President Duterte may have been given with the "wrong" information when he was chiding lawmakers for calling out the underspending of COVID-19 response funds. President Duterte and Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III (Malacañang) Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III gave this assumption...
Two lawmakers on Monday, July 26 vowed to pursue a legislation that would strengthen the capacity of the country's lone genome center to help detect new coronavirus (COVID-19) variants and improve the government's response capabilities during a pandemic. Senator Sonny Angara, who earlier filed...
Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso inspected the University of Sto. Tomas Practice Gym which was launched as the city’s newest vaccination site on Monday, July 26. (MANILA CITY PIO) Domagoso was joined by Vice Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan during his visit. The local officials were...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, July 26, said 24 of the Delta variant cases in the country were not vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). DOH/MB Data from the DOH also showed that of the 119 Delta variant cases, nine were vaccinated, while the vaccination status of the 86...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Malaysia's lower house of parliament convened on Monday for a special session to hear the government's explanation on issues related to the ongoing COVID-19 situation and the current state of emergency declared in the country. The five-day sitting is the first since the...
The Philippines’ study on the safety and efficacy of mixing and matching five coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines could be expected by next month, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Monday, July 26. (Photo by Ali Vicoy/MANILA BULLETIN) DOST Undersecretary for Research and...
With a year left in office, President Duterte is ready to deliver his farewell address to the nation Monday, July 26, after rehearsing the speech four times. President Rodrigo Duterte presides over a meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) core...
The University of Santo Tomas (UST) has opened on Monday, July 26, its Practice Gym as a vaccination site for Manila residents. (Photo from UST Facilities Management Office Director Fr. Dexter Austria, O.P.) The city government of Manila said 800 COVID-19 vaccine doses for priority groups A1 to A5...
Korean actor Ji Chang-wook (Instagram) Korean actor Ji Chang-wook, 34, has been diagnosed with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The actor is currently filming the drama “The Sound of Magic” aka “Annarasumanara" and underwent testing over the weekend and tested positive for COVID-19....
There is no case of the highly contagious Delta variant in Muntinlupa, according to the City Health Office (CHO). On Sunday, the Department of Health (DOH), University of the Philippines’ Philippine Genome Center (UP-PGC) and University of the Philippines National Institutes of Health reported 55...
Korina Sanchez-Roxas Broadcaster Korina Sanchez-Roxas defended herself from criticisms after she admitted using ivermectin against the dreaded COVID-19. On Instagram, Korina made a buzz when she revealed she uses ivermectin in preventing COVID-19. "Am certified vaccinated. But am not...
The country’s vaccine expert panel (VEP) has been urging all Filipinos to get vaccinated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Photo by Ali Vicoy/ MANILA BULLETIN) Amid the looming threat from the “more problematic” and “highly transmissible” Delta variant, VEP chairperson Dr. Nina...
