The country recorded another low single-day tally of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Monday, Feb. 21. People flock to Ilaya in Binondo, Manila to shop on Jan. 2, 2022. Metro Manila will be under Alert Level 3 starting Jan. 3 until Jan. 15 due to the rise of COVID-19 cases.(FILE PHOTO BY...
Vaccine hesitancy is no longer the concern for some senior citizens who refuse to get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) since they argue that they're bound to die anyway. A senior citizen getting his booster shot at SM Center Muntinlupa vaccination site of the Muntinlupa City...
Malacañang reiterated its call on the public to get vaccinated against the coronavirus (COVID-19), saying the jabs are the weapon against the disease and not the enemy. (File photo by Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles as the government held its third national mass...
Since the benefits it can provide have not yet been validated as well as its potential side effects, an infectious disease expert advised on Friday, Feb. 18, against taking a fourth dose of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at this point in time. People waiting for their booster shot in Muntinlupa....
The government may not attain its target of 5 million COVID-19 doses administered for its third national vaccination drive, an official from the Department of Health (DOH) said on Thursday, Feb. 17. (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) The third “Bayanihan, Bakunahan” program's goal, according to Health...
The Department of Health (DOH) said on Thursday, Feb. 17 that the country has vaccinated 263,932 kids aged five to 11 with their first dose of Pfizer vaccines since the start of the nationwide rollout. THUMBS UP -- Marcus Julian C. Mendoza, 11, shows a thumbs up while receiving his Pfizer vaccine...
The Philippine Red Cross launched its pediatric coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination of children aged five to 11 in Zamboanga City, the organization said on Thursday, Feb. 16. The country's premier humanitarian organization said that it continues to support the National COVID-19 vaccination...
Senator Francis Tolentino on Wednesday said the government should consider giving COVID-19 vaccines to inbound foreign visitors to further boost the Philippine’s local tourism industry that is badly hit by the pandemic. Tolentino noted that many tourist hotspots across the globe have already...
A House leader has sought an investigation in aid of legislation on the alleged unnecessary purchase of costly pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs), which has purportedly caused billions of pesos in losses to the government. X-ray showing pneumonia. (Cdc/ Unsplash) Probinsyano Ako Party-list Rep....
The Department of Health reported 2,010 fresh coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Tuesday, Feb. 15, the lowest daily count for the year so far. Shoppers flock to bargain stores along Ilaya Street in Divisoria, Binondo, Manila, on Oct. 14, 2021. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) This was the lowest daily...
More than 3.4 million doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were recently donated by the United States (US) to the Philippines. (Photo courtesy of the US Embassy in the Philippines) Through the COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX) facility, US...
Muntinlupa City’s active coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases continue to go down and according to the health office, there is a marked decrease in positive samples reported by laboratories. On Feb. 10, the Muntinlupa City Health Office (CHO) reported that there are 99 active COVID-19 cases, the...