A medical worker administer a COVID-19 vaccine to a minor at the Las Pinas District Hospital during the second phase of the COVID-19 vaccination for minors in Metro Manila on Oct. 22, 2021. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) The Department of Health (DOH) said that more than 8,000 children with comorbidities in...
Archbishop Socrates Villegas of Lingayen-Dagupan (CBCP / MANILA BULLETIN) Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas denounced the alleged inappropriate use of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response funds. “We cannot but be appalled by credible reports about dishonesty, graft and malfeasance...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) tasked its unit commanders to start coordinating with their respective local government units (LGUs) in securing areas that would serve as vaccination sites for minors with comorbidities amid the government's decision to expand the pediatric vaccination program....
The government’s vaccination program against the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) for minors aged 12-17 with comorbidities has been expanded to 17 Metro Manila hospitals, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said on Saturday, Oct. 23. DILG Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) The seven-day average of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Metro Manila decreased to less than 1,000 for the first time since the July 22-28 monitoring period, OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David said on Saturday, Oct. 23. David said Metro Manila averaged 996...
Experimental oral coronavirus disease (COVID-19) antiviral drug, M olnupiravir, is said to be effective against known variants of the virus, including the highly transmissible Delta variant, and reduce the risk of hospitalization for patients. Molnupiravir (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) In a recent...
After its pilot implementation in the National Capital Region (NCR), the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination of children and adolescents aged 12 to 17 will officially be rolled out nationwide on Oct. 29. Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr. faces the media during the arrival of 1,016,730 doses of Pfizer...
EDITORIAL The Philippines was one of the 51 states that co-founded the United Nations in 1945 and Filipino statesman Carlos P. Romulo played a significant role in its first decade as he served as President of the General Assembly and of the Security Council. In 1964, the Philippines was one of the...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on Friday, Oct. 22, said that the vaccination rate of college students remains low at only 27 percent. Vaccination of tertiary student-athletes (MARK BALMORES / MANILA BULLETIN) “Ang target natin ay lahat na sana ng estudyante ay mabakunahan kasi doon sa...
The 14th molecular laboratory of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) passed the efficiency test set by the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM). (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) The PRC Cotabato City-Maguindanao molecular laboratory passed the proficiency test of RITM last Oct. 1 making it...
With the implementation of flexible learning still in place, Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are not required to offer limited face-to-face classes at this point, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) said. Vaccination of tertiary students (Photo courtesy of Mabalacat City College) In the...
To further capacitate the humanitarian organization especially in this time of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) received five new ambulances, additional medical equipment, and other supplies from the Bloomberry Foundation. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross)...
