The delivery of 50,000 doses of Russian-made Sputnik V vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) this month has been delayed, National Task force (NTF) Against COVID-19 chief implementer Carlito Galvez Jr. confirmed Wednesday, June 23. A health worker shows Sputnik V coronavirus vaccines...
Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. has praised the local government unit of Quezon City (QC) for its multi-sectoral approach in fast-tracking the national government's immunization program against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr. (middle) graces the launching of a...
An apologetic vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. sought the understanding of local government units (LGUs) after the limited supply of vaccines again affected the speed of the government's vaccination program against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). DANGEROUS TIMES--Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr....
There are three important things that the Philippines should do if it wants to imitate Israel's "successful" battle against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic: aggressive testing, systematic data gathering, and efficient rollout of the vaccination program. Members of the National Task...
Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. has warned that Cebu's refusal to follow the national government's protocols on international arrivals to control the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is "very, very dangerous." Hundreds of residents from Cebu City who are under A1, A2, A3 priority lists...
The National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 has advised Filipinos to continue adhering to minimum public health standards, or else risk the spread of the Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and possibly trigger a devastating outbreak like the one seen in India. DANGEROUS...
More than eight million doses of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines have already been administered in the country, the National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 revealed on Sunday, June 20. An airport employee receives a coronavirus vaccine shot during the vaccination rollout at the Manila...
Local government units (LGUs) should prepare in advance for the anticipated arrival of "sensitive" Pfizer vaccines to avoid mishandling and wastage, the National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 reiterated on Sunday, June 20. Hundreds of residents from Cebu City who are under A1, A2, A3 priority...
A standard quarantine protocol for Filipinos who are vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) here in the country and in abroad is now being formulated by the technical working group (TWG) of the National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19. (File Photo/ JANSEN ROMERO/MANILA BULLETIN)...
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Assistant Secretary Celine Pialago appears to have fully warmed up to her new role as one of the spokespersons of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC). (Photo from Asec. Celine Pialago's Facebook) And based on her...
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Assistant Secretary Celine Pialago has slammed what she described as Kabataan Party-List Rep. Sarah Jane Elago's attempts at "damage control” following the death of Keith Absalon in the hands of the New People’s Army (NPA). MMDA Assistant...
Give your parents their flowers while they are still around to smell them. Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Assistant Secretary Celine Pialago didn't hold back in expressing her affection for her parents Sunday, June 6, which incidentally was both her mom and dad's birthday. (Photos...
