Recognizing that it’s “a matter of time” before the new coronavirus variant Omicron gets into the Philippines, acting presidential spokesman Karlo Nograles said on Wednesday, Dec. 8, that the country is “buying time” to delay its entry and beefing up current health care resources. Cabinet...
Ignacio “Toting” Bunye, former mayor and congressman of Muntinlupa, has endorsed the candidacy of Muntinlupa Rep. Ruffy Biazon for mayor in the May 9, 2022 elections. Biazon posted a photo on his Facebook account on Dec. 6 showing Bunye, also a former member of the Monetary Board of the Banko...
Philippine Red Cross recently highlighted the unwavering commitment of its volunteers as it celebrated the International Volunteer Day, with the theme of bringing hope in the form of countless acts of kindness from one person to another. Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Chairman and Chief Executive...
Two alleged fixers at the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) in East Avenue, Quezon City were arrested by authorities on Monday morning, Dec. 6, barely a month after the duo was nabbed at the same location. Nearly a month after arresting a fixer outside the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)...
Tighter border restrictions in some countries due to potential threats of the Omicron variant of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) will affect the deployment of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) said Friday, Dec. 3. PIXABAY/ MANILA BULLETIN POEA...
Philippine Red Cross (PRC) said on Thursday, Dec. 2 that it exceeded its initial target of 53,000 doses after it administered more than 83,000 doses during the three-day national vaccination program of the government against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Philippine Red Cross / MANILA...
The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) has come up with new testing and quarantine protocols for arriving international passengers to the Philippines originating from countries not belonging to the so-called red list. (Photo by Fusion Medical Animation/ Unsplash) Cabinet Secretary and Acting...
Filipinos in Austria are in "good condition" amid the emergence of Omicron variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the foreign country, the Philippine Embassy there said. Chargé d' Affaires Deena Joy Amatong of the Philippine Embassy in Vienna, Austria (Screengrab from Laging Handa...
Philippine Red Cross has tested more than five million Filipinos for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), a milestone PRC Chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) Sen. Richard Gordon has set after they put up PRC's first-ever molecular laboratory in April 2020. “We have been here since the...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. has questioned the inclusion of Italy in the Philippines' red list amid the emergence of the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (PCOO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Locsin hit the...
Philippine Red Cross' (PRC) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Senator Dick Gordon has directed the PRC executive management to do the necessary preparations in case the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) variant hits Philippine shores, the organization said on Tuesday. Nov. 30. (Photo from...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) deployed its 17 Bakuna buses and 25 Bakuna centers to support various local government units (LGUs) during the course of the three-day national vaccination program, the organization said on Monday, Nov. 29. PRC said in a statement that it continues its efforts to curb...
