TAGAYTAY CITY, Cavite - The city government is now accepting minors, 12 to 17 years old, for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine registration. According to the local government unit's (LGU) Facebook announcement on Thursday (September 15), vaccine registration is open to those who are currently...
The Mandaluyong City local government announced on Sunday that people aged 12 to 17 may now register for vaccination against COVID-19. (Photo from Mandaluyong PIO) "Maaari nang magrehistro ang inyong mga anak na 12-17 taong gulang para sa pagbabakuna kontra COVID-19 gamit ang inyong household code...
The Taguig City government launched the registration of minors 12 to 17 years old for vaccination against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). In a Facebook post, the Taguig Registry for Assessment and Citizen Engagements (TRACE) announced that 12 to 17 years old who are residents and non-residents...
The Makati City local government announced on Friday that people aged 12 to 17 may now register for vaccination against COVID-19 and its more contagious Delta variant. (Photo from Makati PIO) In a Facebook post, the LGU (local government unit) said that residents of Makati aged 12 to 17 could sign...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday urged the government to start preparing local government units (LGUs) for the proper rollout of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines to minors. Gatchalian made the call following the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval of Moderna vaccines for the...
As the number of pediatric COVID-19 cases rises, Vice President and opposition leader Leni Robredo on Thursday, August 12, said the public should wait for the government’s decision on allowing minors or those below 18 years old to get their COVID-19 jabs. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP) Since...
The government will have to vaccinate around 12 to 14 million people more if it would push through with its plan of inoculating minors against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) by next month, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said. (AFP / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) FDA Director-General Eric...
Two senators on Monday, August 9 urged the National Task Force for COVID-19 to come up with a realistic approach in its plan to vaccinate minors. Senator Nancy Binay pointed out that at this point, only Pfizer-BioNTech is the vaccine that is recommended for the use of children, but the amount of...
Seven drug suspects, including two minors, were arrested in separate drug-bust operations conducted by members of the Pasay City Station Drug Enforcement Unit (SDEU) and confiscated from them shabu and dried marijuana leaves. Col. Cesar Paday-os, city police chief, identified the arrested suspects...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday called on the government to start vaccinating minors following the detection of more cases of the Delta variant of COVID-19 in the country. Gatchalian said it is highly necessary to prevent minors from becoming “variant factories.” “By the time we get...
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benjamin "Benhur" Abalos Jr. encouraged parents Tuesday, July 20, to keep their children at home amid the lingering threat of the Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). KIDS swim at the famous beach front in Boracay Island when...
Children ages five to 17 years old were prevented from entering two tourist destination sites in Manila -- the Fort Santiago and Baluarte de San Diego -- effective Tuesday, July 20. (Advisory from Intramuros Administration) In an advisory, the Department of Tourism's (DOT) Intramuros Administration...