The national government will purchase 90 million doses of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines beginning in the first quarter of 2022, National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 chief implementer and vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. disclosed Monday night, Oct. 4. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr....
The government may not be able to achieve its target of fully vaccinating 77 million Filipinos against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) by the end of 2021, an official leading the efforts admitted Monday, Oct. 4. Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr., vaccine czar and chief implementer of National Task Force...
The government will begin the vaccination of children and adolescents aged 12 to 17 in six hospitals in Metro Manila as part of the pilot implementation of pediatric inoculation in the country, an official leading the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination program disclosed Monday, Oct. 4. Sec....
Around 60 million doses of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines will be allocated by the government for the inoculation of around 29 million adolescents and children in the country, vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. has disclosed. Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. (Photo: NTF Against COVID-19) Galvez,...
President Duterte is "interested" to travel to the United States to personally express his gratitude to US President Joe Biden and the American people for their donations of Pfizer coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine to the Philippines, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. said Saturday afternoon,...
The national government may have fallen short in getting more vaccine supplies against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) but it surely did well in meeting its targeted number of population for inoculation, a Manila Bulletin’s analysis of the September data from the National Task Force (NTF)...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is asking lawmakers for a P36-million budget for 2022 to support the government's anti-insurgency task force in its efforts against communist rebels. President Duterte listens to Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana during a briefing at Bahay Malago inside...
Heeding President Duterte's signal for its immediate passage, the House of Representatives on Thursday, September 30, passed on third and final reading the General Appropriations Bill (GAB) for 2022. House of Representatives (Alvin Kasiban/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) The approval was made possible...
Three million more doses of Sinovac's CoronaVac vaccine that were procured by the government from China were delivered late Sunday afternoon, Sept. 26. The shipments carrying three miion doses of Sinovac CoronaVac vaccine arrive at NAIA Terminal 2 on Sept 26, 2021. (Photo: NTF Against COVID-19) The...
To help revive the economy that was badly hit by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, all tourism workers in the country are intended to be vaccinated by the national government by the end of 2021, National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 chief implementer Carlito Galvez Jr. said. File...
The vaccination of children aged 12 to 17 years old against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is now being pressed by the country's pandemic task force chief implementer to begin as early as October this year. Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr. speaks to the media during the arrival of 728,910 doses of...
The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) appeared to have taken a swipe at Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson, a known supporter of the anti-communist task force who has since started being critical to the group. Senator Panfilo Lacson announces his bid for presidency in...
