Singer and actress Lea Salonga, who became a Broadway star through the musical “Miss Saigon,” was vaccinated in Muntinlupa Friday. “First dose, done! #BakunadoProtektado #Pfizer,” the 50-year-old star posted on Facebook. Broadway star Lea Salonga getting her first dose of COVID-19 vaccine...
The government has pushed back to next week the implementation of the seven-day quarantine for returning travelers vaccinated in the country. Over 1,000 Filipino seafarers line up to receive Pfizer vaccines during the government's inoculation drive held at the Palacio de Maynila in Manila on July...
As the Indonesia incident threatened to erode public confidence on the efficacy of Sinovac against 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infection, a representative of land-based overseas Filipino workers (OFW) organization called on the country’s vaccination rollout managers to exempt them from...
Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. was elated with the recent arrival of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines that were procured by the private sector, as it will further bulk up the country's jab supply. A total of 1.5 million doses of CoronaVac-Sinovac vaccines from China arrived at NAIA in Pasay...
The Mandaluyong City local government extended its COVID-19 vaccination hours for its residents in its bid to further boost the city's vaccination program. (Photo from Mandaluyong PIO) The extension gives residents who cannot be inoculated in the morning due to their work a chance to be vaccinated...
K Brosas was firm handling an online user who asked her to express gratitude to President Duterte after she recently got jabbed. Note that a netizen commented "Wala bang Salamat Duterte dyan?" to a photo of her getting her first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. According to her, she could only thank...
The money used by ordinary Filipinos to purchase face shields could have been used to buy food and other essential items they need during the COVID-19 pandemic, former vice president Jejomar “Jojo” Binay said on Friday (June 18). (Jojo Binay Facebook/Manila Bulletin) “Buti sana kung libre ang...
The local government of Navotas City started inoculating bedridden residents against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Thursday. Thirty bedridden senior citizens from Barangay Tangos North and South received their first dose of the vaccine at their homes. “We extended the city government’s...
Cebu Pacific (CEB) today (June 17) transported another 1.5 million COVID-19 vaccine doses from Beijing to Manila, via flight 5J 671. June 17 2 Included in the shipment was the first batch of privately-procured vaccines to arrive in the country consisting of 500,000 Sinovac doses. To...
The Australian government has committed an additional AUD13.72 (P480.2 million) to help the Philippines procure COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) vaccines, Australian Ambassador to Manila Steven J. Robinson AO announced on Thursday. Australian Ambassador Steven J. Robinson, AO In a tweet,...
Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion has asked government stakeholders and the private sector to prepare for the “next normal,” specifically to give the vaccinated population “greater mobility” by allowing them to travel without quarantine restrictions and RT-PCR...
DAVAO CITY – A local committee, investigating the adverse effects of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines, found no direct link between the death of two individuals in the city and vaccination, according to a local health official. Dr. Josephine Villafuerte, COVID-19 vaccination cluster head...
