The Department of Health (DOH) has issued a “memorandum” which provides the inclusion of the Philippine Red Cross’ positive saliva test results in the national tally of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) This was disclosed by PRC consultant...
More than eight million doses of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines have already been administered in the country, the National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 revealed on Sunday, June 20. An airport employee receives a coronavirus vaccine shot during the vaccination rollout at the Manila...
The government must obligate the P173-billion from Bayanihan to Recover as One Act or Bayanihan 2 before the law expires on June 30, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said on Sunday, June 20. Pangilinan said the government should ramp up its COVID-19 vaccination program using the funds under...
Local government units (LGUs) should prepare in advance for the anticipated arrival of "sensitive" Pfizer vaccines to avoid mishandling and wastage, the National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 reiterated on Sunday, June 20. Hundreds of residents from Cebu City who are under A1, A2, A3 priority...
After months of delay, the country has finally purchased 40 million doses of Pfizer vaccines to boost its efforts in combatting the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), a landmark move that saw the government's biggest vaccine procurement this year, the National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19...
The government’s Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases must update its quarantine policies on returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) so they can spend more time with their families, Vice President Leni Robredo said on Sunday, June 20. Vice President...
The government must review existing policies and “retrofit” them according to the “present context” to help businesses survive the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, Vice President Leni Robredo said on Sunday, June 20. Vice President Leni Robredo (FEDERICO CRUZ / MANILA BULLETIN)...
After fully complying with the government-mandated health and safety protocols against COVID-19, Barangay San Antonio became the first barangay in Pasig City to receive a Safety Seal from the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). (Photo taken from the Barangay San Antonio Facebook...
There is not enough evidence yet that coronavirus disease (COVID-19) can cause hair loss, the Department of Health (DOH) said. "Wala pa tayong sapat na pag-aaral ukol diyan. Maraming factors ang pwede hong nakaka-cause ng hair loss (We don't have enough studies on that. There are many factors that...
Like most other countries, the Philippines is celebrating Father’s Day on the third Sunday of June. This is despite the fact that in 1998, President Joseph Ejercito Estrada transferred the observance of both Father’s Day and Mother’s Day to the first Monday of December, thereby superseding...
Our loved ones may slowly be dying of sadness before they are claimed by COVID By Mj Quiambao Reyes AFTERNOON BEER Tatay and Nanay with some of their grandkids April 1st marks the day my Tatay’s heart stopped—though it was much earlier than April Fools’ Day when he was killed by the pandemic....
For these kids, spending more time with their fathers is among the many silver linings to this COVID-19 cloud CHILDREN AND THEIR DADS Clockwise from top left: Nikki and Anton Huang, Bob Aquino and Marta, Dr. Z Teo and Ken Z, Nicole de los Reyes and Donnie Tantoco, Erika Dee and Riki Dee, Mateo...
