The pediatric coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination of children age five to 11 years old was further expanded in areas outside Metro Manila as it officially kicked off in Bulacan on Wednesday, Feb. 9. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. interacts with a young boy during the launching of the...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo’s senatorial bets on Wednesday, Feb. 9, appealed to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to allow the Office of the Vice President (OVP) to continue its COVID-19 pandemic response initiatives during the campaign period. The senatorial slate of...
Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Acting Secretary Emmanuel Rey R. Caintic brought his seven-year-old daughter during the launch of the "Resbakuna Kids" on Tuesday, Feb. 8. (Photo from DICT) Caintic's daughter Reese was inoculated against the dreaded virus at the...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Wednesday, Feb. 9 that the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pill Molnupiravir of Lloyd Laboratories Inc. may be marketed by the firm at P50 to P75 per capsule. Molnupiravir (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) During a Laging Handa press briefing,...
OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David (SCREEN GRAB FROM PTV FACEBOOK PAGE) As the surge caused by the Omicron variant is already subsiding, a fellow of the OCTA Research Group is hoping that coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the Philippines may return to "three digits" a day by March. "We are hoping by...
The government's pandemic task force is set to discuss Metro Manila's possible deescalation to Alert Level 1 for the second half of February 2022 and may make the announcement on the weekend, Malacañang said. (FILE PHOTO BY ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles made the...
Malacañang said that the fifth phase of the country's action plan against the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic will focus on economic recovery and vaccinating more Filipinos against the virus. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (Malacañang photo) Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles made the...
Unvaccinated teaching and non-teaching personnel are required to show negative coronavirus test results before they are allowed to enter the school premises for onsite reporting, the Department of Education (DepEd) said. (Photo from DepEd) With the rollout of the expansion phase of limited...
Senator Aquilino Pimentel III on Wednesday, February 9 asked the government to exercise caution in buying COVID-19 vaccines. ‘’Just as I have stated time and time again, COVID-19 should not cause us or anyone to panic. Even the national government should not panic just because it has over...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) Eight highly urbanized cities in Luzon are seeing a downtrend in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, the OCTA Research Group said on Wednesday, Feb. 9. "Downward trends observed in Angeles, Baguio City, Dagupan, Lucena, Naga City, Olongapo, Puerto Princesa, and...
The Marikina City government started the vaccination drive for children aged five to 11 at the Marikina City Sports Center on Wednesday, Feb. 9. (Photo from Domingo Dela Paz's Facebook) More than 500 children were expected to receive their vaccinations on Wednesday. The program started at 8 a.m.,...
President Duterte has thanked the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for its support for the Philippines’ coronavirus (COVID-19) response efforts, particularly in boosting vaccination rates in Mindanao. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Malacañang made the statement the statement following...
