Malacañang appealed to the public to not go to different local government units (LGUs) to get coronavirus (COVID-19) booster shots, saying there were still many people who have not received a single dose yet. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement...
Local government units (LGUs) in Metro Manila that have finished inoculating their target population from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) should accept and accommodate unvaccinated individuals from other LGUs in the metropolis. MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos (2nd from left, standing) oversees the...
If the late Rafael “Paeng” M. Salas were still alive today, he would have celebrated his 93rd birthday anniversary last Saturday, as he was born on August 7, 1928 in Bago, Negros Occidental to Dr. Ernesto Salas and Isabel Montinola. He would have had a blast with his wife, the former Carmen...
The country will receive delivery of around 2.8 million doses of coronavirus vaccines this week to beef up its vaccination drive amid the surge of COVID-19 cases, Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque announced on Monday, August 9. From a cold storage facility, the COVID-19 vaccines are ready to be...
The number of Filipino couples using family planning services increased last year amid the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. (Photo by Artem Everest/ Unsplash) This was disclosed by Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) Executive Director Juan Antonio A. Perez III during...
With coronavirus vaccination vital to the safe reopening of the economy, the government is aiming to reach herd immunity by the end of the year or early 2022, President Duterte said in a final report to the nation. President Rodrigo Duterte receives his second shot of Sinopharm coronavirus vaccine...
The Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) has launched a social media campaign that will help boost interaction between parents and their adolescent children as part of efforts to address teenage pregnancies in the country. (Screengrab from POPCOM's Facebook Page) Dubbed "Konektado...
Sorsogon Governor Francis "Chiz" Escudero lamented on Wednesday, July 21, the slow vaccine rollout in his province, which he attributed to the national government's policy of prioritizing cities in Metro Manila and other high-risk areas of the Philippines. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. (left) and...
The growth of the Philippine population continues on a downtrend, as more families prefer a smaller family size. Total population as of May 2020 stood at 109,035,343, a 1.63 percent increase from 100,981,437 in 2015 or slower than the 1.72 percent uptick from 2010 to 2015. An analysis of the...
The Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) has called on the government to implement "far-reaching and holistic" approaches that will further strengthen its population and development programs. (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Undersecretary for Population and Development Juan Antonio Perez...
Filipinos still prefer a smaller family size, the latest official population count conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) revealed. National Statistician Dennis S. Mapa said on Tuesday, July 12, that the growth pace of the country’s population remained in a downtrend based on the...
Local government units can emulate the city of San Juan in terms of accelerating the vaccination of their constituents against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), according to a Palace official. San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora has announced the vaccination of more than 100 percent of its target...
