A Manila health worker prepares to administer a single-shot Johnson & Johnson's Janssen coronavirus vaccine during the inoculative drive at the Justo Lucban Elementary School in Manila on July 21, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The World Health Organization (WHO) Philippines has called on...
Manila’s elderly people will receive the single-shot Janssen vaccines of Johnson & Johnson (J&J) on Wednesday (July 21). The city government received about 18,800 doses of the J&J COVID-19 vaccine at the Sta. Ana Hospital on Tuesday (July 20). (Manila Public Information photo / MANILA...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) has told the public to avoid complacency when it comes to following health and safety protocols even as the government's pandemic task force further eased restrictions on children and fully vaccinated adults. Kids are seen here swimming in the famous beach front of...
A senior citizen receives a COVID-19 vaccine in Angono, Rizal. (Angono Public Information Office) The Department of Health (DOH) urged senior citizens once again to help the government strengthen its fight against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) by getting vaccinated against the viral illness. DOH...
The nationwide consultation zeroing on the availment of statutory discounts for the online transactions of senior citizens and persons with disability (PWD) will begin starting next week, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) announced on Friday, July 2. (BARMM / MANILA BULLETIN...
Fully vaccinated senior citizens can now claim their P1,000 gift certificates (GCs) from the Makati City local government in two malls -- Ayala Malls Circuit and Glorietta 2. According to the city government, fully vaccinated senior citizens must bring their vaccination cards and their white card...
Another house for senior citizens at the Manila Boystown was turned over to the city government of Manila on July 1. (MANILA CITY PIO / MANILA BULLETIN) The facility, called “Seniors Home No. 2,” was received by Manila Mayor Francisco ‘Isko Moreno’ Domagoso and Manila Department of Social...
Makati City Mayor Abigail “Abby” Binay said fully vaccinated senior citizens in Makati City will receive P1,000 worth of gift certificates from the city government. (Photos from the local government unit of Makati City) The local government of Makati City seeks to entice senior citizens in the...
Almost 100 senior citizens of Barangay San Antonio, Pasig were added to the list of beneficiaries of the P1,000 midyear cash gift program of the barangay, increasing the total number of senior citizens recipients to 819. The P1,000 midyear cash gifts are delivered by barangay personnel to the homes...
A senior citizen receives the second dose of AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine while other people wait for their turn at a vaccination site in Sampaloc, Manila on May 25, 2021.(Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) Senior citizens who are fully vaccinated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) should still...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) are scheduled to hold a consultation meeting by "first week of July" to ensure that all concerned stakeholders are on board in the process of coming up with fair and square online discounts policy...
A senior citizen receives a COVID-19 vaccine in Angono, Rizal. (Angono Public Information Office) The Department of Health (DOH) expressed optimism that the lifting of the stay-at-home policy for fully vaccinated senior citizens under the general community quarantine (GCQ) and modified GCQ can...
