Vice President Leni Robredo’s second daughter, Tricia, was among the volunteer vaccinators at her Vaccine Express initiative in Manila on Wednesday, July 21. Vice President Leni Robredo and her daughter Tricia at the Vaccine Express in Manila. (VP Robredo/Facebook) Robredo, in a Facebook post,...
Malacañang said the government's coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic task force will soon meet to discuss the suggestion of local chief executives to suspend its policy that allowed kids aged five and up to leave their homes. President Duterte presides over a meeting with core members of the...
"Better be safe than sorry," Manila Mayor Isko Moreno agrees. In Manila City Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso's Facebook live update last July 20, he shared that the Metro Manila mayors had a meeting with the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) In that meeting, they voted for children...
Pateros Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce III said he supports the unanimous decisiion of Metro Manila mayors for the temporary suspension of the government’s policy allowing minors from five to 17 years old to go to outdoor areas due to the emerging threat of the highly contagious Delta variant....
The vaccination in the city of Manila will continue despite heavy rains and flooding. Residents line up even in floodwaters at the San Andres gym in Manila to get their 1st dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. (Ali Vicoy / MANILA BULLETIN) "Rain and flooding will not stop us dahil hindi din...
Several areas in Metro Manila were inundated Wednesday (July 21) in floodwaters due to heavy rains brought about by the southwest monsoon enhanced by Typhoon “Fabian.” (MANILA CITY PIO) The Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) reported flooding in the following areas: As of 8:30 a.m. : C5...
Archdiocese of Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula will lead the installation of Bishop Broderick Pabillo as the new shepherd of the Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay, Palawan. Bishop Broderick Pabillo (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Pabillo will be formally installed as the new bishop of the...
Manila broke the national record it previously set for the highest single-day vaccination on Tuesday, July 20. (MANILA CITY PIO / MANILA BULLETIN) Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso said the city was able to administer 44,077 vaccines on July 20 which is 1,066 more than its July 5 record....
(OCTA RESEARCH) Independent research group OCTA on Wednesday, July 21, tagged 11 local government units (LGUs) in the country as high risk for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The high risk areas are Davao City, Cebu City, Iloilo City, Bacolod City, Makati City, Cagayan de Oro City, General Santos...
Manila’s elderly people will receive the single-shot Janssen vaccines of Johnson & Johnson (J&J) on Wednesday (July 21). The city government received about 18,800 doses of the J&J COVID-19 vaccine at the Sta. Ana Hospital on Tuesday (July 20). (Manila Public Information photo / MANILA...
Cardinal Jose Advincula is looking to establish “mission stations” in the Archdiocese of Manila. Cardinal Jose Advincula (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The 69-year old is known for establishing mission stations and mission schools in far-flung areas in his previous dioceses. "I don’t know if...
Visitors who are out to see the newly-opened "dolomite beach" along the stretch of Roxas Boulevard in Manila Bay should brace not only for refreshing sceneries but also for more police personnel that will remind them to strictly observe the minimum public health standards (MPHS). The Manila Bay...