BATANG MAYNILA Manila Mayor Isko Moreno It is so fortunate that this past week finally saw the arrival of the two new kinds of medicines that I and Vice Mayor Honey Lacuna have ordered months ago for the purpose of saving more lives as COVID-19 continues to be in our midst. First to arrive were the...
DOH A total of P15,719,085,923 worth of benefits for healthcare workers has been released as of Nov. 26, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Sunday, Nov. 28. In a statement, the DOH said that the disbursed amount was “based on the latest, reconciled figures reflected in the Statement of...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) Independent research group OCTA said the number of active cases in the country should be much lower by about 48 percent once old cases, from March 2020 to September 2021, are resolved. "As of Nov. 27, 2021, the DOH bulletin reported 17,052 active cases, of which only...
House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco on Sunday called on eligible Filipinos who remain unvaccinated to get a jab during the national COVID-19 vaccination days slated on Nov. 29 to Dec. 1 and on Dec. 15 to 17, to help prevent another pandemic surge as families prepare for the holiday season. Velasco...
The Philippines will not be pushing through with its plan to open the borders to foreign nationals who are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on December 1 due to the threat of the highly mutated Omicron variant. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles made...
Fourteen countries are now under the country's red list from November 28 to December 15 following reports of cases of the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Malacañang announced Sunday afternoon. PIXABAY/ MANILA BULLETIN In a statement, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said...
Marikina has began the administration of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) booster shots to the A1, A2, and A3 vaccine groups on Saturday, Nov. 27. (MARIKINA CITY PIO/ MANILA BULLETIN) The city is prioritizing to vaccinate frontline medical workers, senior citizens, and persons with comorbidities....
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has started preparing for any changes in the implementation of the quarantine protocols amid the threat of the new variant which the World Health Organization (WHO) now calls Omicron. PNP chief Gen. Dionardo Carlos said that strict implementation of quarantine...
The government of Poland donated 547,100 doses of AstraZeneca coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine to the country on Sunday afternoon, Nov. 28. An airport employee unloads 547,100 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine donated by Poland to the Philippines on Nov. 28, 2021. (Screenshot from RTVM...
Two House leaders on Sunday have urged the government to prepare for the possible entry of a new coronavirus (COVID-19) variant in the country. House Deputy Speakers Rep. Bernadette Herrera-Dy and Rep. Eric Martinez said the government should tighten its guard against Omicron, the new COVID-19...
DOH For the fourth consecutive day, the country logged below 1,000 cases of coronavirus disease on Sunday, Nov. 28. The country's running total of cases stood at 2,831,807 after 838 more cases were detected. Of the total, 16,630 are still receiving treatment, as shown in the latest case bulletin of...
The national government bought an additional 20 million doses of Pfizer coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine from the United States, vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. revealed on Sunday, Nov. 28. A total of 201,240 doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine arrive at NAIA Terminal 3 on Nov. 26, 2021....
