The government is set to release guidelines for the vaccination of family members of healthcare workers, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Saturday, May 29. (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) “Itong mga kamag-anak ng healthcare workers kailangan pa po natin makapag release ng guidelines para...
Senator Nancy Binay on Friday commended the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for moving to include workers in hotels operating as quarantine or isolation facilities in the A1 priority group saying this would boost the government’s efforts in the COVID-19 vaccination program. The IATF’s decision,...
The government's pandemic task force has approved the recommendation refining the list of people belonging to the A4 Priority Group of the country's vaccination program against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). A health worker prepares to administer a coronavirus vaccine at a vaccination site in...
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora launched on Friday an updated registration portal to cater to the A4 (economic frontliners) priority group due to the high number of people on the list. (Screenshot from DOH Youtube) "In fact, meron na kaming registration system na updated wherein you can click...
Senator Aquilino ''Koko'' Pimentel III on Thursday, May 27, reiterated that health authorities should immediately start vaccinating those who who are willing to be inoculated. ’’Some who are not on the priority list are excited to be vaccinated. Some who are prioritized don’t plan to get...
The government may allow overseas Filipinos workers (OFWs) to choose their coronavirus vaccines if a certain brand will be required by their employers abroad. A nurse holds two vials of Pfizer coronavirus vaccines that will be distributed at a hospital in Makati City on May 12, 2021. (Ali...
Domestic workers or kasambahay will likely be included in the list of indigent population up for coronavirus vaccination next month, Malacañang said Tuesday. A health worker prepares to administer a coronavirus vaccine at a vaccination site in Manila on May 14, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/ Manila Bulletin)...
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos and his wife, Mandaluyong City Mayor Menchie Abalos have personally sought help from the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to get to the bottom of the purported online sale of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines and...
The World Health Organization (WHO) urged the Philippine government anew to follow the prioritization list on who gets the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine first as to maximize its impacts on the pandemic. World Health Organization Representative to the Philippines Dr. Rabindra Abeyasinghe...
More individuals may soon receive coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines after the government's pandemic task force allowed the inclusion of more workers in the Priority Group A4 of the country's COVID-19 vaccination program. Vaccination in Pateros (Pateros municipal government / MANILA BULLETIN)...
Senator Grace Poe said Thursday, May 20, that she hopes that public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers will not be bumped off when the government starts vaccinating essential workers under the A4 priority group. Jeepney driver Ricardo Legaspi now lives in his jeepney with his family after the lockdown...
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat hailed the government's decision to expand the vaccination rollout to the next priority group, which is the A4 cluster. Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat visits Intramuros on Monday, May 17, 2021, as it reopens two of its most...