Senators on Saturday, June 12, asked the government task force and the Department of Health (DOH) to give designated czars and local government units (LGUs) more authority in implementing the vaccination program. Workers belonging to the A4 priority group are inoculated with Sputnik V COVID-19...
IT’S THE SMALL THINGS Alex Eduque Last week, I promised to share some of my personal tips with other pandemic brides who may potentially come across this — how to keep ones sanity and stress the least while planning your milestone moment at a most tumultuous and transient time. A lot of brides...
Fr.Vic Calvo of Letran (Photo from Vic Calvo Facebook) The possibility of staging skills challenge events in basketball and volleyball is expected to be the topic of the NCAA Management Committee (MANCOM) after the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) issued its latest...
VACCINATION CENTER – Dozens of residents, mostly senior citizens and persons with comorbidity, gather at the Davao City National High School to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The city government of Davao has discouraged walk-in recipients at vaccination hubs to avoid congestion. (Keith...
Hoping to spark the interest of applicant-Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) to start their own ventures, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) conducted a series of pitching sessions showcasing its locally-developed technologies. 'TeknoLokal para Makabagong Bayani' aims to encourage OFWs...
The image of a Philippine flag waving in the air is a sight to behold for every soldier. It is a vivid reminder of what they strive to serve and protect—the Filipino people and the country. Philippine Navy sailors and marines composing the Philippine Navy (PN)'s Naval Task Force (NTF) 82 conduct a...
COTABATO Regional and Medical Center (Photo courtesy of Dr. John Maligad) DAVAO CITY – The Cotabato Regional and Medical Center (CRMC) in Cotabato City has expressed alarm over dwindling resources due to the increasing number of COVID-19 cases. In a public advisory Tuesday, the CRMC said its...
DAVAO CITY – Davao del Norte was placed under General Community Quarantine (GCQ) from June 10 to June 30, 2021 following a surge in COVID-19 cases. Davao del Norte Gov. Edwin Jubahib issued Executive Order (EO) No. 26, Series of 2021, which prohibits non-essential travels and gatherings...
Even during the midst of an ongoing pandemic, natural phenomenons such as earthquakes can still occur. (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) underscored the importance of ensuring the safety of the public during and after an earthquake, while...
House Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda has called on the government to increase the wages and benefits of nurses in the Philippines. (Jansen Romero/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) Legarda issued the appeal after lauded as a "welcome development" the Malacañang's move to reverse the Department of Budget...
’TOL Views Senator Francis N. Tolentino About 400 universities and colleges in the United States have reportedly required foreign students mostly from India — who were already inoculated — to re-vaccinate since the brands they had taken have yet to secure a “green light” from the World...
The national government will welcome 3.2 million doses of Pfizer and Sinovac vaccines on Thursday, June 10, the biggest single-day vaccine arrival so far. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. (File photo/ Screenshot from RTVM livestream) Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., vaccine czar and chief implementer...
