The Las Pinas City government said on Monday, Nov. 15, that COVID-19 cases in the city are down to 89 with only seven out of 20 barangays still with active cases. Mayor Imelda Aguilar said the seven remaining barangays with active cases are Pulanglupa Dos with three cases, followed by Manuyo Dos,...
An official of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) reiterated on Monday, Nov. 15, that vaccine certificates are free of charge. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) In a Laging Handa briefing, DICT Undersecretary Emmanuel Rey. R Caintic warned against fixers who are asking...
More local government units (LGUs) are now accommodating walk-in coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) vaccine applicants, particularly those under the A2 (indigent senior citizens), A3 (adults with comorbidities) and A4 (essential frontline personnel) categories, Department of the Interior and Local...
(UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) At least 10 to 15 percent of Filipinos remain skeptical about getting vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said. DOH Undersecretary Leopoldo Vega said that during the initial vaccination rollout last March,...
Union of Local Authorities in the Philippines (ULAP) president and Quirino Gov. Dakila Cua appealed to the national government on Saturday, Nov. 13, to give the local government units (LGUs) the power to enforce the use of face shields in their respective areas. “Iyang face shield siguro kung...
More than 1.2 million doses of Moderna coronavirus disease vaccine were delivered to the country on Saturday morning, Nov. 13, the 10th shipment to arrive in the first half of the month. A total of 1,279,000 doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine arrive at NAIA Terminal 1 on Nov. 13, 2021. It was...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Friday, Nov. 12, that the recruitment of 3,000 participants for the country’s “Mix and Match” (MnM) study has yet to start. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE) DOST Undersecretary for Research and Development Dr. Rowena Cristina L. Guevara said they...
Minors aged 12 to 17 years old who received the first dose of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine have reached more than 9,000. According to the Muntinlupa City government, as of Nov. 11, a total of 9,301 minors with and without comorbidities were vaccinated in Muntinlupa. A minor getting...
BIÑAN, Laguna – The city government has inoculated 1,428 minors on its first week of pediatric vaccination against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Mayor Arman Dimaguila / Facebook / MANILA BULLETIN On Thursday (Nov. 11), students of Biñan Science High School were vaccinated at...
More than 3.8 million doses of Sinovac-CoronaVac and Pfizer coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines were transported to the country on Thursday night, Nov. 11, ahead of the proposed massive National Vaccination Day. First to arrive was the shipment from China containing three million Sinovac shots....
A parent hugs her child receiving a COVID-19 vaccine at a mall in Manila on Nov. 5, 2021. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) There has been an increase in the number of Filipinos who are unwilling to get vaccinated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19), according to the results of a survey conducted by OCTA...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) said that more than one million tertiary students have already received at least the first dose of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine. (MARK BALMORES / MANILA BULLETIN) CHED Chairman Popoy De Vera, in a message to reporters on Nov. 10, said that the...
