Makati CBD skyline The Department of Health (DOH) said that Metro Manila could be under Alert Level 1 if coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases continue to decrease. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said it is important that the risk classification of Metro Manila will remain under the...
Some people in Divisoria, Manila are no longer wearing face shield on Nov. 8, 2021, the same day the City of Manila scrapped the face shield policy except in hospital and other medical facilities. (Photo by Noel B. Pabalate) The Department of Health (DOH) reminded the parents to strictly monitor...
The national vaccination program against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is facing a new challenge as there is now a global shortage of ancillary supplies including syringes. (FILES) In this file photo taken on August 7, 2021 a syringe is filled with a first dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine...
The target to achieve herd immunity through a nationwide ramped-up coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) vaccination process may hit a snag with the failure to deliver the adequate number of syringes in some provinces. In a news briefing on Saturday, Nov. 13, Union of Local Authorities of the...
A "sari-sari" store owner was arrested for selling fake COVID-19 vaccination cards in Caloocan City last Sunday, the city police announced Saturday, Nov. 13. (Caloocan PIO photo / Facebook / MANILA BULLETIN) Police Col. Samuel Mina, Caloocan City police chief, identified the suspect as Benjamin...
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has aggravated already existing economic inequalities faced by women. Gina hangs the net, which their family uses for fishing, outside their home. (Jed Regala / Oxfam) According to the 2021 National Household Survey, a study commissioned by Oxfam...
More than 1.2 million doses of Moderna coronavirus disease vaccine were delivered to the country on Saturday morning, Nov. 13, the 10th shipment to arrive in the first half of the month. A total of 1,279,000 doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine arrive at NAIA Terminal 1 on Nov. 13, 2021. It was...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) Negros Oriental is still under "high risk" classification for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), even amid a continuous decline in infections across the country, independent research group OCTA said on Saturday, Nov. 13. "Although the downtrend is happening all over the...
The United States (US) and the Philippines will hold the ninth Bilateral Strategic Dialogue (BSD) from Nov. 15 to 16 in Washington, D.C., the US Embassy in the Philippines announced. Former Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs David Stilwell and former Department of...
Closer international cooperation is a must in order to speed up the Asia-Pacific region’s economic recovery from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), while also addressing the challenges of climate change. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) President Duterte made this call during the...
The Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD) is supporting a 14 month-long project seeking to validate a rapid, simple and efficient isothermal coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing technology. (Photo by Mufid Majnun on Unsplash) This...
People stroll near a mall in Pasay City on Nov. 7, 2021. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) The Department of Health (DOH) reminded the public that the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues to be a threat despite the easing of restrictions and the downward trend of cases in the country. “We would like to...
