An additional supply of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines were deployed in places that are considered as "areas of concern" amid the threat of the more transmissible Delta variant. (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., vaccine czar and chief implementer of the National...
Due to the big volume of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines delivered in recent weeks, the country managed to establish a stockpile of jabs that can last until August 17, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. assured late Monday night, July 19. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. presents updates on the...
Local government units (LGUs) should not be "brand conscious" when it comes to accepting coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines that are given to them for free by the national government, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. disclosed Monday, July 19. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. leads the visit of the...
The city government of Navotas City has started to inoculate Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs) against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the Navotas City Jail on Monday. The PDLs received their first dose of Sputnik-V vaccine. “PDLs are at high risk of contracting COVID-19 due to limited...
The Department of Health (DOH) said Pasay and Las Piñas cities are posting high COVID-19 vaccine utilization rates. City of Las Piñas PIO As of July 15, the DOH recorded Pasay with 98.20 percent in vaccine utilization rate followed by Las Piñas City with 95.74 percent. Las Piñas...
The San Juan City local government inaugurated on Monday, July 19, its third vaccination site to further boost its vaccination capabilities, especially amid the threat of the COVID-19 Delta variant. San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora led the launch together with other city government officials. The...
CAVITE - Governor Jonvic Remulla confirmed that four employees from his office have tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Cavite Governor Jonvic Remulla In a Facebook post on Monday (July 19), Remulla said two of the patients are fully vaccinated and are experiencing mild...
Vice President Leni Robredo’s “Vaccine Express” program would be brought to Quezon City for the inoculation of jeepney drivers after the pilot project kicked off in Manila last month. A man gets his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at the Vaccine Express drive-through site on June 22, 2021....
A women's group has urged the national government to ensure enough jobs and coronavirus disease (COVID-19) jabs for women to help stimulate the economy. (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) This after the Philippine Stocks Exchange reported that while foreign investments have been steadily low at 21 percent,...
The highly dreaded and contagious Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), has been detected in Taguig, an official said. In a weekly report, Clarence Santos, head of the Taguig Safe City Task Force, said one case of the Delta variant has been...
An additional 1,606,600 doses of Johnson and Johnson (J&J) vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were delivered in the country on Saturday afternoon, July 17, which came from the donations of the United States government. An additional 1.6 million doses of Johnson & Johnson...
Senator Cynthia Villar on Saturday, July 17, expressed confidence that her bailiwick Las Piñas City will soon be able to achieve herd immunity against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as the number of inoculated residents in the city reached 41 percent of their population. (Courtesy of the...
