The government is not playing favorites when it comes to the distribution of coronavirus vaccines to Metro Manila and several other areas, Malacañang assured the public Wednesday Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. (left) and Health Sec. Francisco Duque III welcome the arrival of an additional one...
People must observe the health protocols especially with the emergence of the new Delta coronavirus variant, Senator Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr. said on Wednesday, June 30, stressing that strict compliance is the only solution to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Sen. Ramon 'Bong' Revilla...
Ten additional highly urbanized cities will gain priority for coronavirus vaccine access due to the surge in cases of infections, Malacañang announced Thursday. One million doses of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines arrive at NAIA Terminal 2 in Pasay City on June 6, 2021. (Photo courtesy of National Task...
Amid the emergence of the so-called “Delta plus” variant, the country’s vaccine expert panel assured Wednesday, June 23, the public that all vaccines that are available in the country could ward off any severe forms of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) even with variants. This handout...
Malacañang reminded the public to continue following the government's battle cry "Mask, Hugas, Iwas" (Face mask, handwashing, physical distancing) after it was reported that an existing deadlier and more infectious variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has mutated. Presidential...
India has declared Delta Plus as a variant of concern on Tuesday after several cases have been detected. (Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP/ FILE/ MANILA BULLETIN) In a BBC report on Tuesday, the health ministry said the Delta Plus variant has been detected in 22 samples from six districts in three...
Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion on Monday, June 21, received his second dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine against the coronavirus disease. Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo Founder Joey Concepcion gets second dose of coronavirus vaccine on June 21,...
DRIVING THOUGHTS Yes, travel outside of the NCR-Plus is now allowed but it cannot be a spontaneous act. A lot of preparation is needed to get all the travel documents together, which will depend on the requirements set by the local government unit (LGU) of your destination. We recently drove to...
The national government will soon replenish vaccine stocks of local government units that are currently running low on supply, National Task Force Deputy Chief Implementer Vince Dizon assured on Wednesday, June 16. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) This after some cities in the National Capital Region...
Manila Bulletin File Photo The Department of Health (DOH) said that it aims at achieving “population protection” in the National Capital Region (NCR) Plus 8 by the end of this year. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said, however, that this goal still depends on the country’s vaccine...
Historical sites and museums in areas under the National Capital Region (NCR)-plus bubble will soon reopen their doors to visitors on a limited capacity, the Department of Tourism (DOT) said. National Museum (Facebook) This, after the government's pandemic task force approved the resumption of...
The National Capital Region (NCR) Plus may not yet be ready to ease its quarantine status to the modified general community quarantine (MGCQ), the least restrictive of the four risk classifications imposed by the government to curb the coronavirus outbreak. Santi, the sanitation robot, is deployed...
