A senior citizen inoculated with AstraZeneca COIVD -19 vaccine at a vaccination site in Paranaque City on Monday, April 05, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/ MANILA BULLETIN) The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce Phils. Inc. (FICCI) has recommended to the government to initially focus the COVID-19...
Malacañang said the public is still free to refuse to be vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in vaccination sites if they prefer other brands. (JUAN CARLO DE VELA / MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement following the order to local government...
Unlike her camp, Malacañang was not readily open to the idea of President Duterte teaming up with Vice President Leni Robredo for an infomercial, saying she should clarify her stand on coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines first. Vice President Robredo and President Duterte (FILE PHOTO / PRESIDENTIAL...
The city government of Makati is using a unique randomizer computer program for the brand of COVID-19 vaccine that will be given to its residents. Lawyer “Don” Camiña, Makati City spokesperson, said residents may decline the brand randomly assigned to them should they find it not to their...
Frankie Pangilinan, the eldest child of Sharon Cuneta and Kiko Pangilinan, received her first vaccine dose, recently. On Twitter, the 20-year-old uploaded a video of her getting a jab at a vaccination center. The type of vaccine used was not divulged. "When I got an asthma attack mid-PE in middle...
The average new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases per day in the National Capital Region (NCR) was further down by 25 percent to 1,299 cases during the May 14-20 period, OCTA Research said in its report released on Friday, May 21. (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The reproduction...
More individuals may soon receive coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines after the government's pandemic task force allowed the inclusion of more workers in the Priority Group A4 of the country's COVID-19 vaccination program. Vaccination in Pateros (Pateros municipal government / MANILA BULLETIN)...
The government's pandemic task force has green-lit the bubble-type training of Filipino athletes participating in the upcoming Tokyo Olympics and Southeast Asian (SEA) Games later this year. Omega, the official timekeeper of Tokyo 2020 Olympics Games (File photo) In a statement, Presidential...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) reminded the public Friday, May 21, to strictly observe the minimum health standards when registering for the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) amid concerns of protocol violations in Bulacan. TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT--Social distancing was ignored at this...
The government should launch a massive information campaign to overcome hesitancy on COVID-19 vaccines, Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III said on Friday, May 21. Senate President Vicente Sotto III (Senate of the Philippines) Sotto joined his colleagues who found the Department of Health's...
Parañaque City has started implementing the “brand agnostic” policy in its COVID-19 vaccination sites. (Parañaque City PIO / MANILA BULLETIN) Mayor Edwin Olivarez said the brand of vaccines being given in specific vaccination sites in Parañaque is no longer disclosed to the public as per the...
Senator Sonny Angara on Friday urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to expedite the procurement and release of connectivity load for its teachers, as the budget for this purpose has been available for some time already under the 2021 national budget and the economic stimulus package Congress...