It was Russian President Vladimir Putin's turn Thursday, Oct. 28 to hear words of appreciation from President Duterte in connection with the Russian Federation's coronavirus disease (COVID-19)-related assistance to the Philippines. President Rodrigo Duterte (left) and Russian President Vladimir...
President Duterte was finally able to express his thanks--albeit virtually--to United States (US) President Joe Biden for America's generosity to the Philippines as far as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines donations are concerned. President Rodrigo Duterte and US President Joe Biden (Photos...
Governor Daniel R. Fernando said that 1,932,192 or 58 percent of Bulakenyos have already been vaccinated against COVID-19, of which 1,076,166 were given their first dose and 856,026 who were fully vaccinated. Governor Daniel R. Fernando urges Bulakenyos to buck face-to-face classes until the...
Six more sites have been identified for the country’s yearlong real-world study on the effectiveness of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said on Monday, Oct. 25. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images/AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) DOST Undersecretary for...
The Philippines will likely start by end of this month or early November its “Mix and Match” trial or MnM study to determine the safety and immunogenicity of mixing different coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines and vaccine platforms in Filipino adults. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) DOST...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has directed all the provincial government to distribute the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) vaccines to their localities within three days upon receipt of the doses in a bid to prevent them from expiring. DILG Undersecretary Epimaco...
The Philippines’ study on the safety and immunogenicity of mixing different coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines and vaccine platforms in Filipino adults may start soon. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) During his weekly report on Friday, Oct. 22, Department of Science and Technology (DOST)...
The Paranaque City government has started “Bakunahan Para sa YO” (Young Ones) at the Ospital ng Paranaque I (OSPAR) on Friday, Oct. 22. Mayor Edwin Olivarez (Photo courtesy of Paranaque PIO / MANILA BULLETIN) Mar Jimenez, Public Information Office (PIO) chief, said around 80 minors with...
The distribution of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines should now be focused in the provinces since there is already an improved health situation in Metro Manila. League of Provinces of the Philippines logo This was emphasized by League of Provinces of the Philippines (LPP) president and...
The Manila city government started the vaccination of minors with comorbidities aged 12 to 17 years old against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Friday, Oct. 22. (Manila PIO photo / MANILA BULLETIN) (Manila PIO photo / MANILA BULLETIN) About 23,354 vaccines have been reserved for the...
President Duterte has expressed his appreciation to the governments of Japan and the United States (US) for their continued donation of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines to the Philippines. (Photos from Malacañang/ Unsplash) "We thank the Japanese government for their donation of close to...
Not even half of the coronavirus vaccine doses funded by the World Bank have arrived in the Philippines, the Washington-based multilateral institution reported on Tuesday, Oct. 19. In a statement, Ndiame Diop, World Bank country director for the Philippines said only 4.73 million doses of vaccines...
