The Philippines and South Korea signed on Friday, Dec. 17, an agreement for a US$100-million loan intended to boost the country's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination program. DOF Secretary Carlos Dominguez III and South Korean Ambassador to the Philippines Kim Inchul (Photo courtesy of the...
The number of Muntinlupa City’s total active coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases has gone down to single-digit level. Based on the latest tally by the Muntinlupa City government’s City Health Office, as of Dec. 16, there are only seven active COVID-19 cases in the entire city from 13 active...
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 nearly one million doses of COVID-19 vaccines were administered during the first day of the second leg of the national...
Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion has backed OCTA Research's suggestion of giving booster shots to Filipinos sooner in order to protect them against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), especially the new Omicron variant. (Photos from Go Negosyo...
The Makati Health Department (MHD) and the Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday sent volunteers to assist neighboring regions during the second leg of the National Vaccination Program called Bayanihan, Bakunahan 2. In a Facebook post, the local government said that three nurses from the MHD and...
The Mandaluyong City local government started opening on Wednesday, Dec. 15, all of its vaccination sites as the national government launched the second leg of the nationwide vaccination drive amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the threat of the Omicron and Delta variants. The nationwide...
Walk-in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination is now available in three different sites around Marikina city as part of the second phase of the National Vaccination Days campaign on Dec. 15-17. Marikina Elementary School (MES) in Barangay Santa Elena offers first dose vaccination of...
Cabinet Secretary and Acting Presidential Spokesperson Karlo Nograles trumpeted the efforts to recruit volunteers for the second round of national vaccination days, saying it will be a great boon to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic frontliners. (Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) "For...
The Pasig City government will open six vaccination sites for the second phase of the National Vaccination Days from Dec. 15 to 17. Four of the vaccination sites -- Pasig Mega Parking II in San Nicolas, Buting Elementary School in Buting, Sagad High school in Sagad, and Arcovia township in Ugong --...
As it accommodates recipients from other regions, the National Capital Region (NCR) has fully vaccinated more than 100 percent of its target population which gives them sufficient protection against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. revealed Monday night, Dec. 13....
The conduct of the second leg of the national vaccination drive in some regions in the country will be postponed due to a weather disturbance that is expected to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Tuesday, Dec. 14. Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a...
Makati City Mayor Abby Binay received on Tuesday a certificate of recognition from the Department of Health - Metro Manila Center for Health Development (DOH-MMCHD) for the city's outstanding COVID-19 response and achievements in battling the coronavirus. (Photo from Mayor Abby Binay's Facebook)...
