The Navotas City government and the local government of Quezon City will start to administer COVID-19 jabs to minors aged 12-17 with comorbidities on Friday, Oct. 22. According to a Facebook post by the Navotas city public information office, the vaccination will start on Oct. 22 at the Navotas...
The city-run Ospital ng Muntinlupa (OsMun) is ready for the vaccination of minors aged 12 to 17 with comorbidities. This is according to Dr. Edwin Dimatatac, OsMun medical director, who said 400 minors in Muntinlupa have been registered for the vaccination rollout that will start on Monday with...
Camiguin, reffered to as the "Island Born of Fire," is now preparing to welcome tourists back on its shores next week — the province's first time opening since the start of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Camiguin Island (Photo from Camiguin Tourism Office) In time with its...
Muntinlupa City’s active coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases have decreased by 65 percent since Oct. 1 but the public is urged to continue following health protocols. As of Oct. 19, Muntinlupa has 347 active COVID-19 cases, down from 988 cases last Oct. 1, or a drop of 641 cases, or by 65...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) underscored the need to get all student-athletes vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) first before they are allowed to resume training and participate in the actual games. Ceremonial vaccination of tertiary student-athletes (MARK BALMORES /...
President Duterte on Tuesday, October 19, announced that the Philippines will expand its vaccination program of minors to 13 more hospitals. President Rodrigo Duterte addresses the nation on October 19, 2021. (RTVM Screenshot) Currently, there are eight hospitals in the National Capital Region...
As part of its preparations for the gradual resumption of face-to-face classes nationwide, the Department of Education (DepEd) and the National Task Force (NTF) on Vaccination agreed to accelerate the vaccination of teachers and school personnel. (Photo from DepEd) “DepEd already met with the...
The Department of Education (DepEd) is eyeing to give incentives to teachers and non-teaching personnel who have decided to get their coronavirus disease (COVID-19) jabs. Photo taken in Pasig City on June 29, 2021 (DepEd Public Affairs Service) “Bahagi ng programang ginagawa ngayon ay makabuo...
A total of 45,649 safety seal certifications out of the 86,159 applications were issued by the various government agencies to various establishments nationwide. This means that these establishments will be allowed an additional 10 percent operational capacity, Department of the Interior and Local...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has conducted another round of vaccination against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Taytay, Rizal over the weekend. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross) The humanitarian organization said it deployed its vaccination bus dubbed as “Bakuna Bus” on Oct. 16, as well as...
The Philippine government received on Saturday, Oct. 16, additional 720,000 doses of Sputnik V vaccine, the largest delivery of the Russain-made coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine in the country so far. Dr. Ted Herbosa, special adviser to the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of...
The national government will prioritize the vaccination of more or less 1.2 million adolescents with comorbidities nationwide, the first to benefit were a total of 1,151 young Filipinos with ages from 15 to 17 years old during the first day of rollout on Friday in eight hospitals in Metro Manila....
