LVIV, Ukraine – The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday said it had confirmed over 100 attacks on health services in Ukraine, as it called for humanitarian access to the besieged city of Mariupol. "As of now, WHO has verified 103 incidents of attacks on health care, with 73 people...
After detection of a new variant of Omicron called "XE", the Department of Health (DOH) said on Monday, April 4, that it is coordinating with the World Health Organization (WHO) should any developments regarding it come out. Omicron variant of COVID-19 "Observation and monitoring are still ongoing...
Everyone has been living in survival mode over the past few years. Even so, there have been folks who have served as beacons of hope in these dark times. Today, we honor some of them and the work they have done to better the lives of others. In the field of agriculture, the Manila Bulletin presents...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) recorded on Friday, March 18, a total of 17 new Covid-19 cases among its personnel, the highest since about three weeks ago. (Courtesy of PNP Police Regional 8) A situation report released by the PNP information office showed that the total number of active...
The "hand heart" gesture has suddenly become a thing to do for presidential and vice presidential candidates in the upcoming May 9 polls. Now that the tandems of Bongbong Marcos-Sara Duterte and Ka Leody de Guzman-Walden Bello have both done it, it's the perfect time to ask the question: "Who did...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Without doubt, the Lord’s Prayer is one of the most precious inheritance Jesus has left us. Like the great commandment of Love, it points to two directions: The way of ascent to God, and the way of descent to the horizon of the world and of human beings. The first three...
ILOILO CITY—The World Health Organization (WHO Philippines) is urging the provincial government of Iloilo to push the COVID-19 vaccination for the elderly. This, after WHO Philippines ranked Iloilo province eighth with the most number of unvaccinated senior citizens at more than 71,000. Iloilo...
A total of 7,083 participants of the World Health Organization (WHO) Solidarity Trials Vaccines (STV) in the country have already received their first dose jabs of coronavirus disease (Covid-19), the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) reported. (JUAN CARLO DE VELA / MANILA BULLETIN) In a...
Molnupiravir (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended the use of antiviral drug molnupiravir for the treatment of Covid-19 patients who are at risk of hospitalization. “WHO has updated its living guidelines on Covid-19 therapeutics to include a conditional...
Health experts call for more and safer options for pediatric COVID vaccination KIDS KONTRA COVID Dr. Benny Atienza, president of the Philippine Medical Association (PMA) (left), Dr. Lulu Bravo, dxecutive director of the Philippine Foundation for Vaccination (PFV) (right), and Co-convenor of the...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo For Deputy House Speaker Rodante Marcoleta, Congress is not lacking in laws to help the marginalized, “We have many beautiful laws, but we also need to see to it that they are implemented well.” He stresses that the various pieces of legislation crafted by both the...
The number of active coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the Municipality of Pateros has further decreased. Based on data from the Pateros municipal government, as of Feb. 10, the total active cases in the town stood at 12, down from 122 recorded last Jan. 27. The municipal government recorded...
