The government's pandemic task force has placed governors and mayors further up in the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination program priority list, putting them right behind medical frontliners and ahead of senior citizens. A health worker administers a COVID-19 vaccine shot at a vaccination center in...
BATANG MAYNILA Manila Mayor Isko Moreno As of this writing, the city government of Manila has already begun distributing its fourth batch of monthly food boxes as part of our Food Security Program (FSP) aimed at alleviating hunger in the city brought about by lost jobs during the pandemic. To date,...
Two senators on Saturday, May 15, called on the government to speed up the rollout of its vaccination program after officials disclosed that millions of COVID-19 vaccines are nearing expiry. "Bilisan na natin ang ating vaccine rollout. Huwag na sana tayo umabot sa punto na mae-expire ito...Dapat...
Migrant Filipinos in Israel are getting "traumatized" by the fighting between Israelis and Palestinians, but at least the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is no longer adding to their worries. Old city Jerusalem, Israel. (Photo by Cole Keister / Unsplash) Labor Attaché in Israel Rudy Gabasan bared...
President Duterte wanted coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines to be distributed to the local government units (LGUs) immediately, saying he will not accept it if the country will lose the fight against COVID-19 just because the shots expired due to negligence. President Duterte talks to the people after...
President Duterte has expressed his gratitude to the private sector for their "tremendous assistance" to the government as the country continued to grapple with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. President Duterte talks to the people after holding a meeting with core members of the...
Senator Grace Poe on Wednesday, May 12, urged the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Department of Education (DepEd) to take cue from community pantries to implement its feeding programs. Senator Grace Poe (Senate of the Philippines/MANILA BULLETIN File photo) Poe said the...
Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto on Wednesday, May 12, backed the proposed construction of a "mega vaccination center" at the 8.5-hectare urban forest in Parañaque City, saying that there are funds, anyway, to replace the trees to be cut for the project. (Photo from Nayong Pilipino...
Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said the government can make use of the humongous congressional insertions the Department of Budget and Management has tagged as “For Later Release” to meet the P20-billion requirement for the procurement of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines for this year. Lacson...
Senator Francis Tolentino on Sunday urged the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) to include Filipino athletes as essential workers so they can be part of the government’s priority list to be vaccinated against the coronavirus (COVID-19). Tolentino noted both of the country’s amateur and...
Several schools in Oriental Mindoro have set up their own community pantries to help needy families and Mangyan communities. In a Facebook post, the Department of Education (DepEd) lauded the efforts of Managpi National High School (MNHS) and Nag-iba National High School (NNHS) for coming up with...
The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) is pushing for the inclusion of economic frontline workers among the A4 priority group in the government's mass vaccination program against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Mark Balmores/ File Photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) “PEZA-registered companies,...
