BIÑAN, Laguna - Ospital ng Biñan (ONB) has reached its full capacity amid the latest increase in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. Photos posted on Facebook by Mayor Arman Dimaguila on Thursday (August 12) showed patients confined on hospital beds set up in the facility's parking lot....
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) and the Quezon City government on Thursday, August 12, joined forces to vaccinate 5,000 public transport drivers in the city during the Vaccine Express drive-through vaccination that will run until August 13. Vice President Leni Robredo and Quezon City Mayor...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte said Thursday the city still has a "few" COVID-19 related deaths despite the surge in new virus infections in Metro Manila because the government's vaccination program "is working." Belmonte added that the rise in the city's new COVID-19 cases "is not as steep" as the...
Vaccine czar, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. and United States (US) Embassy Chargé d'Affaires John Law greeted each other with a fist bump as they welcomed the arrival of 813,150 doses of the Pfizer vaccine on Wednesday night, Aug. 11, at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). (Photo from...
(MB/FILE PHOTO) Pregnant women are now included in the list of priority groups for the government's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination program, the Department of Health (DOH) said. The DOH said that pregnant women are now part of the expanded A3 priority group. Initially, the A3 group only...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) will find out for itself which companies have been imposing the alleged "no vaccine, no work" policy on its employees. DOLE Undersecretary Benjo Benavidez (Screengrab from Facebook live) DOLE Undersecretary Benjo Benavidez said Thursday, Aug. 12 that...
More than 800,000 doses of Pfizer vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were delivered to the country on Wednesday night, Aug. 11, which comprise the third tranche of jabs that were procured by the national government from the United States. A total of 813,150 doses of Pfizer vaccine...
Senator Grace Poe said on Wednesday, August 11, that she supports the use of a standard vaccine passport for travel and access to local establishments. Senator Grace Poe (Senate of the Philippines/MANILA BULLETIN File photo) "The passport is just a standard vaccine card with a central database...
Senator Leila de Lima on Wednesday scored anew the Duterte administration for refusing to address vaccine hesitancy among Filipinos and instead blaming them instead of pushing for a campaign that would help build public trust on the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines. “Children are getting sick with...
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) government donated 100,000 doses of Chinese-made Sinopharm vaccine against the coroanvirus disease (COVID-19) to the Philippines on Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 11. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) government donates 100,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine against the...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is set to officially welcome on Friday, Aug. 13, the seven Balik Scientists who will be part of the country’s Virology and Vaccine Institute of the Philippines (VIP). (DOST Facebook page) The seven Filipino virologists who were trained abroad will...
Navotas City residents who will not show up for their COVID-19 vaccination appointments will now be "last-listed." According to Mayor Toby Tiangco, residents who will be "last-listed" will only be able to receive a jab once the city's entire qualified population has already been vaccinated....
