Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano ordered the City Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (CESU) to be vigilant against the Omicron variant of COVID-19. CESU head Miko Llorca said they have already coordinated with the Bureau of Quarantine for them to monitor the arriving balikbayan and tourists who...
Education Secretary Leonor Briones on Friday, Dec. 3, expressed gratitude to stakeholders, particularly to teachers, for their efforts which helped the Department of Education (DepEd) become the “most trusted national government agency” based on the 2021 Philippine Trust Index (PTI) survey....
LeBron James (AFP) Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James has cleared the NBA's Covid-19 safety protocols with two negative tests, the league said Thursday. "Following two negative PCR tests conducted more than 24 hours apart, Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James has cleared the NBA’s...
With the threat of the new coronavirus (COVID-19) Omicron variant, Malacañang urged Filipinos anew to get vaccinated, saying there has not been any recorded death that was linked to any of the vaccines. (AFP/MANILA BULLETIN) Nograles made the statement as the Philippines ends its national...
A healthcare workers receives a COVID-19 vaccine during the launching of booster vaccination for medical frontliners at the National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) in Quezon City on Nov. 17, 2021. (Photo: NTF Against COVID-19) The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday reminded the local...
(OCTA RESEARCH) Months after it saw a surge in cases driven by the highly transmissible Delta variant, Metro Manila is now at "very low risk" status for coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the independent research group OCTA said Friday, Dec. 3. "We are down to 138 cases per day . That used to be the...
The Taguig City Education Office conducted a dry run of face-to-face classes after the Department of Education (DepEd) approved two public schools in the city for the pilot implementation of the program. According to DepEd, 177 additional public schools were added to the list for the pilot...
Malacañang has asked Filipinos for their understanding in case their loved ones abroad will have difficulty coming home for Christmas, saying the country had to adjust testing and quarantine protocols anew to delay the entry of the coronavirus (COVID-19) Omicron variant. PIXABAY/ MANILA BULLETIN...
(Photo from Unsplash) Despite the continuous decline in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, the Department of Health (DOH) encouraged the public to conduct celebrations virtually this holiday season to further mitigate the spread of the virus. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire reminded...
The Makati City local government on Thursday opened a position offering over P1 million in salary and benefits per year as it continues to boost the medical services and capabilities of its city hospitals and health facilities amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In its Facebook post, the local...
The Makati City local government bagged four awards during the first-ever GCash Digital Excellence Awards. In a Facebook post, the city government said it won the following awards: - Excellence in Innovation and Leadership; - Excellence in Public Aid Distribution; - Excellence in Digital Financial...
Legazpi Bishop Joel Baylon, chairman of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines- Episcopal Commission on Prison Pastoral Care called on the government “to remember to vaccinate persons deprived of liberty or those living in prisons.” Bishop Joel Baylon (Manila Bulletin photo)...
