China and the United States will deliver two million doses of Sinovac vaccines and 250,000 doses of Moderna jabs respectively to the country this week, the National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 confirmed Wednesday, June 23. A health worker administers a coronavirus vaccine to a Manila resident...
The more transmissible Delta coronavirus disease (COVID-19) variant presents "changing" symptoms, the University of the Philippines National Institutes of Health (UP NIH) said Wednesday, June 23. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) UP NIH Executive Director Eva dela Paz said the Delta variant that...
The Philippine government, through the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA), is working to re-open and rehabilitate a huge banana plantation in Maguindanao. This was announced by Emmanuel Piñol, chairperson of MinDA and former Agriculture Secretary. Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) Chair...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has received new weapons and defense equipment from the United States military worth P183 million ($3.8 million), it announced on Wednesday, June 23. The Armed Forces of the Philippines receives weapons and defense equipment worth P183 million from the...
BTS Meal, BTS, McDonald’s Philippines, #BTSMeal, #BTSMealPH, #BTSARMY The BTS Meal has sold close to a million orders in the Philippines and set a sales record since the pandemic, McDonald’s Philippines has revealed. Margot Torres, head of marketing of McDonald's Philippines, told Manila...
Dogs coming from the Philippines and dozens of other countries from Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Eastern Europe, the Americas, and the Caribbean have been temporarily banned from entering the United States due to “high risk for dog rabies." (ELEONORE SENS / AFPTV / AFP) The United States...
The government has ample reserved funds to secure additional coronavirus vaccines needed by Filipinos, President Duterte said recently amid efforts to mitigate the impact of the pandemic on lives and livelihoods in the country. Manila residents wait for their turn to get their first dose of...
Vice President Leni Robredo met with Chilean Ambassador to the Philippines Claudio Alberto Rojas Rachel on Tuesday, June 22, expressing her gratitude to the Chilean government for treating some 860 Filipinos well in the host country. Vice President Leni Robredo welcomes Chi Chilean Ambassador to...
500 years of Christianity commemorative plate Pope Francis has granted a jubilee year with the inherent plenary indulgence for the 500th anniversary of the arrival of Christianity in the Philippines. It was 500 years ago when Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan representing the Spanish Empire,...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Tuesday. June 22, reiterated its recommendation to conduct swab testing five or seven days upon arrival for Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) and other returning Filipinos. (Philippine Red Cross / MANILA BULLETIN) PRC Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)...
Photos from TNC Predator and MPL Philippines One of the biggest esports and gaming organizations in the country is eyeing to enter the Mobile Legends Professional League (MPL). With the widely reported and rumored implementation of the franchise-based model, TNC is looking to join the MPL...
Del Monte Philippines, Inc. reported a 33 percent jump in net income to P4.6 billion for its fiscal year 2021 ending April on improved sales, favorable mix, lower costs and expenses, and greater efficiency. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, DMPI sales improved 8 percent to P34.5...
