Malacañang has underscored the importance of keeping the financially beleaguered Philippine Airlines (PAL) "in the air" amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. (Photo from PAL Facebook page) Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said in a virtual press briefing Monday, Sept. 6 that the...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) said Saturday, Sept. 4, that people who got vaccinated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) may still donate their blood. Philippine Red Cross PRC Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Senator Richard Gordon said in a statement that “the need for blood does...
The hundreds of billions of pesos spent by government for massive procurement of COVID-19 vaccines will not escape the prying eyes of auditors of the Commission on Audit (COA) notwithstanding the non-disclosure provisions of contracts that cover the purchases. Audit cartoons COA Chairman Michael...
The Manila city government vaccine deployment reached the two million mark on Wednesday (Sept. 1). (Manila Public Information Office photo / MANILA BULLETIN) The city government through the Manila Health Department (MHD) has administered a total of 2,009,171 COVID-19 vaccines since the vaccination...
Amid concerns on waning immunity, the country’s Vaccine Expert Panel (VEP) said that there is “no clear recommendation” yet when it comes to giving booster shots or a third shot of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine to specific sectors. ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN VEP Head Dr. Nina...
With 202 affirmative votes and zero negative votes, the House of Representatives on Tuesday, August 31 approved on final reading a bill exempting from all taxes the importation of critical medical supplies, essential goods, inputs, raw materials and equipment urgently needed during times of public...
A two-month prison term and a minimum fine of P100,000 will be imposed on hoarders of vaccines and persons administering unauthorized vaccine shots once a bill criminalizing said acts is passed into law. Virus vaccine Quezon City Rep. Alfred Vargas filed House Bill 10106 or the Anti-Vaccine...
The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) appealed to local government units (LGUs) Monday, August 30, to include persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) in their respective coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination priority list. Major Xavier Solda, spokesperson of Bureau of Jail Management...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday, August 29, asked the national government to sign documents that will allow local government units (LGUs) to procure their own COVID-19 vaccines amid criticisms by some local executives over the lack of vaccine supply to their provinces. “Iyong...
Chinese President Xi Jinping has vowed that China will continue to support the Duterte administration's flagship infrastructure modernization program and, perhaps more urgently, its aim to locally produce vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). President Xi Jinping of China and...
Over 1,700 adult Filipinos have so far been enrolled in the Philippines’ yearlong “immunosurveillance” study which seeks to determine the effectiveness of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines that were granted emergency use authorization (EUA) in the country, the Department of Science and...
President Duterte has claimed to hold no ill will toward the United States of America (USA), which has become one of the biggest donors of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines to the country in the past few months. President Rodrigo Duterte and the US flag (Photos from Facebook, Unsplash) In his...
