Cabinet Secretary and Acting Presidential Spokesperson Karlo Nograles trumpeted the efforts to recruit volunteers for the second round of national vaccination days, saying it will be a great boon to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic frontliners. (Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) "For...
Philippine Red Cross Chairman (PRC) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Senator "Dick" Gordon announced on Tuesday, Dec. 14, that the PRC Logistics Multipurpose Center (PLMC) molecular laboratory received a five-star rating from the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM). Photo from the...
The Pasig City government will open six vaccination sites for the second phase of the National Vaccination Days from Dec. 15 to 17. Four of the vaccination sites -- Pasig Mega Parking II in San Nicolas, Buting Elementary School in Buting, Sagad High school in Sagad, and Arcovia township in Ugong --...
The Quezon City government has administered a total of 4,190,078 vaccine doses against COVID-19. According to the city government, the doses include first, second, and booster shots. As of Tuesday, Dec. 14, a total of 1,871,759 individuals were fully vaccinated, while 2,033,932 residents and...
Pixabay/ MANILA BULLETIN There is a possibility that the country may see a higher number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases if the Omicron variant reaches the Philippines, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said. “That’s one possibility,” said DOH Epidemiology Bureau Director...
President Duterte will walk away from politics after June 30, 2022 after all. FULL CIRCLE--President Rodrigo Duterte (left) officially withdrew his Senate bid in the May 2022 polls on Dec. 14, 2021. (Office of the President) Malacañang, through Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, confirmed on...
Pasig City reported a total of 17 active coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Tuesday, Dec. 14. The latest tally represents a 59 percent decrease from 41 cases recorded on the first day of December. PHOTO COURTESY OF PASIG PIO/ MANILA BULLETIN The city government said 20 out of 30 Pasig...
Makati CBD skyline The Department of Health (DOH) said that all regions in the country are now under the minimal risk case classification for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The Philippines' COVID-19 situation continues to improve as it recorded only 235 new infections on Tuesday, Dec. 14. This was...
Only 42 areas are under granular lockdown all over the country, a testament to the effectiveness of the Alert Level System being enforced against the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) according to Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año. In a briefing with...
Amid fears of a tropical storm, the Philippine government on Tuesday, Dec.14, announced the postponement of the second phase of its nationwide vaccination program in Regions 5 to 12 and in the Caraga Administrative Region and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), the areas...
The second part of the “Bayanihan, Bakunahana’’ in the areas that will be hit by tropical storm "Odette" has been rescheduled to Dec. 20 to 22, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said on Tuesday, DEc. 14. Following the issuance of the DILG advisories...
As it accommodates recipients from other regions, the National Capital Region (NCR) has fully vaccinated more than 100 percent of its target population which gives them sufficient protection against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. revealed Monday night, Dec. 13....
