The Philippine government is looking at focusing on vaccinating teachers and school personnel this year so that face-to-face classes can be conducted in the country. Grade school teachers of St. Francis of Assisi College meet with their pupils online. (ALI VICOY/MANILA BULLETIN) During a hearing of...
The Muntinlupa City government achieved two milestones in its COVID-19 vaccination program as nearly half of the target population is now fully vaccinated. According to the Muntinlupa City COVID-19 Vaccination Program (MunCoVac), as of Sept. 8, 192,360 individuals have been fully vaccinated, or...
The government will increase the target population that it intends to vaccinate against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) from 70 percent to around 80 to 90 percent, the country's vaccine czar revealed Wednesday, Sept. 8. Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr. (File photo / Screenshot from Kapihan sa Manila Bay...
The Pateros municipal government launched Wednesday the registration of 12 to 17 years old for COVID-19 vaccination. Residents who are 12 to 17 years old can register using a QR code that can be found on the Pateros municipal government Facebook page. Pateros Mayor Miguel Ponce III and the QR code...
The Filvax ribbon-cutting ceremony was led by FLI SAVP and VisMin Regional Product Head, Archie Igot; Quest Hotel, and Conference Center Cebu General Manager, Mia Singson; ARC Hospital Vaccine Coordinator, Alexis Olis; EWB Relationship Officer, Kim Lex Regudon; and EWB Store Manager, Edsel...
The local government of Caloocan City announced on Wednesday that all vaccinations scheduled in the afternoon of Wednesday, September 8, will be suspended due to inclement weather. “Kanselado na ang panghapon na schedule ng bakunahan sa Caloocan (The afternoon vaccination schedule in Caloocan has...
The Taguig City government has administered one million coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines to reach a milestone in its vaccination program. On Sept. 7, Taguig’s vaccination jabs totaled 1,015,029 to become the fourth city in the country to reach the one millionth mark after Quezon City,...
More than 400,000 workers from the construction and manufacturing industries will be inoculated starting Wednesday, Sept. 8, during the launching of the Department of Labor and Employment's (DOLE) special vaccination program in Manila. A Manila resident receives a coronavirus vaccine at the...
Unvaccinated teachers, who will be part of the proposed pilot face-to-face classes but are from areas that are not prioritized for vaccination, will be considered for inclusion in the priority list. Photo taken at Palma Gil Integrated School PGIS in Talaingod, Davao del Norte last June 2021. (DepEd...
Senate President Vicente Sotto III has urged authorities to rethink their approach in addressing the COVID-19 outbreak, particularly in relying on vaccines to shield the population from the virus. Senate President Vicente Sotto III (Senate PRIB) Sotto believed the government should "change its...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has vaccinated over 180,000 individuals against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) through its vaccination centers and mobile vaccine clinics nationwide as of Sept. 5. Photo from Philippine Red Cross PRC Health Services Manager Mark Abrigo said 150,730 individuals were...
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora urged the public anew to get vaccinated against COVID-19 especially amid the threat of its more contagious Delta variant. (Photo from Mayor Francis Zamora's Facebook) In an interview with CNN Philippines on Monday, the mayor said that because of the vaccines, the...
