Majority of Philippine companies are not in a rush to mandate COVID-19 vaccination among employees, citing employers’ concerns about the safety of the vaccines as one of the major reasons for it. A Mercer survey conducted in February 2021 revealed that Philippine employers are not rushing to make...
Detained Senator Leila De Lima has called on the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) to move up Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs) in the government’s priority list for the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination. In a letter to IATF chief implementor Secretary Carlito Galvez, De Lima reiterated the need...
Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said that work-from-home workers in “temporary work arrangement” are included under the A4 category or frontline personnel in essential sectors in the government’s COVID-19 vaccination program. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) “Pero ‘yung mga nasa work from...
The local government of Quezon City will assign vaccination sites solely for those belonging to the A-2 and A-3 categories to ensure that they will still get the COVID-19 vaccine or receive their second dose on time. Mayor Joy Belmonte made the assurance on Tuesday amid fears of lack of vaccine...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The Department of Health (DOH) said that teenagers aged 16 to 17 with comorbidities can be vaccinated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) using the...
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora said on Tuesday that those included in the A4 (economic group) priority group must wait for their confirmatory text before proceeding to their designated vaccination site in the city. San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora Zamora posted in his Facebook account the...
Getting vaccinated is still not a guarantee a person will not get infected with the coronavirus disease, President Duterte said Monday. President Duterte delivers a public address from Davao City on June 7, 2021. (Malacañang) The President explained the vaccination will just provide a layer of...
The Manila city government has started vaccinating its economic frontliners on Tuesday, June 8. (MANILA CITY PIO / MANILA BULLETIN) The vaccination for the A4 priority group was done in the four malls in the city: Lucky China Town Mall, Robinsons Mall, SM Manila, and SM San Lazaro. Each mall...
President Duterte sought the help of the local government units (LGUs) to find and convince the people who have not received the second coronavirus (COVID-19) shot yet to get fully vaccinated. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/ Malacañang) Duterte made the statement after the National Task...
As the national government starts the roll-out of vaccination for essential workers and poor Filipinos, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar advised policemen to take advantage of the free vaccines that would be offered to them by their respective Local Government...
Las Pinas Vice-Mayor April Aguilar joined other Metro Manila mayors in the virtual commitment ceremony and symbolic vaccination of persons under the A4 category held at Pasay City’s Giga vaccination site in SM Mall of Asia via Zoom. Vice Mayor April Aguilar (Las Pinas City PIO / MANILA BULLETIN)...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, June 7, said around 12 million essential workers from Metro Manila and eight other provinces will prioritized in the vaccination of A4 priority group against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Actor Drew Arellano and Actress Iya Villania receiving Sinovac...
