DAVAO CITY - At least 10 city government employees working at the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) building here tested positive for the Sars-CoV-2. Mayor Sara Duterte said Monday, May 31, that the employees were among the 327 Davao City government employees who have undergone swab testing. “Nag-swab...
Children who may be spotted in mass gatherings such as pool parties won't be arrested but will simply be sent home, President Duterte declared Monday amid the government's movement curbs to stem the coronavirus spread. The parents, instead, should be apprehended in case of involvement in the breach...
The Philippines will be among the "priorities" of the United States (US) government in its planned distribution of some 80 million doses of surplus coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines in their inventory, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. revealed on Monday night, May 31. Secretary Carlito Galvez...
Which vaccines work best for which variants? Dr. Edsel Maurice T. Salvana As the Philippines surpasses five million vaccine doses administered, the rate of vaccination continues to accelerate and there is real progress in rolling back the pandemic. Countries that have vaccinated a significant...
The Philippines is one of only four countries in the world that has demonstrated an "adequate" level of accountability in its early coronavirus disease (COVID-19) fiscal policy response, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. disclosed Monday night, May 31. Secretary Carlito Galgez Jr. attends President...
A total of 5,180,721 doses of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines have been administered under the Philippine government’s mass immunization program against the dreaded illness. MILESTONE REACHED--Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr. reveals during President Duterte's public address on May 31, 2021 that...
Agot Isidro seemingly does not believe in wearing a face shield despite the ongoing health crisis. She even used the hashtag #uselessordinance relating to the same in a recent post. As if to highlight her point, she edited two photos of her side by side. One shows her wearing a face shield. The...
The government is not in a rush to seek the passage of a third stimulus package for the coronavirus response and recovery efforts since it was still spending the existing budget. Las Piñas City residents wait for their turn at a COVID vaccination site inside a mall on May 30, 2021. (Ali...
The coronavirus pandemic has become a difficult and challenging time for everyone but the nation's resilience and strong faith can help carry the country through this period, according to President Duterte. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/ Malacañang) The President encouraged Filipinos to...
The country will receive another 50,000 doses of Sputnik V vaccines from Russia on Sunday night, May 30, the National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 disclosed. The initial batch of 15,000 doses of Sputnik V vaccines that arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Pasay City on May 1,...
With less than two months before the scheduled opening of the summer Olympics in Tokyo on July 21, Asahi Shimbun, one of the media sponsors, has published an editorial entitled, “Prime Minister Suga, please call off the Olympics.” Three reasons were cited for the call to cancel the Olympics. ...
The government is urging Filipinos of all faiths to unite in prayer on Sunday for the country to overcome the devastating impact of the coronavirus pandemic. President Rodrigo Duterte bows his head in prayer prior to the start of the 45th Cabinet meeting in Malacañang on January 6, 2020....
