House Deputy Speaker Rufus Rodriguez is asking the Department of Health (DOH) to immediately send 24 ventilators to hospitals in Cagayan de Oro City amid the surge in COVID-19 cases. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) Rodriguez on Tuesday, June 22, disclosed that he wrote to DOH Secretary...
Presidential spokesman Harry Roque on Tuesday, June 22, said that there is a "legal basis" for the government to require Filipinos to get their COVID-19 jabs when the safety of the general public is in danger such as during a national health emergency. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS /...
An official of the Department of Health (DOH) is pushing for strict border protocols for arriving international travelers in a bid to prevent the entry of more highly transmissible variants of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Dr. Alethea De Guzman, Director of the...
As President Duterte finally decided to retain the mandatory wearing of face shield, the Philippine National Police (PNP) urged the public to follow the order, citing the more transmissible Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as the reason. PNP chief Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo T Eleazar...
Bruce Springsteen The Boss rules! If you have received the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, chances are you will not be allowed to watch Bruce Springsteen's return to Broadway this summer, which will begin on June 26. On June 18, The New York Post reported: “At the direction of New York State,...
COVID-19 VACCINATION – Davao City residents flock to the city's biggest vaccination hub at the Azuela Cove in Lanang to avail themselves of COVID-19 vaccines. The vaccination hub could serve at least 1,000 recipients per day. (Keith Bacongco) An informed consent is still needed before an...
How is syphilis, a sexually-transmitted disease, related to the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19)? The Commission on Audit (COA) asked this question to the provincial government of La Union after finding out that it disbursed P2.58 million in anti-COVID-19 funds granted by the national government...
Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. has praised the local government unit of Quezon City (QC) for its multi-sectoral approach in fast-tracking the national government's immunization program against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr. (middle) graces the launching of a...
An infectious disease expert said on Tuesday, June 22, the more transmissible Delta variant of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) first identified in India can spread through "fleeting" contact. (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) In an interview with ANC, Dr. Edsel Salvana said the Delta variant (B.1.617.2) is...
Pateros Mayor Miguel Ponce III has warned the public against the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Delta variant which is more infectious. Dr. Edsel Salvana, a member of the Department of Health technical advisory group, warned that the Delta “variant has now been shown to be about 60 percent...
An apologetic vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. sought the understanding of local government units (LGUs) after the limited supply of vaccines again affected the speed of the government's vaccination program against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). DANGEROUS TIMES--Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr....
Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagaoso said he re-allowed walk-ins in the city’s vaccination sites because the scheduling system turned out to be a failure. (MANILA CITY PIO / MANILA BULLETIN) In an interview with CNN Philippines on Tuesday, Domagoso said he only re-implemented the...
