The government is moving to bolster its "proactive" measures to prevent the spread of the highly contagious Delta coronavirus variant in the country. A senior citizen receives a J&J Janssen COVID-19 vaccine at the Justo Lucban Elementary School in Manila on July 21, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila...
EDITORS DESK Johannes Chua Early this week, French President Emmanuel Macron, in response to the rising cases of the more infectious Delta variant, outlined strong measures to stem the virus spread. His address to the nation can be best summed up with this: “Get vaccinated or else…” He was...
(ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) To provide a safer avenue for teaching and non-teaching personnel to share information and status of their vaccination against coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Department of Education (DepEd) developed its own mobile app. “We decided to create this platform to...
DAVAO CITY – A health official here said that posting photos and videos of vaccination experiences on social media will also encourage others to get vaccinated. In a statement Wednesday, Davao City COVID-19 Task Force spokesperson Dr. Michelle Schlosser encouraged the public to document their...
Malacañang revealed that more than 5.2 million Filipinos have completed their vaccination against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). File photo (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) In his press briefing on Thursday, July 22, Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said that a total of 5,231,469 individuals...
Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso on Wednesday called on the public to keep vaccination sites clean and clear of garbage. (Manila City PIO) “Nakikisuyo ako sa inyo, siguro hindi naman kalabisan yung hingin kong na ilagay niyo sa tamang sisidlan ang mga dala ninyong basura...Wag...
The Philippine government received on Thursday morning, July 22, additional 1.5 million doses of Sinovac, bringing the total number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines delivered in the country to almost 30 million doses. But there will be more as additional one million doses of Sinovac are...
Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso thanked the US government on Wednesday, July 21, for donating more than 3 million doses of Johnson & Johnson's Janssen COVID-19 vaccine to the country through the COVAX vaccine sharing facility. Mayor Isko Moreno Domagoso The US government...
Parañaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez said the city’s mobile vaccination program (MVP) which was launched on May 22 has vaccinated a total of 2,287 residents. Parañaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez According to Dr. Jefferson Pagsisihan, medical director of Ospital ng Parañaque 1 & 2, the team...
Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano is eyeing the immediate completion of the vaccination of those belonging to the A2 and A3 priority groups to protect them from the looming threat of the Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Rubiano said the city will offer various incentives to...
The Mandaluyong City local government was forced to shift venues for vaccination on Wednesday, July 21, as Metro Manila and other areas in Luzon continue to be battered by heavy downpour brought about by the southwest monsoon and enhanced by Typhoon “Fabian.” (Photo from Mandaluyong PIO) "Dahil...
The vaccination in the city of Manila will continue despite heavy rains and flooding. Residents line up even in floodwaters at the San Andres gym in Manila to get their 1st dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. (Ali Vicoy / MANILA BULLETIN) "Rain and flooding will not stop us dahil hindi din...
