Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero has urged the national government to reconsider its plan to sanction local government units (LGUs) who are unable to expedite its vaccination rollout and reach their targets due to logistics and manpower issues. Escudero, who is seeking a fresh term in...
People stroll near a mall in Pasay City on Nov. 7, 2021. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) The positivity rate in Metro Manila has decreased to 3 percent, which is within the 5 percent benchmark set by the World Health Organization (WHO), the OCTA Research said Thursday, Nov. 11. OCTA fellow Prof. Guido said...
Around 1,000 students, aged 12 to 17, are set to be vaccinated during the mass private school pediatric inoculation in Pasig City on Thursday, Nov. 11. The Pasig City government, in collaboration with the Pasig Alliance of Private School Administrators (PAPRISA), which has over 100 private school...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday said she believes President Duterte is now “feeling the heat” that is why he is now changing his stance on Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corp. as the Senate blue ribbon committee deepens its probe into the government’s questionable spending during the COVID-19...
President Duterte will participate virtually in the 2021 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting on Nov. 11 to 12, a statement from Malacañang said. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) According to the statement, Duterte will join his APEC counterparts at the...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said more than 1,900 participants of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Solidarity Trial for Vaccines in the country have already received their first dose of jabs against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) DOST...
Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. expressed gratitude to the Senate for supporting his proposal to use the P45 billion in "unprogrammed" appropriations in the proposed P5.024-trillion budget in 2022 for the procurement of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) booster shots. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr....
Celebrity moms endorse mWell app.Top row (from left): Ara Mina, Divine Lee, Chaye Cabal Revilla, Gwen Zamora (bottom row from left): Empress Schuck, Sunshine Cruz, Miriam Quiambao-Roberto and Nina Corpuz. What do celebrity-mommies like Ara Mina, Gwen Zamora, Geneva Cruz, Sunshine Cruz, Nikki...
As cases decline and the economy rebounds, the country is “headed into the right direction” amid the global pandemic thanks to its effective coronavirus disease (COVID-19) strategy, a task force official leading the crisis response said Wednesday night, Nov. 10. Assistant Sec. Wilben Mayor,...
Contact sports, except for outside parties with special permits to operate, are still prohibited in Pasig City, Mayor Vico Sotto announced on Wednesday, Nov. 10. “BAWAL PO MUNA ANG CONTACT SPORTS (maliban kung may special permit, katulad ng PBA),” said Sotto in his Facebook post. Earlier, the...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) expressed hope Wednesday, Nov. 10, that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will soon give its go signal for the conduct of the “Mix and Match” (MnM) trial which seeks to determine the safety and immunogenicity of mixing different coronavirus...
Various groups on Wednesday, Nov. 10, urged the national government to “build confidence” for safe school reopening by ensuring key health protection measures are in place. (Photo from DepEd) In a Unity Statement, the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT), National Union of Students of the...
