Malacañang has confirmed that President Duterte called members of the government's pandemic task force to a special meeting on Saturday to discuss the local transmission of the more contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). President Duterte meets with core members of the...
Over 20.8 million beneficiaries have benefited from the government’s social amelioration initiatives, receiving financial assistance worth about P220.7 billion under the Bayanihan laws, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said on Wednesday, July 14. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE...
The president of Union of Local Authorities in the Philippines (ULAP) urged on Monday, July 12, the national government to allow the use of antigen tests for travelers going to the provinces for emergency trips. In an interview over ANC’s Headstart, ULAP president and Quirino Governor Dakila Cua...
Motorcycle riders will find this move from the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) very thoughtful, especially with the intermittent rains. MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos (left) leads the unveiling of the emergency lay-by under the Quezon City flyover on July 9, 2021. (Photo from MMDA)...
Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccine (AFP/MANILA BULLETIN) Chinese drug firm Sinovac Biotech has applied for an amendment to the emergency use authorization (EUA) of its coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine in order for it to be used on children aged three to 17, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...
Senator Manny Pacquiao didn't seem to mind the emergency medical situation that forced a delay in his supposed flight to Los Angeles on Saturday night, July 3. I'M BACK, BUT NOT FOR LONG--Senator Manny Pacquiao returns to NAIA via Haneda Airport in Japan on July 3, 2021. He is expected to resume...
The Los Angeles-bound flight carrying Senator Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao and his team made an emergency landing in Japan on Sunday morning. A spokesperson of the senator confirmed this to reporters saying that the flight PR102 MNL-LAX, which departed in Manila at 9 p.m. July 3, diverted to...
Amid the continued unrest of Taal Volcano in Batangas, the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Disaster Response Operations Monitoring and Information Center (DROMIC) has once again reminded the public about the importance of readying an emergency go bag. (DSWD-DROMIC Facebook...
Much ado about vaccine passports, even if they aren’t quite new. In the pilgrimage town of Pandharpur in Bombay, India, shortly after a vaccine for plague was developed in 1897, authorities required proof of vaccination as a condition of entry for the pilgrims who would flock to Pandharpur every...
The Japanese government is donating one million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to the Philippines to help the country achieve its goal of herd immunity, Japanese Ambassador Koshikawa Kazuhiko said on Tuesday. Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Koshikawa Kazuhiko (via Facebook) In a tweet,...
The United States government, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) on Friday launched the P500 million ($10.3 million) President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) in the Philippines and turned over 20,000 bottles of HIV prevention drugs or pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) announced Friday, June 18, that the payout for unserved second tranche and waitlisted beneficiaries of the national government’s Social Amelioration Program (SAP) in Manila City has been rescheduled for a later date. Disregarding any form of...
