A Christian students' group is calling anew for the abolition of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) after its budget was cut by the Senate Finance Committee from P28 billion to P4 billion. (Photo from SCMP) In a statement on Tuesday, Nov. 9, the Student...
Presidential aspirant Senator Manny Pacquiao on Tuesday, Nov. 9 scored the slow rollout of the COVID-19 vaccination program in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), saying the National Task Force should inoculate more people in the region. Pacquiao noted the region has the...
Around 47 million doses of vaccines against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are currently stored in government storage facilities and are yet to be administered, an adviser to the National Task Force Against COVID-19 said Sunday, Nov. 7. Airport personnel unload 866,970 doses of Pfizer COVID-19...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is eyeing to implement a "no vaccine, no subsidy" policy for recipients Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries in order to compel more people to get inoculated. This after the DILG found out that many 4Ps recipients still...
Given the calls to further protect the healthcare workers and senior citizens from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) by giving them booster shots, the Food and Drug Administration reiterated that the vaccination of those who still have not received a single dose stands as the top priority....
The government will be implementing “on time delivery” of vaccines against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) that require “ultra-low temperature” storage facilities, a special adviser to the National Task Force Against COVID-19 said Saturday, Oct. 30. The Philippines received 973,440 doses of...
A special adviser to the National Task Force Against COVID-19 has expressed optimism that 50 percent of the country’s population will be fully vaccinated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) by the end of the year. A medical worker administer a COVID-19 vaccine to a minor at the Las Pinas...
Fully vaccinating 70 percent of the country's population, the initial target eyed to achieve herd immunity, is possible by February 2022, National Task Force (NTF) Deputy Chief Implementer Vince Dizon said Monday, Oct. 4. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) As vaccine deliveries are arriving at a faster...
National Task Force (NTF) Deputy Chief Implementer and Testing Czar Vince Dizon said Monday, Oct. 4, that the number of people testing positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) went down from almost 30 percent in mid-September to 20 percent. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) "Ang ibig sabihin nito,...
National Task Force (NTF) Deputy Chief Implementer and Testing Czar Vince Dizon said Monday, Sept. 20, that the country's high vaccination rate is protecting people against severe coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) "I think all data from the expert point to the fact that...
The enforcement of the Alert Level System in Metro Manila has been orderly so far and has been receiving good feedback, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said Sunday, Sept. 19. “Maganda ang feedback at maayos naman ang pagpapatupad ng Alert Level System...
Labor group Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) launched on Wednesday, Sept. 15, a "Global Day of Action" in support of union members who have been continuously receiving harassment amid the ongoing pandemic. (Photo from Kilusang Mayo Uno) "Habang dumarami ang kaso ng COVID-19 at tumitindi ang gutom at hirap...