said the downgrading of the Philippines' credit outlook to negative was...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) is now using Sputnik V for its vaccination efforts after receiving 2,700 doses from the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) in the PRC Port Area, Manila. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross) “We are very grateful for the donation of IATF,” PRC Chairman and Chief Executive...
