No place in the country will have exclusive access to Pfizer vaccines. Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) President Duterte has ordered the equitable distribution of different brands of coronavirus...
Filipinos cannot just demand the coronavirus vaccines made by Pfizer due to the limited supply in the country, President Duterte declared Wednesday. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/ Malacañang) The President found unfair that some people would be "selective" towards the US brand to the...
So, is Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III planning to run for senator next year? DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III (File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) Bello, in a virtual press briefing Wednesday, May 26, said his future in the political arena will depend on the...
President Duterte has pulled through again for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) as far as Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III is concerned. DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III shares a bit of good news during the virtual press briefing on May 26, 2021. (Screengrab...
Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo expressed doubt that people will consider the issue of the West Philippine Sea in choosing the next President during the 2022 national elections. Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo (Malacañang/Manila Bulletin) Panelo made the...
Youth and students were urged by former Vice President Jejomar “Jojo” Binay to demand accountability from the government especially for its COVID-19 programs. He said they should always be vigilant to hold the government accountable. Speaking before students of San Beda College, Binay said the...
It may not be his last after all. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo said President Duterte was not closing his doors to run for vice president in the 2022 polls as the Chief Executive was leaving it to God. Panelo said Duterte would...
The Philippines will seek to strengthen its ties with its “newly found old friend” Russia by exploring opportunities in the areas of vaccine, defense, space and energy cooperation as the two countries celebrate the 45th year of the establishment of diplomatic relations. President Rodrigo...
OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar The good news this week was that the country’s vaccination program seemed to have shifted to a higher gear with 229,769 doses administered last May 20 — the highest since we began the program in March. National Task Force against COVID-19...
GOVERNANCE MATTERS Former Vice President Jejomar Binay There is an open disagreement between Cabinet officials over a proposal to require beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), some 4.4 million Filipinos who come from the poorest of the poor, to have themselves vaccinated...
The government has decided to harmonize and hasten its aid and humanitarian assistance in times of disasters and other emergencies. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) In Executive Order No. 137, President Duterte has institutionalized the Aid and Humanitarian Operations Nationwide...
The Duterte administration is unperturbed by the prospect of a united opposition when the Filipino voters elect the new set of leaders in 2022. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP/Facebook) Presidential spokesman Harry Roque even taunted the opposition forces to field as many candidates as they can in...
