The Provincial Government of Batangas has taken advantage of the ‘mass gathering’ in evacuation centers of residents affected by the Taal Volcano rumblings to conduct vaccination against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Based on the latest data, at least 40 evacuees from Agoncillo town were...
President Duterte warned that those selling coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines will be held accountable, saying they were taking away the opportunity for poor people to receive the free shots. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) Duterte made the statement after the National Bureau of...
More than 40,000 military and civilian personnel of the Department of National Defense (DND) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) have already been vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), according to Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana. Lorenzana said a total of 40,059 DND...
Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. again issued an apology late Tuesday night, July 6 over the delay in the delivery of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines, which has affected the speed of the national government's immunization program. SORRY--Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. apologizes for the...
The coronavirus vaccines given by the government is free of charge and anyone who sells them will be held accountable, President Duterte declared early Wednesday. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) In a taped address aired past midnight, the President expressed concern about the...
(PSA) A total of 30,140 or 4.9 percent of the total registered deaths in 2020 were due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the latest data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed. PSA explained that COVID-19 deaths in its latest data refer to both confirmed and probable cases as of...
Nearly 7,000 fully-vaccinated senior citizens in Makati City have claimed their P1,000 gift certificates (GCs) from the city government. This was announced by Makati City Mayor Abigail “Abby” Binay on Twitter, Tuesday night (July 6). “Umabot na sa 6,586 fully-vaccinated senior citizens ang...
The Pateros municipal government has vaccinated 71 percent of the target population with the first dose. As of Tuesday night, July 6, a total of 35,015 individuals have received their first dose, equivalent to 71.46 percent of the target population of 49,000, according to the municipal government....
The Japanese government on Tuesday announced the signing of a Y687 million (about P308 million) grant aid to the Philippines for the provision of cold chain transport and ancillaries to facilitate the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines to the provinces. Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines...
A Manila resident receives a coronavirus vaccine at the vaccination hub located at SM Manila on July 6, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The Department of Health (DOH) reminded the public again to get their second dose of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine. If an individual missed their second...
Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) (MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) is eyeing to adjust the case rate for its coronavirus disease (COVID-19) benefit package. PhilHealth Spokesperson Shirley Domingo said that they will soon implement the...
The government allows private companies to seek "cost reimbursement" or "cost sharing" for the coronavirus vaccines allocated to the dependents of its employees, Malacañang clarified Tuesday. A Manila resident receives a coronavirus shot at a vaccination hub located at SM Manila on July 6, 2021....
