Vice President Leni Robredo on Monday encouraged every Filipino to be a hero especially during this COVID-19 pandemic as she called on the public to "convey the truth and condemn lies." Vice President Leni Robredo (Jansen Romero/Manila Bulletin) In her National Heroes Day message, the Vice...
The shortfall of 250,000 doses in daily vaccination target in Metro Manila should prompt government to extend the reach of COVID-19 immunization to immediately include localities adjoining the National Capital Region (NCR). Vaccine COVID 19 Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles said instead of...
Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri maintained on Satuday, August 28, that the private sector should be allowed by the national government to procure vaccines on their own. Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel 'Migz' Zubiri (Alexis Nueva España/Senate PRIB) "I believe the private sector can...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) has rolled out its vaccination program in Siargao Island where over 13,000 tourism workers are targeted to be inoculated in a bid to sustain the recovery of the pandemic-hit industry there. A tourism worker in Siargao, dubbed as the surfing capital of the...
Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman on Friday, Aug. 27, suggested the audit of the government’s billions of pesos expenditure for the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination program. CDA3E812-89E8-4023-B6CF-1B66F6F5ECD3 The veteran independent lawmaker made the call as government continued to reject...
Malabon has accepted walk-ins in its seven vaccination sites on Thursday, Aug. 26. (MALABON LGU) The sites which allowed walk-ins were Ninoy Aquino Elementary School, Robinsons Town Mall Malabon, Epifanio Delos Santos Elementary School, Portero Elementary School, Fishermall, Arellano University...
The Muntinlupa City government’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination has reached nearly 79 percent for the first dose and 40 percent for full vaccination. According to the Muntinlupa City COVID-19 Vaccination Program (MunCoVac), as of Aug. 25, there are 303,551 individuals who have...
The San Juan City local government said that it is ready to vaccinate non-residents to help protect more people in the country against COVID-19 and its more contagious Delta variant. Mayor Francis Zamora San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora made the announcement in a radio interview after...
A Manila resident receives a coronavirus vaccine at the vaccination hub located at SM Manila on July 6, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The World Health Organization (WHO) encouraged the Philippines to fully hit its coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination target in every priority group until...
To boost the safe recovery of the domestic tourism industry, some private firms have stepped up in helping the Department of Tourism's (DOT) vaccination drive for workers in the sector through providing doses of anti-COVID jabs for them. Tourism frontliners and workers in El Nido, Palawan during...
Almost 90 percent of the essential workers of the Vista Mall and Starmall stores nationwide have been vaccinated as part of the Villar Group’s effort to protect its workforce and its valued customers from the coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). The figure represents members of the sales team, cashiers,...
With the rising cases of the Delta variant of the coronavirus in the country, the Catholic Church renewed its call for the public to get vaccinated against the life-threatening viral disease. Get vaccinated against COVID-19 (Radio Veritas image) According to Church-run Radio Veritas, several...