To combat coronavirus disease (COVID-19), especially now that the holiday season is fast approaching, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) is pushing for regular reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing and COVID-19 vaccination. (PRC/MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) “We are at war...
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) said it has stepped in to resolve the issue on the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) coverage of Philippine Mining Development Corporation (PMDC) employees. Government Service Insurance System (GSIS), Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA), and Philippine Mining...
The Philippine Red Cross vowed on Saturday, Dec. 11, to provide a more effective humanitarian response now that it is more equipped after receiving motorcycles donated by Honda Philippines Inc. Photo from the Philippine Red Cross PRC Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Sen. Richard Gordon...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) continues to deploy its "Bakuna" buses to different parts of the country to vaccinate persons deprived of Liberty (PDLs) in its aim to assist the country's national vaccination efforts against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (AFP/MANILA BULLETIN) PRC, through the...
A total of 104 motorcycle units complete with insulated top boxes were donated by Honda Philippines to the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Friday, Dec. 10. Photo from the Philippine Red Cross PRC Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Sen. Richard Gordon will lead the online turnover to PRC local...
The government's pandemic task force has escalated Portugal to the red list category starting December 12, 2021, Malacañang announced Friday. PIXABAY/ MANILA BULLETIN In his press briefing on December 10, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said all passengers who have been to Portugal within 14...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo hopes that the Supreme Court will resolve all concerns raised against the controversial Anti-Terror Law that some critics said will lead to more red-tagging of government critics. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP) Robredo noted the advisory from the...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) announced that it is ready to implement the inclusion of France on the country’s Red List starting tomorrow (Dec. 10). BI Commissioner Jaime Morente said that passengers coming from France are temporarily barred from entering the Philippines based on instructions...
1200px-Civil_Aeronautics_Board.svg France is now in the "red" list for Covid-19 effective December 10, 2021, 12:01 AM until December 15, 2021 and travelers from this country cannot enter the Philippines due to the high risk of infection. This was according to the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB)...
In support of the country's national vaccination program against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) vaccinated nearly 4,000 people from Luzon to Mindanao in a single day. (AFP/MANILA BULLETIN) PRC said that it administered over 3,952 doses in one day alone on Dec. 6,...
The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on Emerging Infectious Diseases has approved the inclusion of France on the Philippines’ “red list”, which was updated amid the looming threat of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Jansen Romero/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) This was...
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...
