(UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned the public that coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines sold illegally are no longer safe for use. FDA Director-General Rolando Enrique Domingo noted that vaccines require proper handling and should be stored within the...
As government officials debate on whether or not to ease travel restrictions for fully-vaccinated individuals, Senator Grace Poe on Thursday, July 8, said local government units (LGUs) should have the necessary and proper systems in place to record those who have been inoculated against the novel...
CAVITE - Governor Jonvic Remulla announced that 11 percent of its 3.1 million target population has already received the first dose of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine. In a Facebook live update on Wednesday (July 7), the governor said that 368,560 vaccines have been administered while...
The Taguig City government has suspended vaccinating people with the first dose for two weeks due to lack of new supply of vaccines. “As directed by the National COVID-19 Vaccine Operations Center (NVOC) Advisory No. 62, amid the delays in the arrival of COVID-19 vaccines, Taguig City is...
More than one million individuals have registered for vaccination in the city of Manila, Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso said on Wednesday. (Manila City PIO) Domagoso said 1,247,654 individuals, have pre-registered at manilacovid19vaccine.ph as of July 7, 1:00 p.m. In a Facebook post,...
The Adamson University (AdU) and Colegio de San Juan de Letran (CSJL) have opened their campuses as additional venues for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination. (Photo from AdU) AdU said its facility will be used in administering 3,000 doses of COVID-19 shots given by the city government of...
An expert from OCTA Research on Wednesday, July 7, said Metro Manila may become resilient to the Delta coronavirus disease (COVID-19) variant in a few months with the ongoing vaccination rollout. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) In an interview with ANC, Fr. Nicanor Austriaco said each local...
The Philippines is set to receive 3 million doses of Johnson & Johnson's single-dose coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine from the government of the United States, Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) In a radio interview,...
Pateros Mayor Miguel Ponce III announced on Wednesday that the municipal government will offer free tricycle rides to senior citizens to encourage them to get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Based on the latest data as of July 6, Pateros has already vaccinated 35,015...
President Duterte warned that those selling coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines will be held accountable, saying they were taking away the opportunity for poor people to receive the free shots. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) Duterte made the statement after the National Bureau of...
The Pateros municipal government has vaccinated 71 percent of the target population with the first dose. As of Tuesday night, July 6, a total of 35,015 individuals have received their first dose, equivalent to 71.46 percent of the target population of 49,000, according to the municipal government....
The Japanese government on Tuesday announced the signing of a Y687 million (about P308 million) grant aid to the Philippines for the provision of cold chain transport and ancillaries to facilitate the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines to the provinces. Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines...
