A molecular biologist and priest has recommended that a 10-day hotel quarantine should be enforced for international travelers arriving in the National Capital Region (NCR) and Cebu. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) “The science shows that this quarantine is 99.7 percent effective at preventing...
National Task Force (NTF) Deputy Chief Implementer Vince Dizon said overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who will be deployed within four months can get inoculated with vaccines donated by COVAX Facility. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) During the symbolic inoculation of seafarers in Palacio de...
Additional 1.5 million doses of vaccine for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was delivered on Thursday, June 17, as the national government attempts to inoculate millions of Filipinos this year The delivery of 1.5 million doses of Sinovac from China brought to more than nine million the total...
The Cebu City government recently gave one of its highest honors to Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy A. Cimatu for coming to the city's aid during a desperate time in its fight against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). DENR Secretary Roy A. Cimatu (center) is...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año described Thursday, June 17 the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) inoculation as a “milestone’’ to gain herd protection against the deadly virus. He issued the statement as the vaccination of 759 DILG Central...
As the Philippines has started to inoculate essential workers and indigents, an expert said on Thursday, June 17, that population protection is achievable by the fourth quarter of 2021. (KEITH BACONGCO / MANILA BULLETIN) During the Laging Handa briefing, Health Technology and Assessment Council Dr....
The Senate Committee on Urban Planning, Housing, and Resettlement has approved proposals for the grant of monthly rental subsidies to informal settler families (ISFs) and other eligible beneficiaries displaced by the COVID-19 pandemic as well as evictions and demolitions. In this file photo taken...
DAVAO CITY - The Department of Health (DOH) Davao Center for Health Development recorded 725 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the region on Wednesday, June 16. Based on the DOH Regional Situation Update on COVID-19, as of 5:00 pm today, the total number of active cases in the region...
Another 1.5 million doses of Sinovac vaccines arrived Thursday morning, June 17 at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 2 on board a Cebu Pacific (CEB) flight from Beijing, China. (Ariel Fernandez / MANILA BULLETIN) One million of the doses were consigned to the Department of...
President Duterte has agreed that face shields should only be worn in hospitals. In this photo taken on September 19, 2020, people wearing face shields queue up at a public market in Manila. (TED ALJIBE/AFP) Senate President Vicente Sotto III said this came up during their meeting in Malacañang on...
Manila City broke its own single-day vaccination record for the third consecutive day, vaccinating 27,338 individuals on June 16. (MANILA CITY PIO / MANILA BULLETIN) The local government was able to inoculate 1,310 more individuals on June 16 breaking its June 15 record of 26,028 vaccinations in a...
In this file photo taken on June 12, 2021, Chris Paul of the Phoenix Suns shoots and scores on a three-point attempt against the Denver Nuggets in Game Four of the Western Conference second-round playoff series in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP)...
