Parañaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez and Metro Manila Council (MMC) said all the mayors in the National Capital Region (NCR) have agreed on the issuance of a uniform vaccination certificate this month for their fully vaccinated constituents. Olivarez said the Information technology (IT) experts...
The government is seeking to fully vaccinate 50 percent of people in Metro Manila before the end of August, an official of the National Task Force against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) said Friday, Aug. 13. A vaccinator administers a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to a passenger inside their vehicle...
The average coronavirus vaccination in Metro Manila has reached 231,000 jabs per day, according to an official of the government’s task force against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). A vaccinator administers a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to a passenger inside their vehicle during the opening of the...
The national government is eyeing to fully vaccinate 27 million Filipinos against the dreaded coronavirus disease (COVID-19) by the end of this month, vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. revealed Friday, Aug. 13. A total of 575,800 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine arrive at Ninoy Aquino International...
In compliance with international standards, the Philippines is among the early adopters of the World Health Organization (WHO) digital vaccination certificates, Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Gregorio B. Honasan II announced Thursday, August 12. Just two...
The Philippine government is committed to continue to protect the people from the coronavirus disease from carrying out testing, quarantine measures to vaccination efforts. Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea (File photo/Malacañang) Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea highlighted the...
The number of people fully vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is growing as more vaccine supplies arrive in the country. A health work administers the first dose of Moderna vaccine to a motorist during the opening of the Nayon Pilipino drive-thru vaccination site on August 12,...
(ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) continues to intensify its fight against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) through expanding its vaccination and testing efforts. During the televised Laging Handa Public Briefing on Thursday, Aug. 12, PRC Chairman and Chief Executive...
As the number of pediatric COVID-19 cases rises, Vice President and opposition leader Leni Robredo on Thursday, August 12, said the public should wait for the government’s decision on allowing minors or those below 18 years old to get their COVID-19 jabs. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP) Since...
The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology of the University of the Philippines-Manila College of Medicine urged people to get vaccinated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as the benefits of getting inoculated outweigh the risks. (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) In statement issued Thursday,...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte said Thursday the city still has a "few" COVID-19 related deaths despite the surge in new virus infections in Metro Manila because the government's vaccination program "is working." Belmonte added that the rise in the city's new COVID-19 cases "is not as steep" as the...
A total of 3,760 active tourism workers in Bohol are expected to be inoculated in the second wave of vaccinations against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), which the Department of Tourism (DOT) launched Wednesday, Aug. 11. A tourism worker in Bohol receives his COVID-19 jab during the second...
