The conduct of the second leg of the national vaccination drive in some regions in the country will be postponed due to a weather disturbance that is expected to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Tuesday, Dec. 14. Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a...
Makati City Mayor Abby Binay received on Tuesday a certificate of recognition from the Department of Health - Metro Manila Center for Health Development (DOH-MMCHD) for the city's outstanding COVID-19 response and achievements in battling the coronavirus. (Photo from Mayor Abby Binay's Facebook)...
Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano said the city government has been able to maintain its zero COVID-19 cases due to vaccinationdiligence and the discipline of city residents. Rubiano said the City Health Office (CH) and City Epidemiology Surveillance Unit (CESU) recorded that COVID-19 cases in...
Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Sen. Dick Gordon announced on Tuesday, Dec. 14 that PRC has opened its 26th Bakuna Center in the Department of Education (DepEd) - San Carlos City. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross / MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement, PRC said that...
More than seven million individuals age 12- to 17-years-old have acquired protection against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) through vaccination. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. attends the "Talk to the People" public address of President Duterte on Dec. 13, 2021. (Screenshot from RTVM...
The Chicago Bulls huddle before the game against the Cleveland Cavaliers on December 8, 2021 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio. (AFP) Two upcoming Chicago Bulls fixtures became the first games of the NBA season to be postponed due to COVID-19 on Monday as the franchise battles a...
The country is set to receive a whopping 13,688,750 doses of Johnson & Johnson (J&J), Pfizer, Moderna, and Sinovac coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines until Wednesday, Dec. 15, in time for the second round of the "Bayanihan, Bakunahan" National Vaccination Days. Two deliveries were...
The Mandaluyong City local government on Monday, Dec. 13, said that 16 barangays have recorded zero active COVID-19 cases and only one barangay has one new case on Sunday, Dec. 12. Mandaluyong City Mayor Menchie Abalos shared the good news during the flag-raising ceremony held at the City Hall...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) Independent research group OCTA expressed concern over a possible surge of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases if the Omicron variant finds its way in the Philippines. Citing the record-high number of cases in South Africa where the variant of concern was first...
BACOOR CITY – The city government is optimistic that it will achieve herd immunity against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) among adults during the second run of Bayanihan, Bakunahan from Dec. 15 to 17. Lani M. Revilla / Facebook / MANILA BULLETIN "We are confident that we will reach our...
"You'll be the death of me." President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during the pre-taped “Talk to the People” public briefing on Dec. 13, 2021 (Malacañang photo) President Duterte had this to say to Filipinos who, over nine months into the government's mass vaccination program, still refuse to get...
DRIVING THOUGHTS Pinky Concha Colmenares It’s not the ideal time to do a long road trip but if you have to visit the family patriarch, it is the ideal way with today’s limited travel restrictions that require minimal travel documents. We opted to drive to Bacolod City from Quezon City weeks...
