With the danger posed by the new coronavirus strains, President Duterte has threatened to impose a stricter lockdown if there will be a resurgence of infections in the country. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) Addressing the nation, the President said he personally does not want...
Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said the government cannot just use AstraZeneca coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines on essential workers listed under the A4 priority group as it breaches the condition set by the COVAX Facility. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS / FILE PHOTO / MANILA...
Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque claimed that the opposition was actually wishing for the government's vaccination program against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to fail so they could have a better shot at winning in the upcoming 2022 elections. Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque (File...
The government's pandemic task force has placed governors and mayors further up in the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination program priority list, putting them right behind medical frontliners and ahead of senior citizens. A health worker administers a COVID-19 vaccine shot at a vaccination center in...
In a bid to stress to the public the importance of following health protocols, the government's pandemic task force is set to distribute modules to different barangays in the country, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Nograles made...
Cabinet Secretary Nograles said there should not be any premium offers for reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in private laboratories because this allows individuals to jump the line. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (PCOO / MANILA...
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said the government is doing its best to address the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic but pointed out that the country's success lies in the people's compliance with health protocols. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (PCOO / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO)...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported that no Filipino overseas died due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Saturday, May 15. Department of Foreign Affairs logo (DFA) The total number of COVID-19 deaths among Filipinos abroad is still at 1,162. According to the DFA, the number of...
Vaccine passes or proof of vaccination may be the way to begin getting back to normal. A resident of Manila gets a second dose of Sinovac coronavirus vaccine at the vaccination site in Ramon Magsaysay High school on May 14, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/ Manila Bulletin) As more people receive the coronavirus...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. urged the public to keep on wearing their face masks as if the country has no vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) yet. Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (AP Photo / Sakchai Lalit / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Locsin made the...
The Department of Science and Technology - Food and Nutrition Research Institute (DOST-FNRI) is studying the effects of high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) on a person’s body weight and the lipid profile. (Photo from Pixabay) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña, during his weekly report...
There will be no lush forest that will be decimated with the planned construction of a temporary vaccination site in Nayong Pilipino, according to Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Nograles made an assurance that the mega vaccination center would be built in the...
