The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it is expecting that vaccine makers Pfizer and BioNTech will submit this November their application to authorize emergency use of their COVID-19 vaccine for children aged five to 11. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE) "Ang aking expectation is probably within this...
The establishment of special economic zones in the country could spell a swift turn-around in the economy of various regions and provinces as government battles the economic devastation brought by the COVID-19 pandemic. Occidental Mindoro Rep. Josephine Ramirez-Sato Occidental Mindoro Rep....
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) The average daily coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections in the Philippines may be less than 1,000 cases by the end of November, OCTA research fellow Dr. Guido David said on Friday, Nov. 5. In an update via Twitter, David noted that the seven-day average of new cases...
DOH Another 2,376 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were detected nationwide, the Department of Health (DOH) said. Based on Friday's COVID-19 update, the number of active infections in the country stood at 37,377. Of these active infections, 69 percent have mild symptoms, 13.94 percent...
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) reminded on Friday, Nov. 5, registered examinees of the March 15, 2020 Career Service Examination-Pen and Paper Test to claim their refund. The exam last year in March was cancelled due to the onset of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and that examinees...
Vaccination of higher education personnel (Photo from CHED) The Department of Health (DOH) expressed its support to proposals making COVID-19 vaccination mandatory, but only for specific sectors. “One of the things that we are looking at, we will never achieve yung immunity na kailangan ng...
Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion is brimming with optimism following the Inter-Agency Task Force's (IATF) sudden but welcome decision to de-escalate the National Capital Region (NCR) to alert level 2 in connection with the coronavirus disease...
Two Bakuna Centers are being prepared by the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) for accreditation and greenlight to vaccinate children without comorbidities aged 12-17 years old against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the agency announced Friday, Nov. 5. A minor getting vaccinated at Lakeshore Hall in...
SAN PABLO CITY, Laguna – The provincial government kicked off its coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination drive for minors aged 12 to 17 years. Gov. Ramil L. Hernandez / Facebook / MANILA BULLETIN According to the Laguna Provincial Information Office, 341 minors with comorbidities have...
Given the calls to further protect the healthcare workers and senior citizens from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) by giving them booster shots, the Food and Drug Administration reiterated that the vaccination of those who still have not received a single dose stands as the top priority....
A minor receives a dose of COVID-19 vaccine at the Lakeshore in Taguig City on Nov. 2, 2021. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) The people’s preference for a specific vaccine brand against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has been one of the issues affecting the country’s vaccination rollout. Dr. Teodoro...
Bulacan Governor Daniel Fernando on Thursday, Nov. 4, urged the Bulakemyos to not abuse the Alert Level 2 quarantine classification imposed in Metro Manila starting on Nov.5. Fernando reminded the residents to be more cautious as COVID-19 active cases may rise if minimum health protocols will not...
