The Department of Health (DOH) said Friday, Oct. 22, that it values the role of nurses in the country’s fight against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Over 100 doctors and nurses from San Miguel Corporation (SMC) were deployed to 11 Metro Manila vaccination sites that include Mandaluyong City,...
The Philippines’ study on the safety and immunogenicity of mixing different coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines and vaccine platforms in Filipino adults may start soon. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) During his weekly report on Friday, Oct. 22, Department of Science and Technology (DOST)...
As it prepares for the gradual resumption of face-to-face classes in other degree programs, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) expressed hope that the guidelines being crafted with the help of experts will be completed before this year ends. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) “Pinag-aaralan pa...
Navotas City Mayor Toby Tiangco said on Friday that they will inoculate non-residents against COVID-19 if they are endorsed by their local government units (LGUs). In an interview with CNN, Tiangco said non-residents need to be endorsed by their respective LGUs to make sure that they are not yet...
The One Hospital Command Center (OHCC) said Friday, Oct. 22, that it continues to observe a decline in the number of requests for medical facilities recently, amid the decline of infections in Metro Manila. One Hospital Command Center Dr. Marylaine Padlan, a medical officer from the OHCC, said the...
By FAITH ARGOSINO Whether you came into contact with someone who has COVID-19, or you became infected yourself, dealing with it means isolation which can be challenging. Here's a list of the do’s and don'ts to help families handle home quarantine issued by the Department of Health: Room for...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Friday appealed to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to ensure that the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) resolution, now feared by unvaccinated workers, would not be abused by business owners, especially those in the restaurant and in-person...
A Palace official has asked the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) make vaccination against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) mandatory for specific workers. (Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) In his letter to DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III, Presidential Adviser for...
Senator Richard Gordon on Friday, Oct. 22 told Mohit Dargani, Pharmally’s corporate secretary and treasurer, to just submit the documents being asked by the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee. As far as he is concerned, Gordon said Mohit and his sister Twinkle Dargani, Pharmally’s president, has...
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 Philippines has detected 5,823 additional cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on...
The Paranaque City government has started “Bakunahan Para sa YO” (Young Ones) at the Ospital ng Paranaque I (OSPAR) on Friday, Oct. 22. Mayor Edwin Olivarez (Photo courtesy of Paranaque PIO / MANILA BULLETIN) Mar Jimenez, Public Information Office (PIO) chief, said around 80 minors with...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Friday, Oct. 22 said executives of Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corporation should just produce the documents the Senate blue ribbon committee has ordered subpoenaed. Hontiveros issued the remark after Mohit Dargani, Pharmally’s corporate secretary and treasurer released a...
