Senator Sherwin Gatchalian proposed on Saturday, May 8, deductions to taxes imposed on workers who have been telecommuting to make up for their expenses for working at home. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian (Senate of the Philippines/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) Gatchalian issued the call as he cited the...
More than two million doses of AstraZeneca vaccines were delivered to the country by the Covax facility on Saturday afternoon, May 8, which brought the total supply to 7.5 million doses. The 2,030,400 AstraZeneca vaccines were fetched via Singapore Airlines commercial flight SQ 0910. The plane...
An idle lot in Pasobolong, Zamboanga City will be converted into a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) treatment facility to expand the healthcare service capacity of the city, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said Saturday, May 8. MUCH-NEEDED AID-- A 22-bed modular hospital will be...
Senate President Vicente Sotto III welcomed the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) grant of a certificate of product registration (CPR) allowing the local manufacture and distribution of anti-parasitic drug ivermectin for human intake. Senate President Vicente 'Tito' Sotto III "It removes the...
The internal communications campaign engaged Ginebra San Miguel Inc. employees and partners to show ‘malasakit,’ and ensure timely and factual COVID-19 information is disseminated Photo from GSMI When the pandemic hit the country hard in March 2020, for many companies, the traditional model for...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Friday, May 7, that three more vaccine developers have applied to conduct coronavirus disease (COVID) vaccine clinical trials in the country. (Manila Bulletin File Photo) DOST Undersecretary Rowena Cristina Guevara, chief of the Task Group on...
The average number of daily new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Metro Manila is 56 percent lower compared to the number of cases recorded during the peak of the surge recently, the OCTA Research Team said. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In its latest monitoring report, the independent...
The country’s vaccine expert panel (VEP) is currently reviewing the new applications for the conduct of two independent coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine clinical trials in the country. (Photo by Karim SAHIB / AFP / FILE PHOTO) This was disclosed by Dr. Mario Antonio Jiz, a panel member, at...
The national government's maritime sector came in full force to assist the 12 Filipino crew members aboard MV Athens Bridge who tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) after a recent trip from India, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said Friday, May 7. (Photo courtesy of...
The school opening date for the upcoming school year is a very sensitive topic for teachers who, according to a group of education workers, have been working for “13 straight months without a break.” ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) on Friday, May 7, said...
Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, who now live in California after renouncing their royal duties, are calling on fans to donate money for COVID-19 vaccines. They're doing it celebrating the second birthday of their son Archie. "We have been deeply touched over the past two years to feel...
Forty-two percent of non-home-based working Filipinos said going to work is "very much harder" now than before the pandemic, based on the Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey results released on Friday, May 7. (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The nationwide survey conducted from Nov....
