As COVID-19 still persists in the Philippines, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) is considering to only allow one voter at a time in each polling precinct on May 9, 2022. Commission on Elections spokesperson James Jimenez (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez disclosed...
The national government will prioritize the vaccination of four million government employees and overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) until August to realize its goal of achieving herd immunity by year-end. (Photo from DepEd/ MANILA BULLETIN) Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. said Monday night, July 12,...
The national government is facing a "big challenge" in its immunization program against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as it targets to inoculate 77.75 million Filipinos before the end of 2021. A Manila resident receives a coronavirus shot at a vaccination hub located at SM Manila on July 6,...
More than three million doses of Johnson and Johnson (J&J) vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) will arrive in the country from the United States on July 19. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) The single-dose vaccine will be distributed in...
Senator Sonny Angara on Tuesday urged the Professional Regulations Commission (PRC) to consider creating satellite venues for the board examinations scheduled for this year to help aspiring doctors, nurses, policemen, teachers and other professionals with financial and mobility issues during this...
WASHINGTON, DC – Dr Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (Alex Wong/Getty Images/AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) Top US infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci has called on the Philippines and other countries to invest more on scientific research and...
It’s still under investigation, but here’s what we know CLINICAL MATTERS Dr. Edsel Maurice T. Salvana One of the most common questions I get asked is, “How long do our vaccines last?” Followed closely by, “When can I get a booster?” and “When can I get a second course of vaccines?”...
With the new coronavirus variants threatening to derail global recovery from the pandemic, President Duterte has appealed anew to the public to get vaccinated as soon as possible. President Duterte receives his second dose of Sinopharm vaccine on July 12, 2021. (Malacañang) The President said he...
The pandemic situation in the Philippines remains “very fragile” as the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country is currently on a “plateau,” the Department of Health (DOH) said. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) “Sa kasalukuyan, nakakaranas tayo ng pag plateau sa kabuuang...
An additional 37,800 doses of Sputnik V vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have arrived in the country on Saturday night, July 10. A health worker shows Russian drug firm Gamaleya Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine at the Vaccination hub in Lake shore Taguig City on Tuesday, May 04,...
12.4M vaccinated; 1.4M total cases; 1.380M recovered; 25,650 deaths; continue mask-handwash-social distance protocol From ECQ to GCQ to ECQ – that’s how NCR, later the NCR-Plus, fought COVID-19 from June 2020 to June 2021 The surge in number of COVID-19 cases in March 2021 started the NCR-Plus...
The government will embark on an information campaign to highlight its recent achievements as well as the economic recovery program ahead of President Duterte's State of the Nation Address (SONA) later this month. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte presides over the 51st Cabinet meeting in Malacañang...
