President Duterte thinks that it's legal for employers not to hire job applicants on the basis of their not being vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Dutere, a lawyer, aired his comments on the matter on late Tuesday night, Nov. 9...
A new strategy to ramp up the national vaccination program is in the offing. Authorities will bring the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) vaccines in the barangays as the country faces the herculean challenge of ramping up the program and enticing more people to get inoculated in the areas...
Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion is brimming with optimism following the Inter-Agency Task Force's (IATF) sudden but welcome decision to de-escalate the National Capital Region (NCR) to alert level 2 in connection with the coronavirus disease...
Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion is prodding the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) to do away with the lengthy facility-based quarantine requirement for arriving Filipinos from North America who are fully vaccinated. (Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA...
To entice more domestic tourists to travel and enable faster recovery of the tourism industry amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, some popular destinations in the country have further eased restrictions for fully-vaccinated individuals. Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette...
Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III reiterated that employers cannot terminate their workers who refuse to get vaccinated but are allowed to order them not to report to work. (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Bello cited the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious...
A Palace official has asked the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) make vaccination against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) mandatory for specific workers. (Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) In his letter to DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III, Presidential Adviser for...
Getting the ‘jab’ done comes with a sweet reward! Fully vaccinated Filipinos are in for a delicious reward as McDonald’s treats them for getting the “jab” done. As Filipinos rediscover the joy that comes from eating out, the global food chain invites fully vaccinated customers to...
Workers cannot be forced to take the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine even if the government has extensively pushed the inoculation program to ease the transmission of the virus and achieve herd immunity. DILG Secretary Eduardo Ano (DILG photo) Department of the Interior and Local Government...
Authorities are still weighing the pros and cons of offering incentives to fully-vaccinated individuals, saying a review and assessment is still needed before its implementation. Department of the Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said they are still waiting for the collective inputs...
Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) Spokesperson Harry Roque reiterated on Tuesday, Oct. 19 that vaccinated seniors citizens can go outdoors and visit malls. A senior citizen receiving a COVID-19 jab (Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) "Hindi po natin binabawi iyong incentive na binigay natin sa...
The City of Taguig has fully vaccinated 100 percent of its revised target population. According to the city government, as of Oct. 13, 611,990 individuals in Taguig have been fully immunized including those vaccinated in private hubs in the city. Vaccination in Taguig (Taguig City government)...