More than seven million individuals age 12- to 17-years-old have acquired protection against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) through vaccination. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. attends the "Talk to the People" public address of President Duterte on Dec. 13, 2021. (Screenshot from RTVM...
BACOOR CITY – The city government is optimistic that it will achieve herd immunity against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) among adults during the second run of Bayanihan, Bakunahan from Dec. 15 to 17. Lani M. Revilla / Facebook / MANILA BULLETIN "We are confident that we will reach our...
The Philippines is the “best country” in the world to celebrate Christmas due to its consistently improving coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation, vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. declared on Monday, Dec. 13. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. visits a mega vaccination site in Bacoor City,...
Presidential Peace Adviser Carlito Galvez Jr. said the government is making a “work plan” to dismantle known private armed groups (PAGs) in Mindanao and make the national and local elections in 2022 more peaceful. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. (File photo) Galvez, special adviser of the...
It will be a better Christmas for Filipinos this year as more than 93 million people have already been vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the National Task Force Against COVID-19 declared on Thursday, Dec. 9. Of the figure, a total of 10,254,560 of them were given during the...
Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. heaped praises on molecular biologist Father Nicanor Austriaco on Monday night, Dec. 6, for helping the country address the challenges of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. holds a virtual press briefing on Nov. 28, 2021...
President Duterte gave due thanks on Monday night, Dec. 6 to Filipino frontliners for their "impressive" feat of bringing the number of new daily coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections back down to the triple-digit range. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) "Better days ahead because...
The country clinched the fourth spot in the global rankings of nations with the highest daily vaccination rate, the National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 confirmed on Friday, Dec. 3. (JUAN CARLO DE VELA / MANILA BULLETIN) The feat was achieved during the first day of the National Vaccination...
The country is now beginning to prepare the healthcare system to mitigate the effects of the Omicron variant since officials believe that it is only a “matter of time” before it arrives. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. says the government is already preparing the healthcare system ahead of the...
Senator Sonny Angara on Wednesday urged the government to consider the private sector’s call for booster shots for employees noting there is already a steady supply of COVID-19 vaccines in the Philippines. Angara, who chairs the Senate Finance Committee and primary sponsor of the COVID-19...
Vaccinating nine million individuals in a span of three days will be the biggest and “most ambitious” program of the government to combat the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. said on Monday, Nov. 29. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. speaks at the ceremonial...
Have you already disposed your face shields? The national government hopes not as it is already eyeing this equipment to help fight the spread of new variants of the coronavirus. The re-implementation of a policy which requires the mandatory use of face shields in public places is now being...
