Senator Cynthia Villar on Monday, June 28, called on the government to further work on expanding and upgrading public hospitals and health facilities as COVID-19 continues to threaten the country. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) "We are in the middle of a health care crisis. The...
The project team tasked to conduct clinical trials on the use of lagundi (Chinese chaste tree) as a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) therapeutic or supplement is expected to complete their data analysis “by end of this month." Lagundi (FLICKR / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Department of Science and...
The United States Embassy in the Philippines on Monday said routine visa services will remain suspended because of the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic as it continues to operate with reduced staffing. United States Embassy In a statement, the US Embassy assured that as conditions...
Five thousand more have been added to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country on Monday, June 28. DOH/MB The Department of Health (DOH) reported 5,604 new COVID-19 cases which brought the total number of cases nationwide to 1,403,588. The case bulletin of DOH also showed 6,154 new...
Employees of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) in Taguig who belong to the list of priority individuals, received their first dose of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine on Monday, June 28. TESDA TESDA said the employees received their COVID-19 jab in Camp...
Malacañang assured the public that the Chinese-made Sinovac coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine was still effective against the more contagious and deadlier Delta variant of the disease just like other brands in the country's inventory. President Rodrigo Duterte holds a vial of coronavirus...
The emergence and spread of the Delta and Delta Plus variants of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) could hamper the Philippines' economic recovery if not prevented, Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion said on Monday, June 28. Presidential Adviser on Entrepreneurship...
(JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) The number of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Metro Manila has gone down by 9 percent, as it average 667 new cases during the June 21-27 period from 731 cases per day on June 14-20, OCTA Research said in its report on Monday, June 28. This corresponds...
Malacañang welcomed Vice President Leni Robredo's drive-thru vaccination initiative, saying this would help to bring the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines to the people. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the...
Malacañang said it was possible for the National Capital Region (NCR) to downgrade to the ordinary general community quarantine (GCQ) but not to the modified GCQ (MGCQ) or the least strict risk classification. Manila Bulletin File Photo Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement days...
The National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 will initiate an investigation to confirm the authenticity of a viral video showing a healthcare worker who failed to push the contents of the syringe during a vaccination event in Makati City. A healthcare worker sanitizes the arm of a vaccine...
(JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippine Genome Center (PGC) is hoping to increase its whole genome sequencing capability to better track the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) variants across the Philippines. PGC Executive Director Dr. Cynthia Saloma said they can...
