Malacañang is leaving it up to Congress to decide whether or not it will craft a law that would make coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination mandatory in the country. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (Photo from Karlo Nograles's Facebook) "Kailangan po ng batas. Mas magiging ano yan, mas...
The number of active coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Muntinlupa City continues to decrease. As of Nov. 29, according to the City Health Office, Muntinlupa’s active cases totaled only 33, including six new cases out of 27,555 confirmed cases, 26,944 recoveries ,and 578 deaths. Muntinlupa...
The Department of Health said on Tuesday, Nov. 30 that the Philippines achieved the fifth spot among the countries with the highest single-day vaccination worldwide. Thousands of Zamboanga residents troop to a barangay multipurpose hall for the first day of Bayanihan Bakunahan on November 29, 2021....
The use of face shields was “not totally disregarded’’ as part of the government’s uphill battle to fend off the transmission of the fatal coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19), especially with the threat of the new Omicron variant. In a briefing with President Duterte on Monday night, Nov....
Senator Imee Marcos on Tuesday, Nov. 30 said mass vaccination alone is not enough for pandemic control if new variants like Delta and Omicron keep emerging. Marcos, chairwoman of the Senate Economic Affairs committee, stressed that ‘’we need to get ahead of their spread through early detection...
Paranaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez led the lighting of the giant Christmas tree at the City Hall grounds on Monday, Nov. 29, a symbol of hope for the city as it slowly recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic. Olivarez said placing decorative lanterns all over the city is the city's way of thanking the...
The Muntinlupa City government has vaccinated nearly 7,300 individuals on the first day of the Bayanihan, Bakunahan national vaccination campaign on Nov. 29. The national government’s three-day campaign from Nov. 29 to Dec. 1 aims to vaccinate at least nine million Filipinos or three million...
Local government units (LGUs) have the authority to impose the mandatory vaccination of their respective constituents, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said on Tuesday, Nov. 30, after President Duterte declared that he is open to force Filipinos to be inoculated amid the...
In its continued battle against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has tested nearly five million Filipinos, it said on Monday, Nov. 29. (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) As of Monday, the PRC said that it has conducted 4,985,940 tests. "We have been here since the...
An estimated 2.4 million individuals were vaccinated against the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) on the first day of the national vaccination drive on Monday, Nov. 30, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said. But Año emphasized that the figure is not...
Clemence Botino (Miss Universe Organization Photo) Miss France Clemence Botino has revealed she cried all day after she was tested positive for COVID-19 upon arrival in Israel where she will compete at the 70th Miss Universe Pageant. "I'm writing because I have been crying all day. This morning,...
The Navotas City government has started the COVID-19 booster shots rollout for individuals under the A2 (senior citizens), and A3 (persons with comorbidities) categories on Monday, Nov.29. “We need to expedite the rollout of boosters to our most vulnerable sectors, especially now that we are...
