A total of 1,015,560 doses of Pfizer vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were delivered to the country on Wednesday night, October 6. A total of 1,015,560 doses of government-procured Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine are delivered to the Philippines on Oct. 6, 2021. (Screenshot from PTV...
To assist schools and monitor the progress of learners in households struggling with remote learning, a group is proposing the hiring of 26,000 para-teachers. (Photo from Unsplash) Para-teachers, also called Learning Support Aides (LSAs) by the Department of Education (DepEd), refer to individuals...
(NOEL CELIS / AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said that it is still waiting to see more data on the use of the Sinovac coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine on children. FDA Director General Rolando Enrique Domingo said that they are waiting for the Phase 3 clinical...
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III on Wednesday, Oct. 6, said the agency is looking into the possibility of allowing mandatory vaccination for employees before going back to work. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III leads the rollout of a special vaccination...
The National Task Force (NTF) Against the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), is targetting to inoculate 80 to 90 percent of the total 110 million population in the country before the 2022 elections. A Manila resident receives a coronavirus vaccine at the vaccination hub located at SM Manila on July 6,...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) expressed readiness to vaccinate children against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) once a written directive has been released. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) “We will vaccinate whomever the government wants us to prioritize,” said PRC Chairman and Chief Executive...
The United States has donated 42 cold-storage freezers to the Philippines which will be distributed to far-flung and geographically isolated areas with little to zero capability to handle coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines, a pandemic task force leader revealed Monday night, Oct. 4. Vaccine...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) urged the different local government units (LGUs) and the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) to also prioritize inmates in the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination program. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that inmates were also...
Most of the country’s population is expected to be vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) by the end of the year, thanks to the expected arrival of more vaccine doses as well as the start of general public inoculation this October, President Duterte said. President Rodrigo Duterte...
The national government will purchase 90 million doses of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines beginning in the first quarter of 2022, National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 chief implementer and vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. disclosed Monday night, Oct. 4. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr....
Fully vaccinating 70 percent of the country's population, the initial target eyed to achieve herd immunity, is possible by February 2022, National Task Force (NTF) Deputy Chief Implementer Vince Dizon said Monday, Oct. 4. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) As vaccine deliveries are arriving at a faster...
To show love for their pets, furr-parents trooped to Vista Mall and Starmall last weekend during the Villar Group’s free anti-rabies vaccination drive and pet blessing in select branches in Metro Manila, Southern Tagalog and Central Luzon. Along with their fur moms and dads, doggies and cats were...
