The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) urged the public to continue to honor the Filipino doctors who continue to be at the frontlines as the country continues to battle coronavirus disease (COVID-19). JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN “We at the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) are in awe of all...
It's under study. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque gave this assurance Thursday, Sept. 30, to the business sector following appeals from its stakeholders to postpone the increase in monthly contributions to the Social Security...
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has taken a social, emotional, and academic toll on children. With this, a new storybook aims to help kids stay hopeful amid these difficult times. (Photo from Inter-Agency Standing Committee) A collaboration of 60 humanitarian organizations, including...
Pateros, the smallest local government unit (LGU) in Metro Manila, placed second in the National Capital Region (NCR) based on one-week coronavirus disease (COVID-19) incidence. According to data published by OCTA Research on Sept. 30, Pateros has an average daily attack rate (ADAR) of 47.69, or...
House Deputy Speaker and Antique Representative Loren Legarda decried on Thursday, September 30, the low budget given to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) especially with the country still recovering from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Antique representatiive and House...
The Employees' Compensation Commission (ECC) is still looking at the possibility of including employees who have been infected with COVID-19 while on a work-from-home arrangement in its cash assistance benefits. (Photo by Chris Montgomery on Unsplash) In a virtual Laging Handa briefing on Thursday,...
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque justified on Thursday, Sept. 30 the certification as urgent of the P5.024-trillion General Appropriations Bill (GAB), calling it a "pandemic budget". (Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) In a virtual press briefing, Roque said that the Palace...
In an effort to reach more people and get them vaccinated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) continues to deploy its mobile vaccination clinics nationwide. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross) “Ang layunin natin sa Philippine Red Cross (PRC) ay mabigyan ng bakuna...
Malacañang said fighting the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic would have even been more difficult without the Inter-agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases, urging the public to recognize the good that the body has done. File photo of President Duterte...
KUALA LUMPUR, -- Malaysia reported 12,434 new Covid-19 infections as of midnight Wednesday, bringing the national total to 2,232,960, according to the health ministry Some eight of the new cases are imported and 12,426 are local transmissions, data released on the ministry's website showed. Another...
Malacañang assured the public that the technical issues surrounding the coronavirus (COVID-19) case reporting of the Department of Health (DOH) will not affect the government's decisions regarding its pandemic response, including the next Metro Manila's next alert level classification....
Senators have rallied behind the passage of a bill that would give the Philippines' health workers continued benefits amid the COVID-19 pandemic. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) Senator Juan Edgardo "Sonny" Angara sponsored on Wednesday, September 29, Senate Bill No. 2421, which...
