A day before announcing the new quarantine classification for Metro Manila, San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora said on Monday that he wants to retain the General Community Quarantine (GCQ) classification for the National Capital Region Plus (NCR-plus) area. San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora "My...
Speaking Out Ignacio R. Bunye Hitting the jackpot, winning the lotto or receiving a huge inheritance could be both a boon and a bane. We have heard of real life stories of instant millionaires eventually ending up poorer than when they started. Growing up in Muntinlupa in the 50s, I heard a famous...
Four teacher-broadcasters have so far received their first dose of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, the Department of Education (DepEd) has disclosed. (Photo from DepEd) DepEd TV teacher-broadcasters Pamela Amor Villanueva, Antonio Maaghop, Jr., Sharlene Grace Martin, and John David...
The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) should consider rewarding local government units (LGUs) that have successfully vaccinated majority of their residents. Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon made the suggestion on Sunday, saying this can help quicken the pace of the...
(Keith Bacongco/MANILA BULLETIN) The government is still “far” from reaching its target of vaccinating at least 70 percent of the country’s total population against COVID-19, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said on Sunday, June 13. “As of now, yung mga fully vaccinated nasa...
Navotas City Mayor Toby Tiangco has expressed concern over the national government's directive to administer the reserved second doses of COVID-19 vaccines to residents who have yet to receive their first shot. Tiangco in a Twitter post said that as much as he wanted to reserve the city's existing...
The Pateros municipal government has launched an express registration through texting for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination to encourage more people to sign up. Pateros Mayor Miguel Ponce III (Pateros Facebook page / MANILA BULLETIN) Pateros Mayor Miguel Ponce III announced the additional...
Even "stars" need to get inoculated from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Actor Joross Gamboa receives his first dose of AstraZeneca vaccine during the immunization of movie industry workers at the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) headquarters in Makati City on June 11, 2021....
Former Vice President Jejomar “Jojo” Binay has slammed the government for announcing the vaccination of essential workers despite the inadequate supply of COVID-19 vaccines in the country, calling it a “cruel joke” to workers. Jojo Binay's Facebook page/Manila Bulletin He said the...
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora announced on Friday that the city now only has 88 active COVID-19 cases as of June 10. (Photo from Mayor Francis Zamora) "I attribute this to the concerted efforts of the San Juaneño people to follow health protocols and our local government's intensified...
The Manila city government has released 8,000 COVID-19 2nd dose vaccines which will be used for the 1st dose vaccination of the A2 and A4 priority groups in the city on Friday (June 11). (Manila Public Information Office photo / MANILA BULLETIN) The COVID-19 vaccines will be deployed in the city's...
Now that a more substantial number of vaccines is set to arrive in the country this month – about 9.95 million as per vaccine czar Calito Galvez Jr. – expect the country’s vaccination rollout to shift to high gear in the third quarter of 2021. As of Wednesday, June 9, 2021, a total of...
