The Las Pinas city government announced the suspension of vaccination activities against Covid-19 in all vaccination sites in the city on April 14 to 16. Mayor Imelda Aguilar said the vaccinations will resume on Sunday, April 17. Aguilar said the vaccination activity was suspended for three days in...
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 Committee on...
A visibly concerned President Duterte ordered officials of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) to convince their constituents to get vaccinated against Covid-19 in fear of a possible resurgence of coronavirus infections in the country. President Duterte (RTVM Screenshot)...
The national government is studying the viability of administering a fourth Covid-19 vaccine dose to select individuals to ensure their continued protection against the emerging variants of the coronavirus. Vaccine czar Carlitos Galvez Jr. speaks during the pre-recorded Talk to the People public...
The new Covid-19 vaccination site for children aged five to 11 years old in Valenzuela City is the Pasolo Elementary School. The transfer to the new vaccination site for the 5-11 age group from Malinta Elementary School was made as the Malinta Elementary School is now being used as a temporary...
Paranaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez urged city residents, particularly senior citizens, to get boosted against Covid-19 for their additional protection. Olivarez said during the regular Monday (April 11) virtual flag raising ceremony sponsored by the Office of the Senior Affairs Association (OSCA)...
The Pasay city government announced that all vaccination sites in the city will be closed on April 13 to 15 in observance of the Holy Week. Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano said vaccination and booster shots will be administered at SM Mall of Asia (MOA) Giga Site 1 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on April 11 to 12....
The Muntinlupa City government will deploy vaccination teams to different workplaces and public transport terminals to increase the number of booster shot recipients. As of April 7, a total of 122,149 individuals in Muntinlupa have received their booster shots, or 25 percent of the 486,579 who are...
Fourteen out of the 18 barangays in Navotas City listed zero Covid-19 active cases on Friday, April 8. These are barangays Bagumbayan North and South, Daanghari, Navotas East and West, NBBN, NBBS Kaunlaran, NBBS Proper, San Jose, San Rafael Village, San Roque, Sipac-Almacen, Tangos North, and Tanza...
Vaccine protection does not last forever. These were the words of Vaccine Expert Panel (VEP) Chairperson Dr. Nina Gloriani upon being asked why she stated that there should be a validity period in Covid-19 vaccination cards. (Manila Bulletin File Photo) In an interview over One PH on Friday, April...
(Ali Vicoy / Manila Bulletin File Photo) Giving incentives and imposing certain restrictions can help encourage more people to get inoculated instead of making Covid-19 vaccination mandatory, said Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion. Concepcion made the suggestion amid the low...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC), in partnership with local government units (LGUs), continues its Covid-19 vaccination in various towns as quarantine restrictions continue to ease with areas placed under Alert Level 1. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross / MANILA BULLETIN) PRC said it that it has...