Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Director General Eric Domingo got some unsolicited advice from President Duterte on how to deal with criticisms from detractors. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a public address from Davao City on June 21, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) In a meeting with top...
As the country receives more coronavirus vaccines from suppliers, President Duterte has ordered authorities to "move faster" with the distribution of life-saving jabs to the people, especially in Mindanao. President Duterte delivers a public address from Davao City on June 21, 2021 (Ali...
The Philippines will be among the priority recipient countries to receive a portion of the latest 55 million tranche of United States government-donated COVID-19 vaccine doses to be distributed globally, the White House announced Tuesday (Monday night in Washington, D.C.). The White House (via the...
President Duterte gave anti-vaxxers two choices: get anti-parasitic drug Ivermectin or leave the country since they don’t want to join the country’s COVID-19 vaccination program. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his public address on June 21, 2021. (Malacañang photo) “Ito ‘yong ayaw...
With the anticipated arrival of more coronavirus vaccines, the government is optimistic the country could inoculate 70 million people before the end of the year and hopefully celebrate a "maskless" holiday season. A Manila resident receives a first dose of Pfizer coronavirus vaccine during the...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año stressed Monday, June 22, that removal of quarantine classifications will be possibly enforced if herd immunity from the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) is achieved in the country. In an interview over ABS-CBN’s...
The government’s Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases must update its quarantine policies on returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) so they can spend more time with their families, Vice President Leni Robredo said on Sunday, June 20. Vice President...
The country’s vaccine expert panel (VEP) is not recommending to put on hold the use of Sinovac vaccine despite Indonesia’s experience that its more than 350 medical workers fully vaccinated with the China-made jab have caught coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) VEP chair Dr....
The final protocol for the World Health Organization’s (WHO) solidarity vaccine trials is expected to be finalized this weekend, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Friday, June 18. A laboratory worker places a test tube containing a patient’s sample into a box during...
Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Friday said the P57.3-billion worth of loans the government has successfully secured can already cover the P25-billioin budgetary requirement for the vaccination of minors. With these borrowings, Lacson said there may not be any need for the government to look...
(AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) All coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines, including the Sinovac vaccine, are effective in preventing the severe form of the viral illness and hospitalization, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Friday, June 18. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire allayed the...
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination of the 100 employees of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) who belong to the A4 priority group has already started. DSWD employees belonging to A4 priority group receive their coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines on Wednesday,...
