The country’s next president, who will be chosen this coming May in the national and local polls, will inherit a lot of good things from the Duterte administration. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Thus, said Cabinet Secretary and Acting Presidential Spokesperson Karlo Nograles in a...
The number of residents visiting the Las Pinas City’s vaccinations sites has increased after Mayor Imelda Aguilar issued last Jan. 6 an executive order adopting the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) resolution that limits the mobility and activities of unvaccinated individuals in the...
Most of us would splash alcohol on our hands in an effort to diminish the possibility of viral infection. Not Gretchen Barretto. She imbibes it. To be clear, she doesn't drink ethyl, denatured, isopropyl or rubbing alcohol. Her choice? Gin and tequila. Yup. You read it right....
60715 The Department of Health (DOH) encouraged the public to wear two masks to better protect themselves against the threat of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). “To further prevent virus transmission and mutation, choose the right mask for additional protection. Double masking is encouraged to...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) said on Friday, Jan. 21 that it is now allowing walk-in vaccinations for adults at the EDSA Boni Bakuna Center in light of the ongoing surge of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country. Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a...
The Quezon City government has acquired 100,000 rapid antigen test kits to expand its free COVID-19 testing program. The city government has decided to expand its free testing program to cope with the volume of individuals who would want to get tested at the soonest possible time for immediate...
Buildings stand illuminated at night in the Makati district of Manila, the Philippines. Photographer: Hannah Reyes Morales/Bloomberg FILE) The Department of Health (DOH) reported on Friday, Jan. 21, that 32,744 more people have been infected with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The new cases...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has released the guidelines for the latest round of its Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Adjustment Measure Program (CAMP) for workers affected by the more stringent Alert Level 3. (Jansen Romero / MANILA BULLETIN) Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III...
Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Jose 'Joey' Concepcion III reiterated his call for the re-examination of the government's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) containment policies "to reflect current developments". Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo...
A health worker shows a vial of the AstraZeneca vaccine. (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) Transverse myelitis, a rare side effect of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine AstraZeneca has not yet been detected in the country, the head of the Vaccine Expert Panel (VEP) said on Friday, Jan. 21. Dr. Nina...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) There should be sufficient data first before the government will allow the administration of COVID-19 vaccine booster shots for children, the Department of Health...
A vaccine expert on Friday, Jan. 21, strongly discouraged the public not to deliberately expose themselves so they will get infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the hopes of getting natural immunity against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) “I don’t...
