Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Sunday called on the government to provide for a full accounting of the P82.5-billion worth of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine procurement budget before it asks for additional funds. Drilon said it is necessary for the government to be more transparent about...
"That's wrong!" Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque clarified that Filipinos leaving the country were not required to be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque (File photo/Malacañang) Roque made the clarification after the official...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL Philip Cu Unjieng 1) Chickenjoy! To be honest, I’ve had Jollibee’s Chickenjoy two or three times in my lifetime. I’m more of a burger guy, and that holds true whether it’s Jollibee, McDo, Shake Shack, or other fast food brands. So this...
Senators on Saturday, June 12, asked the government task force and the Department of Health (DOH) to give designated czars and local government units (LGUs) more authority in implementing the vaccination program. Workers belonging to the A4 priority group are inoculated with Sputnik V COVID-19...
Photos by Ali Vicoy The government launched vaccination activities for the A4 priority group last Monday which finally flashed the green light for all workers to get their shot in the arm salvation from the deadly COVID-19. Among those expected to benefit from this new opening of the vaccination...
Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Guillermo Eleazar ordered the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) on Saturday, June 12, to withdraw the cases filed against a businesswoman who revealed the alleged illegal selling of COVID-19 vaccine slots in some local government unit (LGUs) in...
Pfizer and Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines could soon be available for commercial consumption in the country, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. revealed on Saturday, June 12. A health worker prepares to administer a coronavirus vaccine at a vaccination site in Paranaque City on May 18,...
Senator Francis Pangilinan on Saturday, June 12, thanked United States President Joe Biden for the two million doses of Pfizer-BioNtech vaccines it gave to the Philippines, saying it gives a much-needed boost to the country's COVID-19 vaccine supply. Senator Francis 'Kiko' Pangilinan (Senate of the...
A longer wait between the first and second doses will yield a stronger immune response, the head of the country's vaccine expert panel said Saturday, June 12. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) During the Laging Handa briefing, Dr. Nina Gloriani, chairperson of the Department of Science and Technology's...
Micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) are now allowed by the national government to purchase their own coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines as the immunization program is slowly being opened to more priority sectors. A micro, small, and medium entrepreneur...
MEDIUM RARE Jullie Y. Daza Until the pandemic came along, who knew how a great many of us suffered from one type or another of allergies? The most asked question being “Have you been vaccinated?” followed by the second most asked, “What brand?”, it stands to reason that the next question...
The Philippines received on late Friday night, June 11, a shipment of 100,000 doses of government-procured Sputnik V--the single biggest shipment of the Russian coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine to arrive in the country. A total of 100,000 doses of Sputnik V vaccines from Russia arrive in the...
