Las Pinas City Mayor Imelda Aguilar announced that the City Health Office (CHO) had already recorded a total of 9,188 registrants for the “Bakunahan sa Kabataan” for children 5 to 11 years old. Aguilar said the 9,188 recorded registrants prove that parents are eager to have their children get...
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III (Malacañang photo) Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III maintained on Wednesday, Feb. 2, that his agency was not involved in the purchase of supplies related to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. In a statement, Duque said that the...
The most vulnerable families in Southern Leyte who were affected by Typhoon Odette continue to receive aid from the Philippine Red Cross (PRC), the humanitarian organization said on Wednesday, Feb. 2. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross / MANILA BULLETIN) PRC said that it still provides aid through...
The Paranaque City government announced that the launching of Bakunahan Para Sa YO (younger ones) aged 5 to 11 years old on Feb. 4 was moved to Feb. 7. According to Mayor Edwin Olivarez, the launching of “Bakunahan Para Sa Yo” was moved due to unexpected delays in vaccine delivery from the...
Former-Vice President and senatorial aspirant Jejomar Binay urged the national government on Wednesday, Feb. 2, to step-up and be prepared to assist hospitals and other medical facilities in areas that are experiencing a surge in COVID-19 cases. Binay aired his concern as the country continues to...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) Four highly-urbanized cities in the Visayas remained at "very high risk" for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) despite the decreasing number of cases in these areas, the OCTA Research Group said in its monitoring on Wednesday, Feb. 2. OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David said that...
Malacañang does not think that it is already time to remove the coronavirus (COVID-19) Alert Levels System (ALS) being implemented in the country but is open to placing areas under Alert Level 1. (File Photo by Ali Vicoy) Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles made the statement following calls for...
The Taguig City government has recorded more than 8,000 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in January with the surge of the Omicron variant in Metro Manila. Based on data from the Taguig City Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance (CEDSU), the city had 8,230 new COVID-19 cases in January as...
Amid the recent surge of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country, the Social Security System (SSS) said some of its branches were ordered close for disinfection. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In its latest advisory, SSS said "a significant number" of its employees have tested positive...
The Quezon City government will conduct COVID-19 rapid antigen tests on more than 1,100 Bar examinees, staff and volunteers to make sure that the examinations to be held on Feb. 4 and 6 will not be a “superspreader” event, Mayor Joy Belmonte announced on Tuesday, Feb. 1. The local government...
Lawyers of those recommended by the Senate Blue Ribbon committee report to be criminally charged arising from the controversial multi-billion-peso Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corporation contracts with the Procurement Service, Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM) said the committee conclusions...
The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee has recommended the filing of administrative and criminal charges, including graft and plunder charges, against former Department of Budget and Management-Procurement Services (DBM-PS) Undersecretary Christopher Lloyd Lao and Department of Health (DOH) Secretary...
