Vice President Leni Robredo on Tuesday, June 22, said that political colors have no place in serving the country as she expressed gratitude to Manila Mayor Isko Moreno for partnering with her office for a drive-through vaccination program. Robredo’s office, in partnership with the Manila City...
There are three important things that the Philippines should do if it wants to imitate Israel's "successful" battle against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic: aggressive testing, systematic data gathering, and efficient rollout of the vaccination program. Members of the National Task...
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora announced on Tuesday that the city now only has 67 active COVID-19 cases as of June 21. (Photo from Mayor Francis Zamora's Facebook) In a Facebook post, Zamora also said that four barangays in the city have been declared COVID-19 free. "Four barangays, namely,...
In an apparent reaction to President Rodrigo Duterte’s warning on jab rejection, Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles urged the Department of Health to further boost government’s pro-vaccination messaging by lifting stringent safety protocols for vaccinated people by allowing them to play...
The Philippines’ vaccine expert panel has underscored the need of fully vaccinating majority of the country’s population amid the threat of the more transmissible variants of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Dr. Nina Gloriani, head of the country’s vaccine expert...
Metro Manila cities and its lone municipality are racing to reach the finish line when their targeted numbers of people have been vaccinated to achieve "population protection" or "herd immunity" against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Leading the cities is San Juan. As of June 19, the city, led...
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Director General Eric Domingo got some unsolicited advice from President Duterte on how to deal with criticisms from detractors. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a public address from Davao City on June 21, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) In a meeting with top...
Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. has warned that Cebu's refusal to follow the national government's protocols on international arrivals to control the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is "very, very dangerous." Hundreds of residents from Cebu City who are under A1, A2, A3 priority lists...
The Philippines will be among the priority recipient countries to receive a portion of the latest 55 million tranche of United States government-donated COVID-19 vaccine doses to be distributed globally, the White House announced Tuesday (Monday night in Washington, D.C.). The White House (via the...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Tuesday, June 22 maintained that the key to the resumption of face-to-face classes is getting teachers and students inoculated against the coronavirus disease or COVID-19. Gatchalian, who chairs the Senate Committee on Basic Education, Arts and Culture, said he sees...
Senator Nancy Binay on Tuesday, June 22 said the government should first “arrest” the problem of having sufficient coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine supply before moving to haul off to jail those who refuse to get vaccinated. “We have a problem with supply. It’s not as if our people do not...
Senator Nancy Binay on Tuesday, June 22 said government should tell the public what is keeping it from disbursing available funds that are supposed to be used to effectively combat the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. Binay pointed out that the government has at least three sources of...
