The vaccination program in the National Capital Region (NCR) will not be stopped despite the enforcement of a two-week enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) from August 6 to 20 to prevent a Delta-driven spike of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. Retired Major Gen. Restituto Padilla Jr.,...
In the face of the Delta coronavirus threat, Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion has called for intensified vaccination of the people to save more lives and jobs. A health worker administers a coronavirus vaccine to a Manila resident at a vaccination site inside a shopping...
At least 5,000 public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers and conductors at the Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX) are expected to get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as part of the inoculation program for transport workers of the Department of Transportation's (DOTr)....
The Israeli medical experts who arrived on July 26, 2021. (Ariel Fernandez/ MANILA BULLETIN) Medical experts from Israel advised the Philippines not to think for now of using coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine booster shots and focus first in vaccinating its eligible population. “Our main...
(ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) A health reform advocate has urged to government to boost coronavirus testing, contact tracing, and vaccination in Metro Manila as the region will go into another round of lockdown due to the threat of the Delta variant. “While we are on ECQ (Enhance...
A Manila health worker prepares to administer a single-shot Johnson & Johnson's Janssen coronavirus vaccine during the inoculative drive at the Justo Lucban Elementary School in Manila on July 21, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The World Health Organization (WHO) Philippines has called on...
Janno Gibbs was forced to explain himself with many expressing dismay over his recent social media post seemingly criticizing the government's vaccination program. On Instagram, the singer wrote: “I'm sorry for my #basurabakuna statement. I should have explained it. I do not question the efficacy...
The government is not inclined to suspend the vaccination of people living in Metro Manila when the capital region shifts to the most restrictive lockdown next month. A resident of Parañaque City gets vaccinated against COVID-19 on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential spokesman...
The Manila city government will launch its drive-thru vaccination at the Luneta Park to make vaccine deployment easier for residents during the rainy season starting on Saturday, July 31. (Ali Vicoy / File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso announced this on...
Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III on Thursday, July 29, advised the government's pandemic task force to carefully study and consider factors before pushing for a law that would prohibit unvaccinated individuals from going out. Senate President Vicente 'Tito' Sotto III (Alvin Kasiban/MANILA...
Workers belonging to the A4 priority group are inoculated with Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccines inside a cinema-turned vaccination hub in a mall on Tuesday, June 8, 2021 (ALI VICOY/MANILA BULLETIN) The target number of people who have to be vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) must be...
