Nearly 7,000 fully-vaccinated senior citizens in Makati City have claimed their P1,000 gift certificates (GCs) from the city government. This was announced by Makati City Mayor Abigail “Abby” Binay on Twitter, Tuesday night (July 6). “Umabot na sa 6,586 fully-vaccinated senior citizens ang...
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...
The government allows private companies to seek "cost reimbursement" or "cost sharing" for the coronavirus vaccines allocated to the dependents of its employees, Malacañang clarified Tuesday. A Manila resident receives a coronavirus shot at a vaccination hub located at SM Manila on July 6, 2021....
Vials of COVID-19 vaccines. (Keith Bacongco/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III believes that rich countries should first consider the plight of other nations before they start the discussion about booster doses of coronavirus disease (COVID-19)...
The World Trade Organization (WTO) is expected to come up with a decision later this year on the proposed waiver agreement on the patents of COVID-19 vaccines, but the EU, which hosts the most number of COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers, has opposed the planned patent waiver and instead pushed for a...
The local government of Quezon City may have to temporarily suspend its first dose vaccination starting Tuesday, July 6, as the city's vaccine supply runs out. "We are only going to give vaccines to those getting their second dose tomorrow (July 7)," the city's Public Affairs and Information...
Over four months since the launch of its inoculation program, the Philippines has administered 12 million doses of coronavirus vaccines to its population, National Task Force Deputy Chief Implementer Vince Dizon said. (JUAN CARLOS DE VELA / MANILA BULLETIN) "In just two weeks, we have already...
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...
Special treats await those who get their vaccine shots Here's what you're eating after getting the "jab" done While vaccines are now rolling out in different parts of the country, many Filipinos are still hesitant to participate and take their shots due to a number of reasons. Although the...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Monday criticized the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for reappropriating the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines purchased by the private sectors intended for their workers and distributing these to local government units (LGUs). De Lima said this is contrary to the...
The Department of Health (DOH) is providing additional coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines in Taal affected communities. DOH/MB "We are providing additional vaccines as well as additional test kits...the DOH has also procured enough vaccines for all of the evacuees," Dr. Voltaire Guadalupe of...
