Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The Department of Health (DOH) said nearly one million doses of COVID-19 vaccines were administered during the first day of the second leg of the national...
Las Pinas City Mayor Imelda Aguilar said the active COVID-19 cases in the city are now down to 16 but advised the residents to stay vigilant in the fight against the virus. Aguilar told the residents to continue observing the basic health protocols as the Department of Health (DOH) confirmed on...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The country's Vaccine Experts Panel is expected to recommend to shorten the interval between the second COVID-19 vaccine dose and booster shot, the Department of...
COVID-19 virus The Department of Health (DOH) said that imposing travel restrictions on all countries with confirmed cases of Omicron variant is “not rational.” DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that the aspect of health and economy should be balanced. “Kailangan din natin...
Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion has backed OCTA Research's suggestion of giving booster shots to Filipinos sooner in order to protect them against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), especially the new Omicron variant. (Photos from Go Negosyo...
Aspiring president Vice President Leni Robredo is appealing to the government to allow the continuous operation of her office's pandemic response programs during the campaign period next year, especially with the entry of Omicron variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country. Vice...
The Makati Health Department (MHD) and the Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday sent volunteers to assist neighboring regions during the second leg of the National Vaccination Program called Bayanihan, Bakunahan 2. In a Facebook post, the local government said that three nurses from the MHD and...
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Department of Health (DOH) said there is no reason for the public to panic over the detection of the Omicron variant in the Philippines, but reminded the people that there should be no room for complacency in following health protocols at this point in time. “We...
The Miss World organization has released a statement following rumors that one of the candidates in this year's edition of the beauty pageant has tested positive for COVID-19. In an article published on Puerto Rico-based newspaper Primera Hora, and translated to English by Pageanthology 101, the...
The Muntinlupa City government has reminded residents to strictly follow minimum public health standards after the detection of the first two Omicron variant cases in the country. Dr. Juancho Bunyi, head of the Muntinlupa City Health Office (CHO), said when the news about the detection of the...
The Philippines, through the Department of Education (DepEd), will be hosting the ASEAN School Games next year. (Photo from DepEd) DepEd said that the Local Government Unit (LGU) of Dumaguete City has also agreed to push through with the staging of the ASEAN Schools Games in November 2022. “We...
A day after it received 8.2 million vaccines, the country received another all-time high delivery in a single day with the arrival of 10,403,550 doses of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) shots on Wednesday, Dec. 15. However, the milestone was eclipsed by the recording of the first two cases of the...
