Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. expressed gratitude to the Senate for supporting his proposal to use the P45 billion in "unprogrammed" appropriations in the proposed P5.024-trillion budget in 2022 for the procurement of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) booster shots. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr....
Celebrity moms endorse mWell app.Top row (from left): Ara Mina, Divine Lee, Chaye Cabal Revilla, Gwen Zamora (bottom row from left): Empress Schuck, Sunshine Cruz, Miriam Quiambao-Roberto and Nina Corpuz. What do celebrity-mommies like Ara Mina, Gwen Zamora, Geneva Cruz, Sunshine Cruz, Nikki...
As cases decline and the economy rebounds, the country is “headed into the right direction” amid the global pandemic thanks to its effective coronavirus disease (COVID-19) strategy, a task force official leading the crisis response said Wednesday night, Nov. 10. Assistant Sec. Wilben Mayor,...
Contact sports, except for outside parties with special permits to operate, are still prohibited in Pasig City, Mayor Vico Sotto announced on Wednesday, Nov. 10. “BAWAL PO MUNA ANG CONTACT SPORTS (maliban kung may special permit, katulad ng PBA),” said Sotto in his Facebook post. Earlier, the...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) expressed hope Wednesday, Nov. 10, that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will soon give its go signal for the conduct of the “Mix and Match” (MnM) trial which seeks to determine the safety and immunogenicity of mixing different coronavirus...
Various groups on Wednesday, Nov. 10, urged the national government to “build confidence” for safe school reopening by ensuring key health protection measures are in place. (Photo from DepEd) In a Unity Statement, the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT), National Union of Students of the...
A public health expert on Wednesday, Nov. 10, warned the government against easing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions too soon, citing the possible rise in infections anew. (KEITH BACONGCO / MANILA BULLETIN) In an interview over TeleRadyo, Philippine College of Physicians (PCP) President...
DOH The Philippines recorded 2,646 more people who were infected with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Department of Health (DOH) said on Wednesday, Nov. 10. The new figures brought the total number of confirmed cases to 2,809,311, as shown in the 4 p.m. case bulletin. Of the total, only one...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo is viewing the possible alliance of Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio and former Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr. as being advantageous to the opposition ticket in the 2022 polls. Vice President Leni Robredo visits Batangas City for a meeting with...
The COVID-19 cases recorded in Quezon City continue to decline, the local government announced on Wednesday, Nov. 10. “We are very happy about this report. These numbers prove how well the QC government has focused on its COVID-19 response throughout this pandemic. Even though there are surges,...
Three million doses of CoronaVac vaccine from Chinese manufacturer Sinovac Biotech arrived in the country on Wednesday, Nov. 10, pushing the current total supply to 117 million doses. Three million doses of Sinovac-CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine arrive at NAIA Terminal 2 on Nov. 10, 2021. (Photo: NTF...
The government will use the savings from the 2021 national budget to purchase some 20 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines which would be used as booster shots. Senator Sonny Angara, who chairs the Senate finance committee, and sponsor of the proposed P5.024-trillion national budget for 2022, said...
