At least ₱10.4 billion of social amelioration funds have not been distributed to its rightful beneficiaries during the COVID-19 pandemic, Senator Emmanuel "Manny" Pacquiao alleged on Saturday, July 3, as he tagged the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in corruption. Boxing...
The local government of Navotas City will soon start vaccinating its bedridden residents against COVID-19 right inside their homes. This came after the city received a mobile vaccination bus from the Philippine Red Cross (PRC), which will roam around the city to inoculate residents who cannot go...
Ride-hailing firm Grab Philippines has launched a new initiative in a bid to support the government's mass vaccination efforts against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Photo from Grab Philippines) Grab Philippines Country Head Grace Vera-Cruz said the company, through its GrabCar Bayanihan...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Friday, July 2, raised concern that commuters would have to deal with higher fares with fewer public utility vehicles (PUVs) on roads after the expiration of funds for service contracting program under the Bayanihan 2 law. (JANSEN ROMERO/MANILA BULLETIN) “Hindi lang ang...
The Quezon City government has included in its COVID-19 vaccination program all employees of national government agencies located in the city. "Since Quezon City is home to many national government agencies, government-owned and controlled corporations, and their subsidiaries, their employees are...
Be part of the country’s Balik Scientist Program (BSP). Balik Scientist Awardees Dr. Guillermo A. Mendoza, Dr. Anna Karen C. Laserna, and Dr. Lawrence A. Limjuco (Photos from DOST) This was the call made by renowned Filipino scientists from abroad during the BSP’s virtual orientation and public...
Around 113,000 Quezon City residents may be vaccinated against COVID-19 in the next three to four days following the launching of the local government of a new way to register for its inoculation program, Mayor Joy Belmonte said Thursday. Despite technical difficulties recently experienced by...
Senator Sonny Angara on Thursday, July 1 assured that benefits and other provisions for health care workers and frontliners in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic will continue despite the expiration of the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act or Bayanihan 2 last June 30. Angara, who chairs the...
The Muntinlupa City government has already vaccinated 36 percent of the target population as it continued to ramp up its daily output. As of June 30, a total of 139,942 individuals received their first dose of the vaccine, equivalent to 36.28 percent of the target Muntinlupa population of 385,725,...
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Healthcare workers administering coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines have been reoriented on the vaccination protocols amid circulating videos of improper vaccination, the Department of Health (DOH) said. "The National COVID-19 Vaccine Operation Cluster recently...
The 25-year-old Shawntel Nicole Martinez Nieto was the first Pinay to receive the prestigious award for her social activism and services during this pandemic The Diana Award, which was established in honor of Diana, Princess of Wales, recognized 400 inspiring youth across the globe last Monday,...
With the expiration of the Bayanihan to Recover As One ("Bayanihan 2") Act, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) was left with no choice but to temporarily suspend its service contracting program, which for the past few months facilitated free rides in public utility...
