Paranaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez said the city government recorded almost 10,000 residents who were vaccinated at the start of the three-day Bayanihan, Bakunahan national vaccination campaign that started on Monday, Nov. 29. Olivarez said the city government is allowing walk-ins at vaccination...
The Department of Health said on Tuesday, Nov. 30 that the Philippines achieved the fifth spot among the countries with the highest single-day vaccination worldwide. Thousands of Zamboanga residents troop to a barangay multipurpose hall for the first day of Bayanihan Bakunahan on November 29, 2021....
Senator Imee Marcos on Tuesday, Nov. 30 said mass vaccination alone is not enough for pandemic control if new variants like Delta and Omicron keep emerging. Marcos, chairwoman of the Senate Economic Affairs committee, stressed that ‘’we need to get ahead of their spread through early detection...
Senator Richard Gordon on Monday urged the public to take all the necessary precaution against the threat of a possible transmission of Omicron—a new COVID-19 variant—which the World Health Organization (WHO) has identified as a variant of concern. “We should be really concerned about this...
House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco on Sunday called on eligible Filipinos who remain unvaccinated to get a jab during the national COVID-19 vaccination days slated on Nov. 29 to Dec. 1 and on Dec. 15 to 17, to help prevent another pandemic surge as families prepare for the holiday season. Velasco...
The Adamson University (Adu) suspended classes on Nov. 29 to Dec. 1 in support of the government's vaccination drive and to encourage its students to get vaccinated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Adamson University (Photo from adu.edu.ph) In a joint memorandum, AdU Vice President for...
The National Youth Commission (NYC) enjoined the youth to participate in the government's three-day national vaccination drive against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) from Nov. 29 to Dec. 1. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) In an advisory, NYC called on the members of the Youth Organization...
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) has announced that they are currently finalizing the policy that will deal with government workers unvaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Vaccination of higher education personnel (Photo from CHED / MANILA BULLETIN) CSC Commissioner Aileen Lizada...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRCS) has expressed its support on Saturday, Nov. 27 to the National Vaccination Day as it targets to administer more than 50,000 doses nationwide from Nov. 29 to Dec.1. (Photo from the Philippine Red Cross / MANILA BULLETIN) "We will continue to be the government’s ally...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) urged unvaccinated individuals on Friday, Nov. 19, to "be modern heroes" and rekindle the traditional bayanihan spirit (unity) by participating in the National Vaccination Day. DILG DILG Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya said the National...
Vice presidential aspirant Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Tuesday, Nov. 9 rallied support for the upcoming joint initiative between the government and private sector’s drive to administer at least five million doses of COVID-19 vaccines over a three-day period, urging people to “be a...
Re-electionist Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday urged the government to make sure that a majority of the population would get vaccinated against COVID-19 before Christmas. Hontiveros made the call as she expressed her support to the government and private sector’s initiative to conduct a...
