The Bureau of Customs (BOC) and Department of Health (DOH) are bracing for the expected influx of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines in the coming weeks. COVID-19 vaccines being handled upon their arrival at NAIA. (Ariel Fernandez / File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) The BOC welcomed on Thursday,...
A senior citizen receive the second dose of AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine while other people wait for their turn at a vaccination site in Sampaloc, Manila on May 25, 2021.(Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) An infectious disease expert encouraged senior citizens to get vaccinated to protect themselves...
A survey conducted by Social Weather Stations (SWS) revealed that 79 percent of Filipino adults believe that violators of minimum health protocols are the "real cause" of the current spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country. The government has been urging the public to vigilantly...
A screenshot from a video Hidilyn Diaz posted on her Facebook account Friday about her experience on her first jab of AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID-19 last May 7 in Malaysia. As the government gave the first dose of vaccine against COVID-19 to members of the national team, Tokyo Olympics-bound...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has logged its 65th fatality from the dreaded coronavirus disease (COVID-19) with the death of a police officer assigned in Metro Manila, Gen. Guillermo Eleazar revealed Friday, May 28. (File photo courtesy of PNP) PNP Chief Eleazar said the fatality was a...
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – Prevention is better than cure -- but when it comes to COVID, what happens when people can't get the vaccine, don't want it, or they're immune suppressed and it fails to stop infection? The hunt is on for a coronavirus treatment that can be taken as a pill...
Guess who he sided with. Controversial film director Darryl Yap shared his two cents on the hot topic involving actress Angelica Panganiban. Taking to Facebook, Darryl admitted he was saddened by the issue. He also aired disappointment concerning Red Cross-Subic personnel. He didn't like it that...
The United States government has included the Philippines among the countries to receive the first batch of coronavirus vaccines as earlier promised by US President Joe Biden, Philippine Ambassador to Washington, D.C. Jose Manuel Romualdez said Friday. (via www.whitehouse.gov) In an interview over...
Senator Joel Villanueva on Friday, May 28, appealed to the government to provide assistance to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and travelers bound for Cebu. Senator Joel Villanueva speaks during a Senate hearing on February 24, 2020. (Senate PRIB/Henzberg Austria) The chairman of the Senate labor...
The government may ease restrictions now that the number of daily coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases has been decreasing, but this should be done gradually, a member of the OCTA Research group said Friday, May 28. OCTA Research fellow Prof. Guido David said the number of cases in the National...
Senators do not find anything wrong with giving incentives to encourage people to get vaccinated against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). A resident of Parañaque City gets vaccinated against COVID-19 on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/MANILA BULLETIN) This, as Las Piñas City Representative...
DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire The Department of Health (DOH) welcomed the initiative of some local government units (LGUs) to implement incentive programs to encourage their constituents to get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario...
