Vice President Leni Robredo has responded to a viral photo of a woman getting vaccinated, who she said was not her. On her Facebook page, Robredo posted screenshots of the woman’s photo receiving coronavirus vaccine shot and said, “Hindi po ako ‘yan (That’s not me),” with a facepalm...
Malacañang is hoping to complete vaccinating the country's healthcare workers against the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) soon so it can move to protect the senior citizens against the deadly respiratory disease. (Photo by Ted ALJIBE / AFP / FILE PHOTO) Presidential spokesman Harry Roque made...
HONG KONG, China -- Hong Kong's public health authorities are investigating the death of a man with chronic diseases two days after he received the first shot of the COVID-19 vaccine. (Agence France Presse / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region...
Malacañang is confident that there is no stopping the government's vaccination program now, especially with the arrival of more vaccines this month. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS / FILE PHOTO) Presidential spokesman Harry Roque made the statement as the government rolled out its...
Metro Pacific Investments Corporation (MPIC) and its logistics arm MetroPac Movers Inc. (MMI) helped store batches of the CoronaVac vaccine, from Beijing-based biopharmaceutical firm Sinovac, in the MetroPac Movers Inc. warehouse in Marikina City. “We are now embarking on our journey towards...
The Department of Finance (DOF) approved the inclusion of all importations of coronavirus vaccines in the "Mabuhay" or express lane to allow their quick processing of the tax and duty exemptions. In a statement released by the DOF, the department said that Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez...
The Department of Trade and Industry through the Board of Investments (BOI) is exploring a P7-billion investment lead purportedly for a vaccine production project in the Philippines between a local pharma distributor company and LG, a leading Korean chaebol engaged largely in the electronics...
The Bureau of Customs vowed on Wednesday, February 10, for a swift release of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine shipment once it arrives in the country. The Bureau of Customs-Port of NAIA participated in a full-scale simulation exercise of cold chain logistics and management of COVID-19...
KC Concepcion Following her inclusion among “protocol violators” at Tim Yaps’ controversial birthday party in Baguio City, it seems like KC Concepcion has already learned her lesson and is doing her best to be a good role model. This time, she appears to be educating her fans about the...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares “What happens if some countries would really hostage the anti-COVID-19 vaccine?” This was the question I got from a number of friends who reacted to our column last Sunday. It will be recalled that, in that piece, we echoed the worry among some of our...
The Department of Health (DOH) released a video featuring Rep. Angelina "Helen" D.L. Tan, MD. reminding and encouraging parents to have their kids vaccinated to be safe from measles, rubella and polio. The representative of Quezon City’s 4th district said that in the middle of COVID 19 pandemic,...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is preparing additional funding support for the government’s purchase of coronavirus vaccines following the initial loan allotment for this year. In a statement, the Manila-based multilateral financial institution said a follow-on support is being considered by...
