BATANG MAYNILA Manila Mayor Isko Moreno To put some teeth into my earlier announcement that I will never, ever allow the sale of anti-COVID 19 vaccines in the city of Manila, I signed before the weekend City Ordinance No. 8740. My profound gratitude goes to Vice Mayor Honey Lacuna who is the...
The Department of Public Works and Highway (DPWH) has recognized the severity of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation in the Zamboanga peninsula--something that has spurred the agency to speed up its construction of additional isolation facilities in the region. (Photo from the DPWH)...
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) has extended its COVID-19 response programs to outside the National Capital Region Plus (NCR Plus) bubble as other provinces in Visayas and Mindanao have been experiencing surges in cases, too. On Sunday, May 30, Vice President Leni Robredo said during her...
(DOH / MANILA BULLETIN) The country logged on Sunday 7,058 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) nationwide. The Philippines' cumulative tally rose to 1,223,627 wherein 4.4 percent or 53,757 cases were still active. It was noted that "13 duplicates were removed from the total case count." "Of...
A member of the OCTA Research Group has urged the government to make adjustments on protocols for domestic travel as provinces outside Metro Manila experience an increase in the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) OCTA Research fellow...
Twenty residents in Muntinlupa City, who have been vaccinated against COVID-19, won 25 kilos of rice each in a raffle draw that aims to encourage more people to get the jab. One of the winners (left) of the “Bigas sa Bakuna” raffle promo held in Barangay Sucat Sunday (Barangay Sucat / MANILA...
Swab testing (Photo from Unsplash) The Department of Health (DOH) urged the public to get tested only in licensed coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing laboratories and not to perform self-swabbing. “Kung kailangan po natin magpa swab meron po tayong mga lisensyadong laboratoryo o hindi kaya may...
Senator Francis Tolentino on Sunday urged the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) to implement the “waterfalls policy” to hasten the government’s coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination program so that the country could finally achieve herd immunity. Tolentino said the IATF should allow the limited...
Individuals who will be caught selling coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine slots should be punished and given with lethal injection, a "joking" Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said on Sunday, May 30. Secretary Eduardo Año (Photo courtesy of DILG)...
Two dentists stressed how maintaining good oral hygiene during this pandemic can be a preventive measure against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Unsplash) The oral cavity is one of the entry points of COVID-19 to the body aside from the nose and eyes, Dr. Adeliza Valeza said. Valeza noted that...
The World Health Organization (WHO) should “step in” and resolve the problems caused by some countries’ preference for certain coronavirus vaccines, Vice President Leni Robredo said on Sunday, May 30. Without naming the vaccine brand, the vice president also stressed the importance for the...
The country will receive another 50,000 doses of Sputnik V vaccines from Russia on Sunday night, May 30, the National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 disclosed. The initial batch of 15,000 doses of Sputnik V vaccines that arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Pasay City on May 1,...
