Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III appealed to election candidates to promote the importance of Covid-19 vaccination among their supporters...
(UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) reported that 1.54 percent of the total number of Covid-19 vaccines delivered in the country have gone to waste. DOH Secretary Francisco Duque III said that the figure is "far below" the indicative wastage rate of the World Health...
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III (Malacañang photo) Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III expressed hope that the Congress "can muster political will" to pass a measure that would make Covid-19 vaccination mandatory. The DOH and the National Vaccine Operations Center (NVOC)...
President Duterte thanked the Chinese government for its help in funding the 680-meter Binondo-Intramuros Bridge Project which was inaugurated on Tuesday, April 5. Binondo-Intramuros Bridge (DPWH Facebook) ”I thank and with gratitude the People’s Republic of China for the confidence and for...
As the incoming leader is set to inherit an economy rising out of pandemic, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III disclosed that they had met with some presidential candidates and discussed current economic issues. Without naming names, Dominguez said on Tuesday, April 5, that a number of...
Until the end of President Duterte’s term, the current administration will be determined to collect the unpaid estate tax of the heirs of the late former President Ferdinand E. Marcos, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. On the sidelines of the Philippine Economic Briefing on Tuesday, April 5,...
Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque on Tuesday, April 5, stressed that a safe school environment is "crucial" for children's development both academically and emotionally. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) During the launching of BIDA Kid campaign, Duque said a safe school environment...
The Department of Education (DepEd), in partnership with the Department of Health (DOH) and the United State Agency for International Development (USAID) launched on Tuesday, April 5, the BIDA Kid campaign to promote a safe return to schools amid the Covid-19 pandemic. (Photo from DepEd) DepEd...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday, April 5, said the Philippines will be donating Covid-19 vaccines to Myanmar and Papua New Guinea soon. DOH Spokesperson Maria Rosario S. Vergeire said they are now coordinating with the two countries to successfully donate some of the country's Covid-19...
Top officials of the Department of Tourism (DOT) have met with their Korean counterparts to promote the country as a safe travel destination during the dry (summer) season under the new normal. In a statement, Tourism Secretary Berna Romulo-Puyat said the agency plans to tap the Korean travel...
The Department of Health (DOH) reported on Monday, April 4, a total of 2,679 new COVID-19 cases in the past week. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Monday's weekly case bulletin was recorded from March 28 to April 3. There was one additional case tagged under critical and severe cases. According to the...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) announced on Monday, April 4, that it has mandated employers to provide double pay for workers who will render services on the declared regular holidays this month. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said that workers who will report to work on regular...
