More than 1,000 minors with comorbidities, with ages ranging from 12 to 17 years in the city of Manila have been vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in just five days. (Manila PIO photo / MANILA BULLETIN) As of Tuesday, Oct. 26, a total of 1,372 minors with comorbidities have...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) If current trends continue, the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the Philippines will likely be less than 2,000 per day by the end of November, independent research group OCTA said on Wednesday, Oct. 27. In his update via Twitter, OCTA Research fellow...
President Duterte has welcomed the signing of the Philippines-Republic of Korea (ROK) free trade agreement on Tuesday, Oct. 26. (Photos from Malacañang/ Unsplash) Speaking during the 22nd ASEAN-ROK Summit, Duterte says the trade pact is "needed for our economies to recover and bounce back,"...
Senator Nancy Binay on Tuesday urged authorities to consider temporarily closing Manila City’s dolomite beach to ensure the safety of the public and to prevent a possibility of a “super spreader” event. Binay said the place should be temporarily closed until such time the Department of...
Weeks after Severe Tropical Storm (STS) “Maring” left the country, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) continues to assist communities in La Union, especially those who were affected by the serious flooding in the province. Photo from Philippine Red Cross “Hindi natin pababayaan ang mga taong...
Several schools are no longer included in the list of those that will participate in the pilot study of limited face-to-face classes scheduled to start next month, the Department of Education (DepEd) said. DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN “As far as we know, there are those that backed out under some...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday, Oct. 26, announced 4,393 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases nationwide. The current tally of active COVID-19 cases in the Philippines was at 53,642 or 1.9 percent of the total number of confirmed cases since last year which stood at 2,765,672....
People flock to the Manila Bay Dolomite Beach in Manila after it was reopened to the public on Oct. 17, 2021. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) The Department of Health (DOH) urged those visiting the Manila Bay dolomite beach to strictly adhere to the health protocols--reminding that the coronavirus disease...
A total of 72 minors aged 12 to 17 with comorbidities were vaccinated in Muntinlupa on the first day of the rollout by the national and city governments. The vaccination of minors, classified by the Department of Health (DOH) as Pediatric A3, was held on Oct. 25 at the city-run Ospital ng...
Senate Blue Ribbon Committee chair and Senator Richard Gordon on Tuesday welcomed the National Privacy Commission (NPC) for saying that the law on data privacy rights cannot be invoked as an excuse to evade legal proceedings. Gordon, who leads the Senate’s hearing into the alleged anomalous...
The Pasay City government is not accepting walk-ins in its “Vacc to the Future” vaccination program for children ages 12 to 17. (Photo courtesy of Pasay City PIO / MANILA BULLETIN) Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano advised residents that there are two types of registration to enroll their children for...
Around 21,000 contact tracers lost their jobs in one week after their contracts were not renewed by the government, a task force official leading the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic response bared Monday night, Oct. 25. File photos show contact tracers finding suspected COVID-19 cases in...
