Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Sen. Dick Gordon announced on Tuesday, Dec. 14 that PRC has opened its 26th Bakuna Center in the Department of Education (DepEd) - San Carlos City. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross / MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement, PRC said that...
BACOOR CITY – The city government is optimistic that it will achieve herd immunity against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) among adults during the second run of Bayanihan, Bakunahan from Dec. 15 to 17. Lani M. Revilla / Facebook / MANILA BULLETIN "We are confident that we will reach our...
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III along with other officials have agreed to recommend on Monday, Dec. 13 the postponement of the second round of the "Bayanihan Bakunahan" in some areas that might be affected by the tropical storm outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) which is...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) cited the need to continue improving the mechanisms and systems put in place for the Enhanced Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty (EPAHP) to further reach more beneficiaries. Cabinet Secretary Carlo Alexei Nograles, representatives of...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on Monday, Dec. 13, cited the continued increase in the vaccination rate of students, teaching and non-teaching personnel at the tertiary level. MARK BALMORES / MANILA BULLETIN During the ceremonial signing on the joint memorandum circular on the resumption...
The Caloocan City government on Monday, Dec. 13, was recognized by the Department of Health in the National Capital Region (DOH-NCR) for reaching 100 percent of its COVID-19 vaccination target. The certificate was received by Mayor Oscar "Oca" Malapitan, who was also awarded for his participation...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Monday, Dec. 13, coronavirus disease (COVID-19) booster shots depend on the vaccine brand administered in the primary series. (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) This in reply to the question during a Laging Handa press briefing on the possibility of shortening...
As long as there is data available showing that a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine can extend its original shelf life, it can be allowed, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Monday, Dec. 13. (UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) "Ang naibibigay lang namin talaga na expiration date o shelf...
Speaker Lord Allan Velasco on Monday, Dec. 13 is prepared to push for amendments to Republic Act 11525 or the COVID-19 Vaccination Program Act in order to grant the private sector bigger role in sustaining the momentum of government’s inoculation program. At the same time, Velasco also urged the...
Vaccine manufacturers Pfizer and BioNTech have shown that its vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) delivered an overall efficacy of 90.7 percent, an official from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Monday, Dec. 13. In this file photo the Pfizer logo is seen at the Pfizer...
In a bid to promote gender equality, the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP) conducted a capability building program (CBP) on gender and development benefiting leaders of urban poor organizations. (Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor Facebook page) Initiated by PCUP-Field...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) continues to deploy its "Bakuna" buses to different parts of the country to vaccinate persons deprived of Liberty (PDLs) in its aim to assist the country's national vaccination efforts against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (AFP/MANILA BULLETIN) PRC, through the...
