Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque says he holds no hard feelings toward Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio for choosing not to run for the presidency in the May 2022 elections. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio (File photos/ MANILA BULLETIN) In a...
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The vaccination against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) of the general adult population in the Philippines has already begun, the Department of Health (DOH) said Monday, Oct. 11. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said the Philippines now has enough supply of...
Malacañang said that the new testing and quarantine protocols that the government's pandemic task force has set for travelers coming from "green" and "yellow" countries will apply retroactively to travelers who may have arrived in the Philippines before the policy took effect. PIXABAY/ MANILA...
Paranaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez announced that a total of 437,236 individuals -- equivalent to 83.69 percent of the 521,410 target population -- were fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Olivarez said the number of fully vaccinated individuals in the city was based on the Mach 5-Oct. 9 record of...
As the number of cases continues to go down, Malacañang said that the National Capital Region (NCR) has a "good chance" of being downgraded to Alert Level 3, a stage in the new coronavirus (COVID-19) response system being piloted in the region that allows more businesses and activities to...
KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysia reported 7,373 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Sunday, bringing the national total to 2,339,594, according to the health ministry. Some two of the new cases were imported and 7,371 were local transmissions, data released on the ministry's website showed. Another 64...
Department of Health Metro Manila may see a significant decrease in the number of daily and active coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases by the end of the month if the region will remain under Alert Level 4, the Department of Health (DOH) said Monday, Oct. 11. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario...
The Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society of the Philippines (PIDSP) said Monday, Oct. 11, said the pilot pediatric vaccination in the country will be done through phases. (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) In a public briefing, Dr. Drew Camposano of PIDSP said the inoculation of 15 to 17 years old will be...
Department of Health Three regions in the country remain under “high-risk” case classification for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). This was bared by the Department of Health (DOH) in a virtual briefing on Monday, Oct. 11. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said these regions are the...
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Philippines detected 411 new Delta variant cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) from samples collected in the past months. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire on Monday, Oct. 11, said 747 samples collected in February, April, May, August, and September...
President Duterte was never in close contact with his daughter, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, who tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) over the weekend. NOT EXPOSED--President Duterte tries on a face shield during his public briefing last week (Malacañang photo) "PRRD...
Pateros Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce III announced that starting today, Oct. 11, only one vaccination center will operate in the municipality. He said the AMC Gym in Barangay San Roque is the only vaccination site that is open to administer the first and second doses of the coronavirus disease...
