Senator Nancy Binay is proposing to include registered dentists and licensed medical technologists as among the medical personnel authorized to administer COVID-19 vaccines. (JUAN CARLO DE VELA / MANILA BULLETIN) Binay filed Senate Bill No. 2212 on Tuesday, May 18, as she sought to amend the...
Vaccination should not be made a condition for poor families before receiving cash assistance under the government's Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), Senator Juan Edgardo "Sonny" Angara said on Saturday, May 22. Senator Juan Edgardo 'Sonny' Angara (Senator Sonny Angara Official Facebook...
Filipinos should not be “brand conscious” when it comes to vaccines against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) because all of them have been thoroughly evaluated by experts. A senior citizen inoculated with AstraZeneca COIVD -19 vaccine at a vaccination site in Paranaque City on Monday, April 05,...
Dozens of people wait to receive Pfizer coronavirus vaccines at a mall in Parañaque City on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/ MB File Photo) The Department of Health (DOH) said that several people are still eager to get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) despite the non-announcement of...
The Department of Health (DOH) recorded 6,831 additional coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Saturday, May 22, pushing the active infections nationwide to 54,326. (DOH / MANILA BULLETIN) The number of active cases account for 4.6 percent of the country's overall tally of confirmed cases which...
The National Task force (NTF) Against COVID-19 disclosed on Saturday, May 22, that it has initiated an investigation on the alleged illegal selling of coronavirus disease vaccines and priority slots in some local government units (LGUs) in the National Capital Region (NCR). (Manila Bulletin File...
Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Saturday, May 22, received his first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Sotto disclosed that he has been vaccinated against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) amid the ongoing inoculations of the Upper Chamber's employees. Senate President Vicente 'Tito' Sotto III...
The country has logged a new record-high of nearly 230,000 vaccinations in a single day as it nears the four million-mark in administered coronavirus disease (COVID-19) shots, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. bared Saturday, May 22. Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr. attends Pres. Duterte's "Talk to the Nation"...
MB File Photo An investigation is now being conducted on the alleged selling of coronavirus vaccines (COVID-19) procured by the government, the Department of Health (DOH) said. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire made the statement following the reported sale of vaccines in the cities of...
Mandaluyong is already investigating claims on social media that there are individuals selling vaccination slots in the city, Mayor Carmelita “Menchie” Abalos said Saturday. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) “The moment na nalaman ko ‘yan talagang pina-imbestigahan ko yan (The moment I learned...
San Miguel Corp. (SMC) President Ramon Ang will accomplish more as a private individual than if he becomes president of the country, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said on Saturday, May 22. SMC President Ramon Ang and Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (PCOO/FILE PHOTO/...
Around 11,000 public school teachers have already been vaccinated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Department of Education (DepEd) said Saturday, May 22. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) DepEd Undersecretary for Planning, Human Resource and Organizational Development Jesus L.R. Mateo said...
