An official of the One Hospital Command Center (OHCC) said Friday, Oct. 15, that the pilot implementation of the alert system in the National Capital Region (NCR) helped control the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the region. Shoppers flock to bargain stores along Ilaya Street in...
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Department of Health (DOH) said that the implementation of the alert level system is based on “scientific metrics” and cannot be subjected to appeals. “This alert levels are determined by DOH. Hindi ito (This is not) subject to discussions or debate. This is...
More than one million doses of Pfizer vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have been delivered to the country as the national government kicked off the pilot implementation of the inoculation of children and adolescents aged 12 to 17 in Metro Manila on Friday, Oct. 15. Vaccine czar...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) said Friday, Oct. 15, that only medicines and medical devices directly used for the treatment of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are exempted from the 12 percent value-added tax (VAT) implemented last June. Bureau of Internal Revenue The BIR issued the...
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora assured the public on Friday that the city is fully prepared for the strict implementation of the Alert Level 3 quarantine classification in Metro Manila starting on Saturday, Oct. 16. Mayor Francis Zamora In an interview with CNN Philippines, Zamora explained...
A total of 446 persons under police custody (PUPCs) received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) said Thursday. The QC government initiated the program and it was led by the QCPD District Medical and Dental Unit. According to QCPD, a total of 109...
The country's pandemic task force has decided to place Romania on its red list while it placed 49 territories under the green list from October 16 to 31, 2021. PIXABAY/ MANILA BULLETIN In a statement, Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said the Inter-agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of...
(FILES) In this file photo Medical workers load syringes with the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine to be administered by nurses at a vaccination site at Kedren Community Health Center, in South Central Los Angeles, California on February 16, 2021. (AFP/MANILA BULLETIN) A group of medical doctors and...
Suffice it to say that Dr. Tony Leachon's warnings against the reopening of cinemas mean nothing to Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) Spokesperson Harry Roque. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque (Photo from Harry Roque's Facebook) "Hindi po kami...
Despite the current "abundance" of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines in the country, Malacañang still isn't keen on making vaccination mandatory among Filipinos. The House of Representatives, dubbed the "lower chamber" in the Philippine legislature (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential...
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III (Malacañang photo) Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said he is pushing to provide coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine booster shots for the country’s healthcare workers. “Personally, I recommend booster shots for our healthcare workers. I’m pushing...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Thursday, October 14, laid out her plans for the first 100 days in office if she’s elected president in the 2022 polls. Vice President Leni Robredo is the guest speaker during the Rotary Club of Manila’s virtual membership meeting on October 14, 2021. (Rotary Club...
