The pilot run of face-to-face classes in Alangilan National High School in Barangay Alangilan, Bacolod City in December 2021. (Photo courtesy of EOC-TF Executive Director Em Ang / MANILA BULLETIN) An infectious disease expert urged teachers to get vaccinated against Covid-19 before the start of...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. received his second Covid-19 booster shot on Wednesday, August 17, as he stressed the importance of the additional dose in bringing the Philippines back to its pre-pandemic situation.. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. receives his second...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) is recommending to amend the Covid-19 Vaccination Law if the Marcos administration will not extend the period of state of calamity due to the pandemic. DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said they already presented this recommendation to President...
DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire speaks to members of the media during the first face-to-face press briefing after two years at the DOH Central Office in Manila on Wednesday, July 20. (MB Photo: Noel Pabalate) Vaccination sites will be set up in strategic locations such as in “highly...
The Muntinlupa City government reported that the total number of fully vaccinated individuals has reached more than 517,000. Based on data from the City Health Office (CHO), as of Aug. 11, Muntinlupa has 517,524 fully vaccinated individuals, or 117 percent of the 80 percent target population of...
The Pasay City government will conduct simultaneous vaccinations in two public schools in the city on Aug. 15 and 16 in line with the PinasLakas vaccination program of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano said the administration of Covid-19 vaccines will be held...
A group of teachers on Friday, Aug. 12, asked the Department of Education (DepEd) to make its “no discrimination” on vaccination pronouncement a written policy to avoid confusion on the field once full face-to-face classes resume this school year. (NOEL B. PABALATE / FILE PHOTO / MANILA...
The House of Representatives under the leadership of Speaker Martin Romualdez continues to carry out vaccinations as part of its vigilance against Covid-19 infections. (PPAB) On Thursday, Aug. 11, the House held a second round of booster vaccination against Covid-19 through the institution's...
If Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. Luis “LRay" Villafuerte would have his way, he would have vaccination centers established in the country’s schools to support the government's inoculation drive ahead of the incoming 2022 to 2023 school year. Photo taken at Cawayan Elementary School in Irosin,...
To bring Covid-19 vaccinations closer to the communities, the Pasig City local government launched on Friday, Aug. 12, a Covid-19 vaccination caravan or the "CaraVacc to the Community" program. The program aims to boost the city's vaccination rate and cater to individuals who live in areas far from...
Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion has welcomed the move of the Department of Health (DOH) to redefine the meaning of full vaccination to include one Covid-19 booster shot. Go Negosyo Founder Joey Concepcion (Photo courtesy of Go Negosyo) In a statement on Wednesday, Aug. 10, Concepcion said the...
As it prepares to open all schools for face-to-face classes, the Department of Education (DepEd) assured that there will be no discrimination between vaccinated and unvaccinated teachers, non-teaching personnel, and learners this incoming school year. (DepEd file photo) “For the in-person classes...
