The Muntinlupa City government has fully vaccinated nearly 39,000 minors aged five to 17 years old in the city. Data from the City Health Office showed that as of March 5, 35,981 minors aged 12 to 17 years old have received their second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine while there are 2,507 kids aged...
President Duterte has signed into law a measure raising the minimum age of sexual consent from 12 to 16 years old. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang File Photo) Malacañang on Monday, March 7, released the signed Republic Act (RA) No. 11648 or an "Act Providing for Stronger Protection...
Muntinlupa City continued to record low numbers for new Covid-19 cases in the last seven days as its active cases hovered in the 30s. Based on data released by the City Health Office (CHO), Muntinlupa added 50 new cases from Feb. 26 to March 4 or an average of 7 cases per day. Pediatric...
Nearly 136,000 minors aged five to 17 have already received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in Taguig. In a report released on Feb. 18, the Taguig City government said a total of 126,407 minors aged 12 to 17 have been administered the first dose of the vaccine. Of the total, 60,228 or 48...
Children aged 11 and below will be allowed to enter public parks in Valenzuela City starting Friday, Feb.18, the city government announced on Wednesday, Feb.16. The city government said those children may enter the parks regardless of their vaccination status, but they must be accompanied by fully...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo M. Año condemned on Saturday, Feb. 12, the New People’s Army (NPA) for the encounter in Northern Samar that led to the death of two children. Año said the communist rebels opened fire at the troop of the Philippine...
Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go, chairman of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, once again encouraged parents to trust the vaccines to better protect their children against COVID-19. Go reiterated his appeal in a video message during the launch of pediatric vaccination held...
The Caloocan City government will start administering COVID-19 jabs to minors ages 5-11 years old on Monday, Feb.7. Parents and guardians may register online for vaccine appointments while walk-ins will be accepted from 1 p.m. onwards depending on the availability of slots. Individuals who have...
Senator Imee Marcos on Sunday said she is outraged at the Department of Health (DOH) for releasing a memorandum that enables the government to dismiss parental consent if a child is willing to be vaccinated. Marcos reminded the DOH that the government should not and can’t usurp parental...
The Muntinlupa City government is ready to roll out the vaccination of minors aged five to 11 years old on Monday, Feb. 7. Two vaccination sites will be used by the city government in the vaccination of the age group in Muntinlupa. Muntinlupa City Health Office chief Dr. Juancho Bunyi earlier said...
The Mandaluyong City will start vaccinating children aged five to 11 against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Tuesday, Feb. 8, the local government announced on Thursday, Feb. 3. The inoculation drive for the age group scheduled on Friday, Feb. 4, was postponed by the national government to...
The Taguig City government will roll out the vaccination of minors aged 5 to 11 years old on Feb. 7. According to the city government, the vaccination of the age group on Feb. 7 will be held at the SMX Convention Center at SM Aura and Lakeshore vaccination hub. Vaccination of a minor last year...
