BACOLOD CITY - An additional 30,000 doses of Pfizer vaccines are expected to arrive this week here to boost the vaccination on children aged five to 11. Mayor Evelio Leonardia leads the kick off of the pediatric vaccination in Bacolod City held at the Robinson’s Place on Feb. 21. (Photo courtesy...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) partnered recently with Ricky Reyes for its Health and Beauty Caravan in Rizal and Marikina that aims to serve 2,000 individuals. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross / MANILA BULLETIN) The health and beauty caravan started last March 14, with the goal to provide health...
Civil Service Commission (CSC) Chairperson Karlo Nograles has reminded all government instrumentalities to be prepared, following reports about the surge of walk-in clients at the Social Security System branch in Diliman, Quezon City. (CSC / MANILA BULLETIN) Nograles urged them to be ready for such...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto said on Tuesday, March 15, that he aims to fully implement a universal healthcare system in the city if he is re-elected for the mayoral position in the May 2022 elections. “In the next two to three years, our goal is to really fully implement universal healthcare just...
K-pop boy band TOMORROW X TOGETHER (TXT) member Huening Kai tested positive for Covid-19, the second member of the group to catch the disease. “We would like to provide you with some information regarding the health of TOMORROW X TOGETHER member Huening Kai,” said Big Hit Music, TXT’s agency,...
(FILE PHOTO) It’s been two years since the Covid-19 was declared as a pandemic. No country was spared from its ill effects—increasing number of cases, lockdowns, loss of lives and livelihood, among others. But now, some nations, including the Philippines, are starting to see some semblance of...
K-pop boy band EXO member Kai has tested positive for Covid-19, the latest Korean celebrity to get the contagious disease. “EXO's Kai was diagnosed with Covid-19 on the 14th ,” EXO’s agency, SM Entertainment, announced on March 15. (Clockwise from top left) EXO's Kai. NU'EST's Minhyun,...
The Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, March 15 that the University of the Philippines (UP), through its Philippine Genome Center (PGC) in UP Visayas and in UP Mindanao, announced that it is now capable of sequencing the genome of SARS-CoV-2 from community samples in both island groups....
As Covid-19 cases continue to drop in the country, an infectious disease expert said on Tuesday, March 15 that minimum public health standards should still be practiced whilst transitioning to more relaxed protocols. People flock to Ilaya in Binondo, Manila to shop on Jan. 2, 2022. Metro Manila...
Paranaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez said the City Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (CESU) reported that seven of the 16 barangays in the city had zero Covid-19 cases on March 14. Olivarez said that of the remaining villages with active cases, Barangay Tambo has the highest number with still 11...
The Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, March 15, that the term "Alert Level 0" is not yet final as it is still subject to change as it may cause confusion and complacency among citizens. In this photo taken on September 19, 2020, people wearing face shields queue up at a public market in...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government-Cordillera Administrative Region (DILG-CAR) urged its local government units (LGUs) to reactivate their respective Local Price Coordinating Council (LPCC) to prevent any businessmen from taking advantage of the oil price hikes to the prices of...
