CALABARZON COVID UPDATE (OCTA RESEARCH) The surge in Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) has slowed down, as each of the five provinces posted a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) one-week negative growth rate and reproduction number of less than 1, independent research group OCTA said...
BRAZZAVILLE, Congo -- Just two percent of the population, or less, have been fully vaccinated against coronavirus in half of the countries in Africa, the World Health Organization said on Thursday, Photo by AFP/File Fifteen of the continent's 54 nations have managed to vaccinate at least 10 percent...
(ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The rate of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections in Metro Manila continues to slow down but the utilization of intensive care units (ICUs) for COVID-19 cases remain high, independent research group OCTA said on Friday, Oct. 1. From Sept. 24 to 30, Metro...
NEW YORK, United States -- United Airlines and Tyson Foods provided fresh evidence Thursday supporting coronavirus vaccine mandates, while AT&T expanded its jab requirement to unionized workers. A medical worker prepares a dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a mobile clinic in Los Angeles,...
The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) has updated its red, yellow, and green list countries or territories for the period of Oct. 1 to 15, 2021 in relation to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. The Ninoy Aquino International Airport, the...
House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco hailed the lower chamber's passage on third and final reading of the P5.024-trillion proposed 2022 national budget on Thursday, September 30. House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco The House of Representatives made good on its self-imposed deadline for approving the 2022...
For the first time, President Duterte floated the idea of visiting the United States of America (USA) to thank the Americans for donating coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines to the Philippines. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Duterte made the statement following the arrival of 5 million...
Heeding President Duterte's signal for its immediate passage, the House of Representatives on Thursday, September 30, passed on third and final reading the General Appropriations Bill (GAB) for 2022. House of Representatives (Alvin Kasiban/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) The approval was made possible...
The government's pandemic task force has placed 11 areas under the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) until October 15, 2021, while 25 areas will be under general community quarantine (GCQ) with heightened restrictions until the end of the month. (TED ALJIBE/AFP) Presidential Spokesman...
The pilot rollout of the pediatric vaccination against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) or the vaccination of minors aged 12 to 17 years old will begin on October 15, 2021. (Charlein Gracia/ Unsplash) This was bared by Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque in a statement late Thursday night,...
The local government of Caloocan has administered a total of 1,535,334 doses of COVID-19 vaccine to the city residents and workers. According to the city government, 848, 975 individuals from A1 to A5 categories received their first dose while 686,359 individuals have been fully vaccinated. The...
Navotas City Mayor Toby Tiangco said on Thursday that they are preparing a system for the efficient rollout of COVID-19 vaccines for individuals aged 12-17. This is after President Duterte approved on Sept. 28 the inoculation of people belonging to this age group. "Iniisip po namin ‘yung...
