The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported that no Filipino overseas died due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Saturday, May 15. Department of Foreign Affairs logo (DFA) The total number of COVID-19 deaths among Filipinos abroad is still at 1,162. According to the DFA, the number of...
Despite closed borders and the lack of commercial flights available, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Friday night brought home 155 distressed overseas Filipinos from China, bringing the total number of Filipinos the agency has brought home from around the world since the pandemic started...
The Department of Health (DOH) reported 6,739 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) nationwide. DOH / Manila Bulletin The additional cases pushed the country’s active cases to 56,709, the DOH said on Saturday, May 15. The active cases comprised five percent of the country’s overall...
Camarines Sur Representative LRay Villafuerte on Saturday, May 15, said he is perplexed as to why the leadership of the House of Representatives insists on "squandering" the chamber's time on Charter Change (Cha-cha) when the 18th Congress resumes session Monday. Villafuerte said lawmakers' energy...
As millions of coronavirus disease-2019 (CÒVID-19) vaccines continue to arrive in the country, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) urged the local government units (LGUs) on Saturday, May 15, to brace for more vaccine supplies and enhance their vaccination efforts with the...
The Department of Health (DOH) assured that the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines from the boat, which capsized in the waters off Quezon province are still fit for human use. DOH / Manila Bulletin "Naimbestigahan na po natin iyan and apparently ito palang mga bakuna ay naka double na...
Senator Grace Poe on Saturday, May 15, appealed to concerned government agencies to help senior citizens find jobs and sources of livelihood from their homes amid the COVID-19 pandemic. (Mark Balmores/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) Poe specifically called for more livelihood and training programs for...
Three close contacts of the Filipino seafarer, who was detected to have the B.1.617 variant of coronavirus, have tested positive for COVID-19, the Department of Health (DOH) said. The swab sample of one of the close contacts of the 58-year-old seafarer who returned from United Arab Emirates will be...
An infectious disease expert reminded the public not to be complacent despite the downgrading of the lockdown in the National Capital Region Plus to general community quarantine (GCQ) amid a decline in new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases. (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna,...
Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan underscored on Saturday, May 15, the role of the private sector and local government units (LGUs) in COVID-19 response, saying they should be given a bigger participation in the government's vaccination program. Senator Francis Pangilinan (Senate of the...
The government was urged by the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) to “intensify” its coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination efforts to ensure that more Filipinos will be protected by the deadly virus. (JUAN CARLO DE VELA / MANILA BULLETIN) “The government really has to intensify its immunization...
The daily average number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Metro Manila has dropped 30 percent to 1,644 over the past week, the OCTA Research group said in its report released on Saturday, May 15. (PIXABAY / FILE PHOTO) The National Capital Region (NCR) averaged 5,549 cases per day during...
