Marikina City’s Pfizer COVID-19 facility was lauded by the Department of Health (DOH) for being ideal for the temperature-sensitive vaccine. (JEL SANTOS/MANILA BULLETIN) The fully air-conditioned vaccination facility for Pfizer was built by the local government unit (LGU) of Marikina in the...
Five hundred additional vials of Tocilizumab, an experimental drug used to treat COVID-19, purchased by the city government of Manila have been delivered to the city on Tuesday. Manila City Mayor Francisco 'Isko Moreno' Domagoso and Vice Mayor Ma. Sheilah 'Honey' Lacuna-Pangan show the additional...
Hospitals are now scrambling for funds to continue operating as the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) has yet to settle a "huge" amount of unpaid reimbursements for treating COVID-19 patients. (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Dr. Jaime Almora, president of the...
Shunning VIP (very important person) treatment, Vice President Leni Robredo on Wednesday, May 19, received the first dose of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine together with 18 staff from the Office of the Vice President (OVP). In a Facebook post, Robredo said that all of them are under the A3...
A portion of the measure that seeks to distribute P10,000 cash each to some of the poorest and most vulnerable sectors in certain cities and provinces in the country has been integrated in the proposed Bayanihan to Arise as One Act or Bayanihan 3. But according to House Deputy Speaker Rufus...
Vice President Leni Robredo bared her role in her office’s free teleconsultation service even to the point of getting her “hands dirty” to reach out to people in need of medical care. VP Leni Robredo (OVP/Manila Bulletin) Sometimes, she had to work overnight manning the emergency duty for...
More than 700,000 people in the country have been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Department of Health (DOH) said on Wednesday, May 19. (DOH / MANILA BULLETIN) DOH Undersecretary Myrna Cabotaje said that a total of 3,299,470 vaccine doses were already administered....
Independent research group OCTA has observed "significant increases" in new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Cagayan de Oro City, Davao City, and Iloilo City over the past week. OCTA's monitoring report released on Wednesday, May 19, showed that the average daily recorded cases in Iloilo...
The cargo vessel MV Athens Bridge, which carried the nine Filipino seafarers infected with the so-called India variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), has already departed last week for a travel to Vietnam, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Wednesday, May 19. PCG Commander Michael...
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) has reminded anew all government offices to look after the safety and health of their workers. Civil Service Commission CSC Chairperson Alicia dela Rosa-Bala said all state agencies should have adopted measures that "promote safe and healthy working conditions" as...
As more coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines become available in the country, many people may have questions about whether one type of vaccine is better than another. (JUAN CARLOS DE VELA / MANILA BULLETIN) However, Dr. Lulu Bravo of the Philippine Foundation for Vaccination, maintained that it...
President Duterte reiterated his order to prioritize the police and military men in the ongoing vaccination program against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), underscoring their important role in keeping the country safe amid the pandemic. President Duterte delivers his public address (File Photo:...
