A total of 1,813,500 doses of Pfizer coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine arrived in the country early Sunday morning, October 3, which brought the total supply to over 77 million doses. Authorities load 1,813,500 doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to ultra-cold freezers upon thier arrival at NAIA...
Around 60 million doses of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines will be allocated by the government for the inoculation of around 29 million adolescents and children in the country, vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. has disclosed. Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. (Photo: NTF Against COVID-19) Galvez,...
The number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) admissions at the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) has declined, its spokesperson said Sunday, Oct. 3. Philippine General Hospital (Wikimedia Commons / MB file photo) PGH currently has 228 COVD-19 patients or around 75-80 percent occupancy rate, down...
Senator Richard Gordon on Sunday, Oct 3, called on the public to be vigilant against the proliferation of fake news and clickbait headlines that are fomenting disinformation to muddle and deflect the people’s attention away from the Senate’s investigation into the alleged overpriced COVID-19...
Despite the raging pandemic, many Filipinos are forced to risk their health in order to perform various tasks. (Photo from Unsplash) Majority of adults need to go to work. Aside from this, they need to shop for groceries and other essentials. Without face-to-face classes, many parents also need to...
Despite the lengthened school year (SY) 2020-2021, the Department of Education (DepEd) maintained that the public school teachers were “not deprived” of vacation. Photo from DepEd “Teachers had their vacation for school year 2019-2020 from April to May, as well as vacation for SY 2020-2021...
After announcing a plot twist to the upcoming May polls, President Duterte has opted to devote the rest of his term in guiding the country toward its recovery from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, Malacañang said. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Presidential Spokesman...
Unmindful of the danger due to COVID-19, shoppers flock in Divisoria, Manila, on March 20, 2021. The Philippines, on Monday, April 26, 2021, has recorded over one million total COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic. (MANILA BULLETIN/Mark Balmores) The country recorded on Saturday 14,786...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) told the public Saturday, Oct. 2 that it "remains committed" to fixing the problems besetting the release of passports. (MANILA BULLETIN) "The DFA recognizes the difficulties faced by the public that have arisen due to pandemic restrictions, and we remain...
President Duterte is "interested" to travel to the United States to personally express his gratitude to US President Joe Biden and the American people for their donations of Pfizer coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine to the Philippines, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. said Saturday afternoon,...
The Quezon City local government and the University of the Philippines Pandemic Response Team (UP-PRT) joined forces to strengthen the campaign against COVID-19. The UP-PRT has committed to help the City Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (CESU) in implementing end-to-end MedAlert COVID-19 testing...
Senatorial aspirant Rodelo Pidoy, a self-proclaimed “great” healer, claimed that he can end the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in just 40 days should he get elected. Rodelo Pidoy (Comelec Facebook Live Screenshot) He filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) for senator on...
