GOVERNANCE MATTERS Former Vice President Jejomar Binay We seem to be hearing more bad news than good news these days, and these do not bode well for government’s optimistic scenario of a jumpstarted economy by the second quarter of the year. The scenario is dependent on two factors. One is the...
A Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) official on Tuesday, June 1, called on the concerned local government units (LGUs) to instill the necessary measures to ensure that coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines are kept in storage facilities with uninterrupted power supply or with...
All coronavirus vaccine brands are effective and Western brands are not more superior to Chinese-made ones, President Duterte said Monday, May 31, as he approved the use of American-made Pfizer and Moderna for seafarers. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) During his taped briefing,...
The coronavirus vaccines are distributed for free in the country. Las Pinas City residents wait for their turn to get vaccinated at a vaccination hub inside a shopping mall on May 30, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) President Duterte made the assurance after warning about the possible charges...
The government is gearing up for the distribution of more coronavirus vaccines to places outside Metro Manila. President Rodrigo Duterte holds a vial of coronavirus vaccine developed by Sinovac during the turnover of the Chinese-made vaccines in Villamor Air Base, Pasay City on February 28, 2021....
Filipino seafarers will be given priority to receive western coronavirus vaccines based on a latest decision of President Duterte. A health worker prepares to administer a dose of Pfizer vaccine at a vaccination hub in Paranaque City on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The President has...
Which vaccines work best for which variants? Dr. Edsel Maurice T. Salvana As the Philippines surpasses five million vaccine doses administered, the rate of vaccination continues to accelerate and there is real progress in rolling back the pandemic. Countries that have vaccinated a significant...
Medium Rare Jullie Y. Daza IATF Secretary Galvez reporting on how vaccinations brought down COVID-19 transmissions: In the US, after 30 percent of the population got their jabs. In Israel, after 50 percent were vaccinated. President Biden to the American people: “More vaccinations mean more...
As promised by the Russian government, 50,000 doses of Sputnik V vaccines were flown into the country late Sunday night, May 31. (Ariel Fernandez/ MANILA BULLETIN) The Qatar Airways flight (QR928) that carried the anti-coronavirus disease (COVID-19) jabs arrived at NAIA Terminal 3 at 10:23 p.m....
The World Health Organization (WHO) should “step in” and resolve the problems caused by some countries’ preference for certain coronavirus vaccines, Vice President Leni Robredo said on Sunday, May 30. Without naming the vaccine brand, the vice president also stressed the importance for the...
DOH / MANILA BULLETIN The Department of Health (DOH) said about 12 percent of senior citizens in the country have been vaccinated so far since the COVID-19 vaccination program started last March. DOH Undersecretary Leopoldo Vega said that there is a need to speed up the vaccination of the priority...
Despite the coronavirus vaccine supply problems, the Philippines should still aim for high targets on COVID-19 vaccination to achieve herd immunity, Vice President Leni Robredo said on Sunday, May 30. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP/Facebook) Speaking on her weekly radio show with radioman Ely...
