With the anticipated arrival of more coronavirus vaccines, the government is optimistic the country could inoculate 70 million people before the end of the year and hopefully celebrate a "maskless" holiday season. A Manila resident receives a first dose of Pfizer coronavirus vaccine during the...
The National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 on Monday, June 21, refuted allegations that Davao City, President Duterte's hometown, was allocated with the biggest portion of Pfizer vaccines. (FILES) In this file photo taken on November 17, 2020 (FILES) shows vials with Covid-19 vaccine stickers...
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos advised Filipinos on Monday, June 21 to not take the Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lightly. MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos tells Filipinos not to take the Delta variant lightly during a press conference on...
(JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Philippine Genome Center (PGC) on Monday, June 21, said it has not yet seen a community transmission in the country brought by the Delta coronavirus disease (COVID-19) variant first detected in India. "Sa ngayon, meron tayong 17 all-in-all na mga...
A total of 148 persons deprived of liberty (PDL) and 19 jail personnel of the Bocaue Municipal Jail are now fully inoculated with the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) vaccine, the first jail facility to achieve the distinction in the country, the Bureau of Jail and Management Penology (BJMP) on...
Senate President Vicente Sotto III, acting chairman of the Nationalist People's Coalition, is willing to campaign for Senator Panfilo Lacson to become the party's standard bearer in the 2022 elections. Sotto III floated this Monday, June 21, as he disclosed that leaders of the political party have...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday urged the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) to accelerate its current vaccination rate before the more virulent Delta variant starts wreaking havoc in the country. The IATF itself has confirmed there are already 13 cases of the Delta variant in the country, but health...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año stressed Monday, June 22, that removal of quarantine classifications will be possibly enforced if herd immunity from the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) is achieved in the country. In an interview over ABS-CBN’s...
Senator Risa Hontiveros said the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) should revoke the order imposing a 25 percent tax increase on private schools as this may only displace more students should these institutions are forced to close due to increased economic pressure due to the coronavirus (COVID-19)...
Malacañang stressed that not following health protocols was the main contributor to the spike of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in some parts of the country. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement after...
A total of 8,407,342 doses of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines have already been administered as of June 20, the Department of Health (DOH) said Monday. DOH/MB Data released by the DOH showed that 6,253,400 have received their first dose, while 2,153,942 have already completed the...
While pointing out there was no need for such a policy at present, Malacañang said the government will study the suggestion to segregate in workplaces those who were already vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and those who are yet-- or do not want to-- take the jab....
