IMUS CITY, Cavite – Mayor Emmanuel Maliksi announced that the city has reached herd immunity, with 85 percent of its target population already fully-vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as of Jan. 11. A total of 288,348 people have been given their second dose while 294,763...
Cavite will be placed under Alert Level 3 from Jan. 5 to Jan. 15 along with Bulacan and Rizal, Malacañang announced on Tuesday (Jan. 4). The alert level escalation comes after a sharp increase in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the localities. "Ang mga kaso natin sa buong lalawigan ay...
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 National Task Force (NTF) against coronavirus disease (COVID-19), on Friday, Dec. 10, said that the National Capital Region (NCR) and eight key cities and provinces known as the NCR Plus eight have achieved herd immunity. (File Photo / Manila Bulletin) The NCR Plus eight comprises NCR, Bulacan,...
A total of 23 in the country have already reached population protection after vaccinating 70 percent of the population of their targeted "priority groups," Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said Friday, Dec. 10. DILG Secretary Eduardo Año (DILG photo)...
Las Pinas City Mayor Imelda Aguilar announced on Thursday, Dec. 9, that active cases of COVID-19 in the city are down to 21 based on the report of the City Health Office (CHO). Aguilar said the decline in the number of COVID-19 cases in the city “only shows that the effort of the city government...
FINDING ANSWERS Former Senator Atty. Joey D. Lina The sudden emergence of the new Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus did not come as a surprise to health experts who have warned against the perils of lagging efforts to vaccinate 70 percent of the world population. With large swaths of the planet...
With the country hard-pressed to achieve herd immunity this year, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año wants a very hard or strict stance in encouraging people to get the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) jab. In a briefing with the President Monday night,...
The Pateros municipal government has vaccinated more than 2,000 minors aged 12 to 17 years old. As of Nov. 11, the municipal government has inoculated 2,368 children with the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, according to data provided by Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce III and Vice Mayor Gerald...
With a very progressive and aggressive vaccination drive in place, the National Capital Region (NCR) is set to achieve close to 100 percent of its target population to be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) early next year. Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA)...
The municipality of Pateros in the National Capital Region (NCR) has achieved herd immunity against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Data provided by Vice Mayor Gerald German and the office of Pateros Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce II showed that as of Nov. 3, a total of 61,092 individuals have...
Editorial The numbers keep on rising and we’re not talking about new COVID-19 cases. The rising numbers are those of fully-vaccinated citizens residing in Metro Manila, allowing cities such as San Juan, Las Piñas, Marikina, Taguig, and Mandaluyong to declare herd immunity. Other cities are not...
