No one from the Philippine delegation tested positive for Covid-19 as they returned from Covid-stricken China on Thursday, Jan. 5. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) Around 200 Filipinos, who were part of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr's state visit to China, were...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. will not be meeting the Filipino community in China due to the Covid-19 situation in that country. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) Marcos will leave for China Tuesday, Jan. 3, for his first state visit there. During the...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is "very hesitant" to extend the state calamity due to Covid-19, saying "it's the wrong mindset" going into the new year. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Malacañang Photo) "I’m still very, very hesitant to continue the state of calamity, to...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. 's state visit to China will push through despite the growing concerns on the Covid situation in the foreign country. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Thursday, Dec. 29, that the state...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said the government must put its attention back to public health issues, ordering the Department of Health (DOH) to also prioritize the fight against other diseases aside from Covid-19. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. presides over a meeting with...
The private sector has no control over the Covid-19 vaccines donated to the government, which included 70 percent of wasted vaccines from the private sector. Presidential Adviser on Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion (PCOO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) This was reiterated by Go Negosyo founder Joey...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. had himself tested for Covid-19 on Tuesday, Nov. 15, Malacañang said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of OP) The Office of the Press Secretary said the President had himself tested as part of the health protocol for the...
OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar Do you ever feel that the world around you is falling apart? Or that the end of the world is near? As I prepare to write this column, (Oct. 30) I browsed the headlines of the major newspapers and I had a feeling that disaster after disaster...
Malacañang announced that the use of electronic arrival (eArrival) card for passengers will be implemented in the country's airports starting November 1. OFWs at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Ali Vicoy/ MANILA BULLETIN) The scan-and-go system, the Palace said, will ensure ease of...
A non-profit advocacy group has reiterated its call to immediately bring into the country bivalent Covid-19 vaccines to ward off the possible entry of the new Omicron subvariant. Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali...
The Philippines must prepare for bivalent Covid-19 vaccines, a founder of a non-profit advocacy group said. (AFP/MANILA BULLETIN) Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion said in a statement on Sunday, Oct. 9, that it will be important as the country tries to maintain economic activity amid economic and...
The Philippines is entering the "phase of acceptance" in the Covid-19 pandemic where people are aware of its risks but are learning to manage them. People flock to Ilaya in Binondo, Manila on Jan. 2, 2022. Metro Manila will be under Alert Level 3 starting Jan. 3 until Jan. 15, 2022 due to the rise...
