Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said on Thursday, Aug. 12, that the cash aid (ayuda) distribution for the qualified recipients in Metro Manila went smoothly amid stricter rules on health and safety protocols. In a Viber message, Año stated that the...
BRUSSELS, Belgium -- As the global accumulative COVID-19 cases surpassed 200 million, the latest update by the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) showed on Thursday that the resurgence of the pandemic could be linked to the opening of borders and the relaxation of travel...
The Philippines' vaccine arsenal got another shot in the arm with the arrival of 3 million doses of Moderna vaccines donated by the United States Tuesday. President Duterte holds a vial of a Moderna coronavirus vaccine during the arrival of more than 3 million jabs donated by the United States on...
The city of Manila has fully vaccinated more than half million individuals. (MANILA PIO) In his regular live update on Facebook, Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso said the 503,113 persons have already received their second dose from the city government as of July 29. The mayor said the...
More than 7.2 million people have become fully vaccinated against the coronavirus disease amid the government's accelerated vaccination drive in the fight against the pandemic. A Manila health worker prepares to administer a single-shot Johnson & Johnson's Janssen coronavirus vaccine during the...
The government is prepared to allocate additional 2 million doses of coronavirus vaccines for Metro Manila to help boost the residents' protection against the transmissible disease. A senior citizens is vaccinated with the single-shot Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine at the Justo Lucban...
Joint operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) arrested on Saturday, July 24, two suspected drug pushers after they yieldedP136 million worth of shabu in a buy-bust operation in Bacoor City, Cavite. In a Viber message, PDEA spokesperson...
Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) agents arrested on Thursday, July 22 two alleged drug peddlers who yielded P3.4 million worth of "shabu" during a buy-bust operation in Quiapo, Manila. (Photo from PDEA) In its report, the PDEA Regional Office IV-A Regional Special Enforcement Team (RSET)...
More than 1.5 million children across the globe have lost a parent or caregiver during the first 14 months of the pandemic, according to a new study. RAWPIXEL/ MANILA BULLETIN In a study published by The Lancet medical journal on Tuesday, the researchers estimated that 1,562,000 children have...
The number of vaccines deployed by the local government of Manila reached one million on July 19, Monday. (Manila City PIO / MANILA BULLETIN) In a Facebook post, Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso said that as of 9:04 a.m. on July 19, the city has hit the one million mark for total...
Quezon City has breached the one million mark in terms of total number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered. The local government on Wednesday announced that as of July 13, a total of 1,013,988 vaccine doses were already administered, 686,311 of which were first dose while 327,677 were second...
The government has purchased 89 million doses of coronavirus vaccines amounting around $1 billion so far amid efforts to step up the inoculation of Filipinos against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). A Manila resident receives a first dose of Pfizer coronavirus vaccine during the inoculation...
