National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 chief implementer, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. acknowledged on Thursday night, May 13 that the entire population of the Philippines would have to be vaccinated if it wants to totally eliminate the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Vaccine czar, Secretary...
A huge batch of Pfizer vaccines--over two million according to Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr.--is coming to the Philippines later this month. The first batch of Pfizer vaccines in the Philippines arrived on May 10, 2021. (Photo from Bureau of Customs) Galvez, National Task Force (NTF) Against...
Vaccine czar and National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 chief implementer, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. has quelled public concern that around two million AstraZeneca vaccines might expire before they could get used in the government’s mass inoculation program against the coronavirus disease...
The second batch of Sputnik V vaccines from Russian manufacturer Gamaleya Research Institute arrived in the Philippines on Wednesday night, May 12. (Photo from NTF) (Photo from NTF) The Qatar Airways flight that carried the jabs touched down on the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal...
The government is planning to tap savings of agencies to augment programs related to addressing the coronavirus outbreak, including relief aid to the affected poor families. A resident of Makati City receives a first shot of Pfizer coronavirus vaccine from a health worker at the Makati Medical...
With the arrival of more vaccines, the national government is planning to expand the inoculation program against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Metro Manila, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. said Tuesday, May 11. In a statement, Galvez, vaccine czar and chief implementer of the National Task...
Even as he touted the Philippines’ readiness last year to purchase coronavirus vaccines to end the pandemic, President Duterte admitted Monday that the country was once “at a loss” on where to get the vaccines. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a televised address on May 10, 2021...
The pandemic-hit nation can take a breather from the blows of this public health emergency. President Rodrigo Duterte President Duterte said he was "happy" to announce that the country could brace for "some positive news" given the recent improvement in the pandemic response. Duterte started his...
The start of the general public's inoculation against the dreaded coronavirus disease (COVID-19) could happen earlier by one or two months as previously thought. Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. attends President Duterte's "Talk to the Nation" address on May 10, 2021. (Screenshot from RTVM Facebook...
Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said the government can make use of the humongous congressional insertions the Department of Budget and Management has tagged as “For Later Release” to meet the P20-billion requirement for the procurement of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines for this year. Lacson...
Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. has expressed dissatisfaction over the delay in the construction of a mega vaccination center at the Nayong Pilipino in Parañaque City, which he said, could have a major impact in the national government's inoculation program. Galvez, vaccine czar and chief...
The country is facing a problem on the limited available supply of coronavirus vaccines; it is not the government's pandemic response, that is at issue, President Duterte declared Wednesday. An essential frontliner gets a coronavirus shot at a vaccination hub in Taguig City on May 4, 2021 (Ali...
