The local governments of Muntinlupa and Pateros have suspended the vaccination of people for the first dose due to lack of new vaccine supply from the national government. In an announcement Monday, the Muntinlupa City COVID-19 Vaccination Program (MunCoVac) said the first dose vaccination will be...
The Muntinlupa City government has completed the first-dose vaccination of 39 percent of its target population. Based on data as of July 3, a total of 151,664 individuals have received their first dose of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19 vaccine, equivalent to 39.3 percent of the total target...
The local government of Navotas City will soon start vaccinating its bedridden residents against COVID-19 right inside their homes. This came after the city received a mobile vaccination bus from the Philippine Red Cross (PRC), which will roam around the city to inoculate residents who cannot go...
Ride-hailing firm Grab Philippines has launched a new initiative in a bid to support the government's mass vaccination efforts against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Photo from Grab Philippines) Grab Philippines Country Head Grace Vera-Cruz said the company, through its GrabCar Bayanihan...
The Quezon City government has included in its COVID-19 vaccination program all employees of national government agencies located in the city. "Since Quezon City is home to many national government agencies, government-owned and controlled corporations, and their subsidiaries, their employees are...
Around 113,000 Quezon City residents may be vaccinated against COVID-19 in the next three to four days following the launching of the local government of a new way to register for its inoculation program, Mayor Joy Belmonte said Thursday. Despite technical difficulties recently experienced by...
The Muntinlupa City government has already vaccinated 36 percent of the target population as it continued to ramp up its daily output. As of June 30, a total of 139,942 individuals received their first dose of the vaccine, equivalent to 36.28 percent of the target Muntinlupa population of 385,725,...
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Healthcare workers administering coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines have been reoriented on the vaccination protocols amid circulating videos of improper vaccination, the Department of Health (DOH) said. "The National COVID-19 Vaccine Operation Cluster recently...
Deputy Minority Leader Janette Garin on Wednesday criticized the “chaotic” distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, noting how the government is allegedly unfairly prioritizing local government units (LGUs) that are experiencing an outbreak or pandemic surges. “Why is our vaccine czar acting like a...
A senior citizen from Valenzuela City on Monday morning received her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and heralded a milestone in the country's vaccination program for reaching 10 million doses administered in the country. Nieves Catacutan, 74, received her 1st dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at the...
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora announced on Monday, June 28, that the city is now very close to achieving herd immunity against COVID-19 after the city has vaccinated over 60,000 of its target population against the coronavirus disease. (Photo from San Juan PIO) "As of June 25, we have been...
Is the Philippines better off than when President Duterte stepped into power in 2016? Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said this is what he wants to find out when the Chief Executive delivers his final State of the Nation Address (SONA) this July. “After five years, where are we now, or what is...
