IMUS, Cavite - The local government unit here identified on Thursday (August 19) six barangays considered to be coronavirus disease (COVID-19) hotspots amid the surge in active cases. As of August 18, Barangay Buhay na Tubig has recorded 139 active COVID-19 cases, the highest in the city. Emmanuel...
The city government of Caloocan on Friday launched the mobile vaccination or the house-to-house vaccination for bedridden residents.
The mobile vaccination team will inoculate bedridden senior citizens and persons with disability (PWD) using Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen vaccine against...
National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 chief implementer Carlito Galvez Jr. and Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos led those who welcomed the arrival of the 500,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine on Friday morning, Aug. 20. MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos (2nd...
The head of the League of Provinces of the Philippines (LPP) emphasized Friday, August 20, that it would be the best option for local government units (LGUs) to rely on the guidance of the National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 and Department of Health (DOH) in purchasing their supply of...
Although the national government decided to ease the quarantine restrictions in the National Capital Region (NCR), Laguna, and Bataan to modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) until Aug. 31, residents in these areas should still anticipate the implementation of strict pandemic rules to...
A new inter-agency group is working to finalize a uniform certificate for Filipinos who have been vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to facilitate safe and smooth mobility. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said the Department...
The Mandaluyong City local government will start vaccinating non-residents against COVID-19 to increase their protection against the virus and its more contagious Delta variant. (Photo from Mandaluyong PIO) In a Facebook post, the local government said that those interested should register first...
There is no definite schedule yet as to when the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Solidarity Vaccine Trial (SVT) will start, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) DOST Undersecretary for Research and Development (R&D) Dr. Rowena Cristina L....
Some political parties are allegedly using the vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as a weapon to increase their chance of winning in the 2022 national and local elections, the country's vaccine czar revealed Friday, Aug. 20. Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. (File photo/ Office of the...
More than 580,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were delivered to the country on Friday morning, Aug. 20. A China Airlines plane delivers 582,500 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at NAIA in Pasay City on Aug. 20, 2021....
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Thursday night, Aug. 19, that Philippines’ study on the safety and efficacy of mixing and matching five coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines is likely to begin in mid-September. (Photo by Robyn Beck/AFP/FILE PHOTO/MANILA BULLETIN) DOST...
The government is targeting to start the issuance of digital coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination certificate to fully inoculated individuals by early September, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said. Department of Information and Communications Technology...
