Medium Rare Jullie Y. Daza Senator Cynthia Villar says it’s “unfair” to keep senior citizens locked up in their homes even after they’ve had their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. What’s the vaccination for if not for their protection outside the four walls of their home? The good...
’TOL Views Senator Francis N. Tolentino About 400 universities and colleges in the United States have reportedly required foreign students mostly from India — who were already inoculated — to re-vaccinate since the brands they had taken have yet to secure a “green light” from the World...
Piolo Pascual Kapamilya star Piolo Pascual raised the mercury level as he almost removed his shirt when he got the COVID-19 jab. On Twitter June 9, Piolo wrote: "first jab done ...then I died (joke!)...#goodcitizen." Piolo's nearly shirtless photo garnered attention and made others envy his...
Deputy Speaker and Las Piñas City Rep. Camille Villar on Wednesday, June 9 underscored the importance of launching the anti-COVID-19 vaccination for the country’s essential workers. Villar said Las Pinas City has started jabs for essential workers or individuals tagged under the A4 category,...
(ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Filipinos' "likes" on social media site Facebook on coronavirus vaccines have increased along with the vaccination rollout in the country in May, as shown in the data analysis conducted by campaigns and management firm Blueprint.PH. During its Data Newsroom Series on...
The local government of Navotas City temporarily stopped Wednesday the vaccination of those belonging to the A-4 category or the economic frontliners as it ran out of COVID-19 vaccine supply. (Mayor Toby Tiangco FB page/MANILA BULLETIN) This came as the local government consumed all its Sinovac...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Wednesday renewed his call for the government to ramp up its coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination program and increase its daily vaccination rate. Drilon said he is concerned about the high percentage of people who do not return for their second dose of...
The national government will welcome 3.2 million doses of Pfizer and Sinovac vaccines on Thursday, June 10, the biggest single-day vaccine arrival so far. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. (File photo/ Screenshot from RTVM livestream) Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., vaccine czar and chief implementer...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has filed a string of criminal charges against three people who were tagged in the alleged selling of coronavirus vaccines and vaccination slot after getting enough evidence based on the joint investigation of its two units. Charged were Cyle Cedric Bonifacio,...
Workers wait for their vaccination inside SM Manila cinema that has been converted into a COVID-19 vaccination site on June 8, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/ Manila Bulletin) The Philippines has already administered more than six million COVID-19 vaccine doses three months after its vaccination program...
The Philippine Pediatric Society (PPS) has welcomed the announcement of the Department of Health (DOH) that Pfizer jabs could now be administered to children aged 12 to 15, its spokesperson said Wednesday, June 9. (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) In an interview with GMA New's Unang Balita, PPS spokesperson...
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...
