Opposition Senator Leila de Lima has lauded a Filipino doctor who took the initiative to lead vaccination efforts in one of the most under-vaccinated communities in Kern County, California. De Lima said she hopes the Philippine government will learn from the efforts of Danielle Colayco, of Komoto...
(First of three parts) Despite being down to his last days in office, President Duterte continued to be one of the country's biggest newsmakers of 2021 as he faced issues from becoming a social media trending topic to the country's pandemic response. President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during the...
The number of fully vaccinated individuals in Muntinlupa has reached more than 371,000 and the city government has started administering booster shots under the new shortened interval schedule. Based on the latest data from the Muntinlupa City government’s City Health Office (CHO), as of Dec. 22,...
The additional 1,187,550 Pfizer coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines procured by the national government arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 on Thursday evening, Dec. 23. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE) The arrival of the vaccines was welcomed by the National Task Force...
Antipolo City and the Municipality of Cainta in Rizal announced on Thursday, Dec. 23, that they are suspending their COVID-19 vaccination activities as the Christmas season draws near. In a Facebook post, Executive Assistant to the Mayor Jun Ynares said that Antipolo City will halt all its...
Vice President Leni Robredo greeted Filipinos this Christmas with a volunteerism-themed music video released on Thursday, Dec. 23, as the country ushers in the Christmas season amid the devastation left by Typhoon “Odette”. Vice President Leni Robredo appears in a volunteer-led Christmas music...
LUANDA -- Angola's Minister of State Francisco Furtado on Wednesday said Angola is facing the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and a circulation of a new variant in the country is very likely due to the sharp increase of new cases registered in the past five days. Speaking at the daily COVID-19...
Quezon City is one of the cities in the National Capital Region categorized as “very low risk” for COVID-19, according to OCTA Research Group report. OCTA said that from Dec. 14 to 20, the average number of daily new cases per day in Quezon City was down to 15 from 20 cases the previous week....
DOH Another 288 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases were confirmed by the Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday, Dec. 23. The country's running tally is now at 2,837,903. Of this figure, 9,251 patients are still sick, the DOH said. “Of the 288 reported cases today, 241 (84 percent) occurred...
The Caloocan City government announced on Thursday, Dec.23, that all COVID-19 vaccination sites in the city will be closed during the holidays. The sites will not conduct vaccinations on Dec. 25, 26, 30,31, Jan. 1 and 2, 2022. Vaccinations will resume on Dec. 27 to 29, and on Jan. 3 Residents who...
Molnupiravir (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippine Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted emergency use authorization (EUA) to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) treatment pill developed by pharmaceutical company MSD (also known as Merck). “Ito po yung Molnupiravir na ang kaniyang brand...
Pateros Mayor Miguel Ponce III reminded residents to limit their “pamamasko,” or going from house to house for gifts on Christmas Day due to the pandemic and that the firecracker ban is still implemented in the municipality. In a live broadcast on Facebook, Ponce said this is to prevent the...
