Muntinlupa City has fully vaccinated 63.5 percent of its target population as total vaccines administered reached more than 567,000. According to the Muntinlupa City COVID-19 Vaccination Program (MunCoVac), as of Sept. 21, 244,920 individuals have completed their vaccination or 63.5 percent of the...
In a bid to restart economic activities in the province, the Bulacan provincial government, led by Gov. Daniel R. Fernando, with help from national government agencies, kicked off the vaccination drive for the 1 Million Jobs 2021 project on Thursday, September 23, at the Hiyas ng Bulacan Convention...
Senator Joel Villanueva on Thursday, Sept. 23 said it cannot be denied that the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the dynamics in the country’s employment system and, thus, the government and the private sector should now intensify their vaccination program. Speaking at the 2021 Congress of the...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte has tasked the City Health Department(CHD) to prioritize vaccinating all individuals working and living in closed and long-term care facilities. “We are working closely with the city’s vaccination team so inoculation can be done at the soonest possible time,”...
The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) has provided three options that persons with close contact to people with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) could do. First, DILG Secretary Eduardo Año said they could submit themselves to swab tests. The problem, however, is that in most cases,...
Some 70 personalities in the arts and entertainment signed a letter that call on global leaders to step up vaccine efforts before the end of 2021. In a letter organized by nonprofit CARE and the org’s global advocate Iman, the appeal came in time for the United Nations General Assembly and the...
San Jose del Monte City Rep. Florida P. Robes on Wednesday, Sept. 22 filed a bill imposing a 30-day prison term for citizens who refuse to get COVID-19 vaccine despite being eligible for the jab. Rep. Florida Robes, Lone District, San Jose del Monte City, Bulacan Robes, chairperson of the House...
In this file photo a healthcare worker fills a syringe with Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a community vaccination event in Los Angeles, California, August 11, 2021. (Robyn Beck / AFP) The country's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has welcomed the latest development in the coronavirus disease...
More than 64 percent of Antipolo City's eligible population had been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) bringing the city closer to achieving herd immunity. (NEL ANDRADE/MANILA BULLETIN) The office of Mayor Andrea Bautista Ynares released the city’s Vaccination Progress...
A top official of the United States Embassy in Manila on Tuesday said the US is honored to continuously contribute to the Philippines’ COVID-19 response following the latest delivery of nearly 2.6 million Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine doses to the country. Newly designated US Embassy Charge...
Vials of COVID-19 vaccines. (Keith Bacongco/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) An infectious disease expert on Tuesday, Sept. 21, reiterated that all coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines approved in the Philippines are effective against the severe form of the viral illness. “Ang ating approved...
Over two million doses of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines have already been administered in the City of Manila. (Manila Public Information Office photo / MANILA BULLETIN) The Manila Health Department (MHD) reported that a total of 2,143,698 vaccine doses have already been administered...
