Malacañang said the public is still free to refuse to be vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in vaccination sites if they prefer other brands. (JUAN CARLO DE VELA / MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement following the order to local government...
Unlike her camp, Malacañang was not readily open to the idea of President Duterte teaming up with Vice President Leni Robredo for an infomercial, saying she should clarify her stand on coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines first. Vice President Robredo and President Duterte (FILE PHOTO / PRESIDENTIAL...
The city government of Makati is using a unique randomizer computer program for the brand of COVID-19 vaccine that will be given to its residents. Lawyer “Don” Camiña, Makati City spokesperson, said residents may decline the brand randomly assigned to them should they find it not to their...
Frankie Pangilinan, the eldest child of Sharon Cuneta and Kiko Pangilinan, received her first vaccine dose, recently. On Twitter, the 20-year-old uploaded a video of her getting a jab at a vaccination center. The type of vaccine used was not divulged. "When I got an asthma attack mid-PE in middle...
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)...
The government should launch a massive information campaign to overcome hesitancy on COVID-19 vaccines, Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III said on Friday, May 21. Senate President Vicente Sotto III (Senate of the Philippines) Sotto joined his colleagues who found the Department of Health's...
Vice President Leni Robredo is open to appearing in an infomercial with President Duterte to encourage the public to get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Vice President Robredo and President Duterte (FILE PHOTO / PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO) The Vice President's spokesman Atty. Barry...
Taguig Mayor Lino Cayetano said the city government will follow the order of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) in not disclosing in advance the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine brand that will be used for a vaccination center. Taguig Mayor Lino Cayetano (Taguig City...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has vowed to inform more than 4.3 million household-beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) of President Duterte’s directive to distribute the Pfizer coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines to the indigent communities....
A pro-science consumer advocacy group has called on commercial establishments in the country to help make the proposed "vaccine passes" feel like a reward to people who have made the choice to get inoculated from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). An elderly woman being administered a COVID-19...
Some local business leaders have rallied behind the proposed issuance of vaccine passes to help the nation return to normal faster. According to Presidential Adviser on Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion, business groups recognized the these vaccine passes or proof of vaccination could help...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte has no problem with the non-announcement of COVID-19 vaccine brands to be used in inoculation centers in her city as she said "every vaccine is the same." (QC PIO / MANILA BULLETIN) In a press conference Thursday, Belmonte assured her constituents there is nothing to...
