President Duterte assured the public that the government will prioritize the safety and quality of all coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines being distributed across the country as he urged Filipinos to receive the shot to prevent the further spread of the disease. President Duterte holds two vials of...
Iloilo Representative Janette Garin refuted the claim of vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. that she was demanding for vaccine allocation from the government for her and her province. Former Department of Health secretary and incumbent Iloilo Representative Janette Garin (John Jerome...
(UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned the public that coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines sold illegally are no longer safe for use. FDA Director-General Rolando Enrique Domingo noted that vaccines require proper handling and should be stored within the...
As government officials debate on whether or not to ease travel restrictions for fully-vaccinated individuals, Senator Grace Poe on Thursday, July 8, said local government units (LGUs) should have the necessary and proper systems in place to record those who have been inoculated against the novel...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto announced on Wednesday that the city has already deployed a total of 255,343 vaccines against COVID-19 as of July 5. (Photo from Mayor Vico Sotto's Facebook) "GOOD NEWS: We have hit the quarter-million jab mark! 75K have received their 2nd dose," Sotto said in his...
CAVITE - Governor Jonvic Remulla announced that 11 percent of its 3.1 million target population has already received the first dose of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine. In a Facebook live update on Wednesday (July 7), the governor said that 368,560 vaccines have been administered while...
The Taguig City government has suspended vaccinating people with the first dose for two weeks due to lack of new supply of vaccines. “As directed by the National COVID-19 Vaccine Operations Center (NVOC) Advisory No. 62, amid the delays in the arrival of COVID-19 vaccines, Taguig City is...
More than one million individuals have registered for vaccination in the city of Manila, Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso said on Wednesday. (Manila City PIO) Domagoso said 1,247,654 individuals, have pre-registered at manilacovid19vaccine.ph as of July 7, 1:00 p.m. In a Facebook post,...
A senior citizen receives a COVID-19 vaccine in Angono, Rizal. (Angono Public Information Office) The Department of Health (DOH) urged senior citizens once again to help the government strengthen its fight against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) by getting vaccinated against the viral illness. DOH...
Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. has encouraged all local government units (LGUs) to prioritize the administration of the second dose vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) within the next two weeks to address slippages in deliveries. SORRY--Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. apologizes for...
The Adamson University (AdU) and Colegio de San Juan de Letran (CSJL) have opened their campuses as additional venues for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination. (Photo from AdU) AdU said its facility will be used in administering 3,000 doses of COVID-19 shots given by the city government of...
An expert from OCTA Research on Wednesday, July 7, said Metro Manila may become resilient to the Delta coronavirus disease (COVID-19) variant in a few months with the ongoing vaccination rollout. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) In an interview with ANC, Fr. Nicanor Austriaco said each local...