Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion said the private sector is hopeful that Metro Manila would soon achieve "micro-herd immunity" that would in turn boost economic activity in the region. Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion presents the proposed travel...
The Makati City local government said that pregnant women in their second and third trimesters may be vaccinated against COVID-19 as the city continues to ramp up its vaccination efforts especially amid the threat of the more transmissible Delta variant. "Para sa lahat ng mga buntis na nasa ika-4...
The Mandaluyong City local government announced on Sunday that it has already deployed more than 600,000 vaccines to its residents as it continues to boost the city's vaccination drive. (Photo from Mandaluyong PIO) The City Health Office (CHO) reported that the local government unit (LGU) has...
The Taguig City government announced Sunday that it has vaccinated nearly 96 percent of its eligible population with the first dose. In an announcement, Taguig said as of Aug. 21, 586,430 individuals have received the first dose, or 95.97 percent of its new target eligible population of 611,086,...
That the Philippines might soon hit 20,000 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in a day comes as no surprise to the leader of a pro-science consumer advocacy group. (Photo by Viktor Forgacs/ Unsplash) As far as Alyansa ng mga Grupong Haligi ng Agham at Teknolohiya Para sa Mamamayan (AGHAM)...
Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) bound for Hong Kong (HK) need only to present Bureau of Quarantine (BOQ)-issued vaccination certificates to gain entry to the Chinese special administrative region. (Photo by Jamie Street/ Unsplash) According to Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary...
The Pateros municipal government on Saturday started accepting registration for vaccination of people from other local government units (LGUs) in Metro Manila. It launched a QR code-based registration wherein non-Pateros residents can scan it to apply for a vaccination slot in the municipality....
The Muntinlupa City COVID-19 Vaccination Program (MunCoVac)’s first dose vaccination has reached 71 percent of the target population. As of Aug. 18, MunCoVac reported that 275,046 individuals have received the first dose (71.3 percent) of the target population of 385,725. The total includes 7,160...
President Duterte expressed confidence that the Philippines will see better and brighter days ahead if the public will support the government in fighting the coronavirus pandemic. President Duterte (RTVM Screenshot) Duterte made the statement during the arrival ceremony for the Sinopharm COVID-19...
The government’s chief economic manager said the two-week enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) has been a big achievement for the country’s inoculation program despite the sustained surge in infections. COVID-19 vaccine Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said Friday, August 20, that the...
Marikina City Mayor Marcy Teodoro announced on Thursday that the city has already inoculated 94 percent of its eligible population against COVID-19. (Photo from Marikina PIO) During a public briefing, Teodoro said that 315,276 out of 336,195 individuals eligible for vaccination have received their...
Pateros Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce III on Thursday announced that the municipal government will vaccinate people from other local government units (LGUs) in Metro Manila. This, after Pateros achieved its target of vaccinating 80 percent of its eligible population for the first dose, or 56,000...
