“Better Days” Senator Sonny Angara Three years ago, President Duterte signed into law Republic Act No. 11036 or the Mental Health Act, which we co-authored and helped pass along with my colleagues Senators Tito Sotto, JV Ejercito, Joel Villanueva, Risa Hontiveros, Loren Legarda, Antonio...
Ten additional highly urbanized cities will gain priority for coronavirus vaccine access due to the surge in cases of infections, Malacañang announced Thursday. One million doses of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines arrive at NAIA Terminal 2 in Pasay City on June 6, 2021. (Photo courtesy of National Task...
The Vaccine Express will start inoculating tricycle and pedicab drivers, as well as delivery riders, from Manila on Tuesday, June 22, as part of the partnership between the Office of the Vice President (OVP) and the Manila city government. Health workers prepare for the COVID vaccine rollout for A5...
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) and the Manila city government are only waiting for the vaccine supplies to arrive before they roll out a drive-thru vaccination program for all the Tricycle Operators’ and Drivers’ Association (TODA) in Manila. Vice President Leni Robredo and Manila Mayor...
President Duterte has called for the swift passage of the administration's priority bills, particularly certain tax reform measures, to help promote economic recovery following the debilitating impact of the pandemic. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) Among the administration bills...
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora announced on Monday that the city government will start the inoculation of its residents under the A5 (indigents) priority group on Tuesday, June 15, making it the first city in Metro Manila to start the vaccination of those under the A5 category. San Juan City...
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) are pushing for the safe reopening of schools despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) "With the COVID-19 pandemic now well into its second year, safely reopening...
The Muntinlupa City government has recorded the biggest number of vaccinations on Thursday when it started inoculating individuals belonging to the A4 priority group, or essential workers. Data showed that on June 10, 5,450 individuals were administered the first dose, the highest since the...
The Muntinlupa City government has started vaccinating the A4 priority group, or essential workers, Thursday. 11681 The number of vaccines administered in the city has reached nearly 95,000 doses. Included in A4 are workers who are residents of Muntinlupa, or non-residents who work in the city, and...
Senator Joel Villanueva on Tuesday, June 8, appealed to the government to closely monitor the vaccination of economic and government frontliners under the A4 category. Senator Joel Villanueva speaks during a Senate hearing on February 24, 2020. (Senate PRIB/Henzberg Austria) Villanueva, chairman of...
After the national government kicked off the vaccination program for economic and government frontliners (A4), questions arise whether work-from-home (WFH) employees are also qualified to get the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine even if they are not going out of their homes and exposing...
Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said that work-from-home workers in “temporary work arrangement” are included under the A4 category or frontline personnel in essential sectors in the government’s COVID-19 vaccination program. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) “Pero ‘yung mga nasa work from...
