Lowering the odds of getting sick PESCATARIAN A diet that is mostly vegetarian, but includes fish and seafood As of March 2021, approximately 115 million cumulative cases of COVID-19 have been recorded globally. SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19, has emerged into several variants, causing this...
Japan will donate a still-undetermined amount of AstraZeneca COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) vaccines to at least five Southeast Asian countries, including the Philippines. The Foreign Ministry in Tokyo made this announcement on Tuesday as it initially aimed to deliver one million doses of...
President Duterte is so far satisfied with the government's pace of the vaccination after more than 6 million coronavirus doses have been administered. Cops assigned at the Manila Police District Command (MPD) prepare to get vaccinated against the coronavirus at the police stations located in...
President Duterte has appealed to the public to delay their planned travels until they have completed their vaccination against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a public address on June 14, 2021 (Malacañang) The President said he was aware people were...
ACT CIS Partylist Rep. Rowena Niña Taduran called on the Inter-agency Task Force for Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) and the Department of Health to observe the practice of other countries in easing travel restrictions for returning Filipino who are fully vaccinated. Taduran said IATF and DOH...
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said on Tuesday, June 15, that the government will “recalibrate” and prioritize the distribution of more COVID-19 vaccines to areas under the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ), the Philippines’ second strictest lockdown level. Cabinet Secretary...
Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) President and CEO Vince Dizon said the country's hosting of the third window of the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup sends a message of hope amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. (Photo from BCDA) The Philippines, through the Based Conversion and...
DAVAO CITY - The city mayor of Kidapawan on Monday has expressed his disappointment over the vaccine allocations and asks that the city be given their share. "Asa na ang bakuna? (Where are the vaccines?)" Kidapawan Mayor Joseph Evangelista said in a video message on Monday (June 14). "To whom it...
DAVAO CITY - The municipal mayor of Lake Sebu in South Cotabato province tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). In a statement on Monday (June 14), Municipal Mayor Floro S. Gandam, Sr. confirmed that he tested positive for COVID-19 and is currently under quarantine. "Gusto ko ipabalo...
Gen. Cirilito Sobejana, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), has hosted a meeting with Admiral William Merz, commander of the US 7th Fleet, to discuss how to further strengthen the two nations' cooperation on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response and military matters....
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has started vaccinating again its military frontliners on Monday, June 14, in its General Headquarters at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City with the arrival of more vaccine supplies. A Philippine Army personnel looks away while he is being inoculated with a...
Manila City broke its single-day vaccination record anew on Monday (June 14). (MANILA CITY PIO / MANILA BULLETIN) Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso said the city was able to inoculate 25,668 individuals on Monday, beating its previous record of 21,824 last May 29. Domagoso thanked...
