The local business community is seeking an expansion of operational capacity once "safe spaces" in malls, factories and other workplaces have been created. Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion talks to Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez and testing czar Vince Dizon on the sidelines of...
Over four months since the launch of its inoculation program, the Philippines has administered 12 million doses of coronavirus vaccines to its population, National Task Force Deputy Chief Implementer Vince Dizon said. (JUAN CARLOS DE VELA / MANILA BULLETIN) "In just two weeks, we have already...
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora announced on Thursday that the city is now getting close to achieving herd immunity against COVID-19 after vaccinating over 70,000 of its target population against the coronavirus disease. (Photo from Mayor Francis Zamora's Facebook) "As of yesterday, we have...
Getting Filipinos vaccinated against the coronavirus disease will be one of the priorities of President Duterte in the final year of his six-year term. A Manila resident receives a first dose of Pfizer coronavirus vaccine during the inoculation drive at a school in Tondo, Manila on June 20, 2012....
A few days after the arrival of Moderna vaccines in the country, San Juan City started on Wednesday the use of the said vaccines in its COVID-19 vaccination program. San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora (Photo by Patrick Garcia) The launch was held at the FilOil Flying V Centre, San Juan's main...
Vice President Leni Robredo lamented the lack supply of coronavirus vaccines in Bicol region even at a time her home province saw surges in COVID-19 cases. Vice President Leni Robredo (Geric Cruz/Bloomberg) Robredo, a leader of the opposition, said she hoped the cities and provinces in Bicol will...
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora announced on Monday, June 28, that the city is now very close to achieving herd immunity against COVID-19 after the city has vaccinated over 60,000 of its target population against the coronavirus disease. (Photo from San Juan PIO) "As of June 25, we have been...
The government is determined to prove wrong a foreign think tank that projected the Philippines could become among the last to achieve herd immunity against the coronavirus in Asia. Distancing protocols seem to have been ignored as Manila residents line up to get a first dose of Pfizer coronavirus...
Cebu Pacific (CEB) already flew over 1.78 million COVID-19 vaccines to 15 key domestic provinces since March 2021, with Cebu and Roxas as latest destinations. 14619 This is in line with the airline’s initiative to support the country’s goal to inoculate 58 to 70 million people to achieve herd...
(ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Vaccinations against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) must take on greater urgency as the more transmissible Delta variant has put a slight complication on the country's target for herd immunity and population protection, OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David said on...
Presidential spokesman Harry Roque on Tuesday, June 22, said that there is a "legal basis" for the government to require Filipinos to get their COVID-19 jabs when the safety of the general public is in danger such as during a national health emergency. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS /...
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora announced on Tuesday that the city now only has 67 active COVID-19 cases as of June 21. (Photo from Mayor Francis Zamora's Facebook) In a Facebook post, Zamora also said that four barangays in the city have been declared COVID-19 free. "Four barangays, namely,...
