As the government ramps up its coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination program, Senator Sonny Angara on Thursday said the local Food and Drug Administration (FDA) should start studying the feasibility of vaccinating minors, taking cue from the United States and other countries that have started...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday warned the Department of Health (DOH) that keeping the brand of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines a secret from the patients could further fuel the public’s mistrust in the government’s inoculation program. Hontiveros said the DOH’s directive to local...
STA. ROSA, Laguna - The local government unit here launched on Wednesday (May 19) a drive-thru vaccination station at Santa Rosa Community Hospital (SRCH). Let's Get Vac Santa Rosa / Facebook / Manila Bulletin People under priority groups A2, A3, and the remaining residents under A1 headed to...
More than 700,000 people in the country have been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Department of Health (DOH) said on Wednesday, May 19. (DOH / MANILA BULLETIN) DOH Undersecretary Myrna Cabotaje said that a total of 3,299,470 vaccine doses were already administered....
President Duterte reiterated his order to prioritize the police and military men in the ongoing vaccination program against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), underscoring their important role in keeping the country safe amid the pandemic. President Duterte delivers his public address (File Photo:...
Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Tuesday announced that 73 percent of the Senate’s employees are already vaccinated. “As of today, the Senate has all the employees vaccinated at 73 percent. In other words, 73 percent of the Senate employees are already vaccinated, for the record,” Sotto...
Senator Leila de Lima on Tuesday said presidential spokesperson Harry Roque’s attempt to accuse the opposition of praying for the failure of the government’s coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination roll-out is nothing but a ridiculous and shameless statement. De Lima, a vocal critic of the Duterte...
The Philippine Navy (PN) is seeking to strengthen its maritime force in Palawan to protect the country's interests in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), a ranking military official bared Tuesday, May 18. Philippine Navy's Philippine Fleet commander Rear Admiral Alberto Carlos speaks at a virtual...
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)-Philippines doesn't seem to think that the planned mega vaccination center at the Nayong Pilipino Foundation (NPF)-owned property in Parañaque City is the way to go. (Photo from WWF Facebook page) "Other countries have proven that the best vaccination programs...
Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said the government cannot just use AstraZeneca coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines on essential workers listed under the A4 priority group as it breaches the condition set by the COVAX Facility. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS / FILE PHOTO / MANILA...
Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque claimed that the opposition was actually wishing for the government's vaccination program against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to fail so they could have a better shot at winning in the upcoming 2022 elections. Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque (File...
Senators on Monday, May 17, appealed to the government to begin inoculating people who are next in the priority line and are willing to receive the vaccines against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). A resident of Makati City receives a shot of Pfizer coronavirus vaccine from a health...
