A total of 164,787 personnel of the Philippine National Police (PNP) have been fully-vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as part of the measure to protect policemen who are among the frontliners in the fight against the pandemic. PNP chief Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar said the...
Another monastery has been hit by the coronavirus disease after 12 nuns tested positive for COVID-19. According to a report of DZBB, 12 out of 16 nuns of Carmel of Mary Star of the Sea monastery in Tanay, Rizal contracted COVID-19 despite being fully vaccinated against the virus, except for one who...
Fr. Ferdinand Santos (Facebook) Viral priest Fr. Ferdinand Santos took to Twitter on Sept. 28 to greet his father with an advanced happy birthday. But Fr. Ferdinand said he feels "sad and rough" because his parents have refused to get vaccinated against COVID-19. "Tomorrow, Sept. 29, is my dad's...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on Tuesday, Sept. 28, confirmed that limited face-to-face classes will now be allowed in other higher education degree programs other than medicine and allied health sciences. (ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) This after getting the approval of...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) reproduction number in Metro Manila is back to 0.94 after the region saw an "artificial spike" in cases on Sunday, Sept. 26, independent research group OCTA said on Tuesday, Sept. 28. The reproduction number refers to the average number...
100 percent of the proceeds will go to UNICEF Pierpaolo Picciolo, Valentino’s creative director Italian luxury fashion house Valentino is teaming up with UNICEF for a project reaching out to people who need vaccination against COVID-19 the most. In an announcement made through the...
President Duterte has "given the cue" for legislators to create a law that would allow the executive to exercise its so-called police power over those who do not want to get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). President Rodrigo Duterte listens to a presentation during the "Talk...
As millions of Filipino learners face a second year of distance learning, a group of education workers called on the government to provide sufficient support for learners to be able to help them cope with the demands of distance learning. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) With over 28 million enrollees...
Hospital nurse (FILE PHOTO) Nearly 40,000 more people have recovered from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Department of Health (DOH) reported on Tuesday, Sept. 28. The DOH said that 39,980 more survivors were added to the country’s COVID-19 recovery tally, causing it to increase to...
The government can invoke police power of the State, but there is need for a new law that would compel people to get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Malacañang said on Tuesday, September 28, In his virtual media briefing, Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said the...
More than 300 industry leaders in the Philippines have joined a United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-led virtual summit to tackle how Filipino youth can help businesses thrive amid the COVID-19 pandemic. United States Agency for International Development in the Philippines...
The European Union and its member states and financial institutions will continue to step up their contribution to the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, EU Ambassador to the Philippines Luc Véron said Tuesday. European Union Ambassador to the Philippines Luc Véron (via Twitter) “No...
