Nearly 23,000 minors, aged 12 to 17 years old, have been fully vaccinated in Muntinlupa, the city government announced. As of Dec. 26, the Muntinlupa City Health Office (CHO) and Muntinlupa COVID-19 Vaccination Program (MunCoVac) said 22,836 minors got their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, or...
Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso called for the strict observance of health protocols after an increase in active coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases was detected in Manila from Saturday, Dec. 25, to Sunday, Dec. 26. Over the Christmas weekend, a total of 91 active COVID-19 cases were...
The aftermath of typhoon Odette as well as the ongoing public health situation in the country due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic will not stop the Department of Education (DepEd) to push through with the expansion phase of face-to-face classes in basic education. Students in Aurora...
Presidential Adviser on Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion has pitched a paradigm shift as far as the monitoring of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country is concerned. Presidential Adviser on Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion (Photo from Go...
Photo from Pixabay/ MANILA BULLETIN The husband of the country’s fourth Omicron case was found positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, Dec. 28. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that the individual is currently in isolation....
WELLINGTON -- New Zealand detected seven new cases of COVID-19 Omicron variant in international arrivals over two days, taking the country's total Omicron cases to 45, the Ministry of Health said in a statement on Sunday. Whole-genome sequencing has detected seven more COVID-19 cases of Omicron...
The results of the clinical trials on the efficacy and safety of the over-the-counter Lagundi syrup and tablet in treating mild symptoms of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cannot be used for marketing lagundi products, the Philippine Council for Health Research and Development Department of Science...
Vaccination of children aged five to 11 against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has not yet started, the Department of Health (DOH) clarified on Monday, Dec. 27. A minor getting vaccinated at Lakeshore Hall in Taguig on Nov. 2. (Ali Vicoy) Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said in a...
The Department of Health (DOH) recorded on Monday, Dec. 27, an additional 318 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) This update brought the country's total tally of COVID-19 cases since the beginning of the pandemic to 2,838,792. DOH said that active cases stood at...
President Duterte will expedite the review and signing of the proposed P5.024-trillion national budget for 2022 to ensure that the government has a workign bduget for the rehabilitation and fast recovery of areas hard hit by Typhoon Odette, Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go said. Go said Duterte has...
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) said on Monday, Dec. 27, that it is hoping that the Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines Inc. (PHAPi) president will rethink its scheduled "PhilHealth Holiday" from Jan. 1 to Jan. 5 next year. (PhilHealth / MANILA BULLETIN) "We...
Despite the huge challenge and distraction that was typhoon "Odette", the Philippines still managed to surpass its target for the second round of the national vaccination days (NVD) held from Dec. 15 to 23. (Keith Bacongco/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Cabinet Secretary and Acting Presidential...
