NIGHT OWL
Anna Mae Lamentillo
The Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) for Republic Act No. 11934 or the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Registration Act has been released. The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), through the National Telecommunications...
Globe Telecom Inc.'s network rollout remained on track with 1,064 new cell towers built and P74.4 billion capital expenditure (capex) spent in the first nine months of 2022, the telco announced Monday, November 28.
The bulk of the telco's capex, 84 percent, was allocated for data requirements...
Despite the onslaught of tropical storm "Florita" on Tuesday, August 23, the Pasig City local government, the Department of Health (DOH), and officials of Rizal High School (RHS), launched the national government's "PinasLakas" vaccination initiative following the resumption of classes for school...
BAGUIO CITY – The Department of Health-Cordillera said only 5.5 percent or 65,027 individuals out of the total target population of 1,286,637 in the region have not yet been vaccinated with the second dose against Covid-19.
The Department of Health-Cordillera said as of...
The successful rollout of Covid-19 vaccines in the country, which included children, should be reason enough for the Philippine government to take another look at the controversial dengue fever vaccine, Dengvaxia.
(MANILA BULLETIN, PNA)
Thus, said Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo, who...
Wearing of face masks would become optional if the government's booster shot drive against Covid-19 succeeds, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said.
President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang)
Marcos, however, said that easing of restrictions to that...
Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will be investing P19.2 billion in the next four years for the rollout of "intelligent meters" or advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) for customers within its franchise area in Metro Manila and neighboring provinces.
Atty Jose Ronald...
The management of a hospital in the National Capital Region (NCR) that administered second Covid-19 boosters to non-immunocompromised individuals said it has “unintentionally misinterpreted” the guidelines given by the Department of Health (DOH).
(Ali Vicoy / Manila Bulletin File Photo)
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During the celebration of World Immunization Week, the Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, April 25, rolled out the second Covid-19 vaccine booster shot for immunocompromised individuals in different vaccination sites of the National Capital Region (NCR).
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Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Wednesday, April 13 stressed how critical faster vaccine rollout is in accelerating the country’s return to normalcy following reports that some age groups and regions in the Philippines still have poor vaccine coverage.
As chairman of the Senate...
More than 66 million individuals have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 while 12.4 million are already boosted, the Department of Health (DOH) announced on Monday, April 11.
Vaccination in Muntinlupa (Photo from Muntinlupa PIO)
The health department said that 66 million individuals are...
The country’s Covid-19 vaccine administration has slowed down following the onset of the election season, National Task Force against Covid-19 special adviser Dr. Teodoro “Ted” Herbosa said on Tuesday, March 29.
(AFP / Manila Bulletin File Photo)
“Bumagal ang ating vaccine...
