In this file photo taken on May 30, 2021, Team Ineos rider Colombia's Egan Bernal celebrates with the race's Trofeo Senza Fine (Endless Trophy) on the podium after winning the Giro d'Italia 2021 cycling race following the 21st and last stage in Milan. (Photo by Luca Bettini / AFP) Colombian Egan...
House deputy speaker and Cagayan de Oro City Representative Rufus Rodriguez on Saturday, June 5, thanked the United States for deciding to donate part of its surplus AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines to many countries, including the Philippines. A health worker shows a vial of the AstraZeneca jab...
Senator Grace Poe has urged the government to provide bikes for vulnerable and poor workers as a form of subsidy to make commute easier and safer for them amid the coronavirus outbreak. People use bikes as an alternative means of transportation in Metro Manila. Public utility vehicles continue to...
IT’S THE SMALL THINGS Alex Eduque When COVID-19 first hit, I remember thinking to myself at some point that it would be over in no time. It was March last year when we locked down, and I had just returned from a trip abroad to finalize details for what was supposed to be my destination wedding in...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has reported that 1.43 million or 99.5 percent of all the income tax returns filed (ITRs) during the last tax filing season were filed online. In a report to the Secretary of Finance, the BIR said that only 7,139 returns were filed manually. This is clearly a...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) announced Friday, June 4, that it has approved a project seeking to model embarkation-disembarkation behavior in commuter buses and trains to look into airflow and aerosolization in a bid to mitigate the transmission of coronavirus disease (COVID-19)....
Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) Chairman Angelito Banayo on Friday confirmed that three overseas Filipino workers have tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) following an outbreak at a factory in a southwestern county in Taiwan. Manila Economic and Cultural Office Chairman...
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat welcomed on Friday night, June 4 the government pandemic task force's decision to ease rules on certain fully vaccinated travelers. DOT Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat (Photo from DOT Facebook page) This, after the Inter-Agency Task...
(MB/Keith Bacongco/ File Photo) An infectious disease expert encouraged the public not to delay in getting their second dose of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine to immediately protect them against the viral illness. “Mas maganda talaga to get the second dose on time para iyong full...
DOH/MB The Department of Health (DOH) assured the public that coronavirus disease (COVID-19) storage facilities and vaccination centers are prepared in case disasters strike. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that facilities related to COVID-19 vaccination have been instructed to take...
The Department of Foreign Affairs on Friday reported 102 new COVID-19 cases and 9 new recoveries among Filipinos abroad. Department of Foreign Affairs tally of COVID-19 cases among overseas Filipinos (DFA) In a report, the DFA attributed the huge spike in an increase reported cases in one country...
The Taguig City government has vaccinated more than 100,000 individuals against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Mayor Lino Cayetano (2nd from left) awards the safety seal to SM Aura (Taguig City government / MANILA BULLETIN) It hit the mark Friday after reaching 99,514 first-dose vaccinees on...
