Vice President Leni Robredo’s COVID-19 vaccination initiative in Iriga City, Camarines Sur has administered vaccine doses to some 3,676 senior citizens in the city as she pushes to speed up the government’s vaccination program because of the more transmissible Delta variant. Senior citizens...
Photo courtesy: WHO Philippines Facebook page The World Health Organization (WHO) Philippines has commended the Pasig City local government after all of its eligible senior citizen residents were able to receive their first dose of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine. In a Facebook post on...
A senior citizen in Muntinlupa poses with the sign "we got fully vaccinated" after getting the single shot johnson & Johnson's Janssen vaccine (MunCoVac) Family members of senior citizens play a huge part in convincing them to get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), an...
A senior citizen receives a COVID-19 vaccine in Angono, Rizal. (Angono Public Information Office) Senior citizens are allowed to go to the COVID-19 vaccination centers even if they don’t have an appointment during the implementation of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in some areas of the...
World Health Organization Representative to the Philippines Dr. Rabindra Abeyasinghe (PCOO / MANILA BULLETIN) An official of the World Health Organization (WHO) urged the Philippines to prioritize the vaccination of the elderly population and those with comorbidities against COVID-19 to avoid...
The House of Representatives on Monday, August 2, approved on final reading the bill increasing the social pension of indigent senior citizens. (MARK BALMORES/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) Voting 225-0, the Lower House approved on third and final reading House Bill No. 9459, which seeks to expand the...
A Manila health worker prepares to administer a single-shot Johnson & Johnson's Janssen coronavirus vaccine during the inoculative drive at the Justo Lucban Elementary School in Manila on July 21, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The World Health Organization (WHO) Philippines has called on...
Manila’s elderly people will receive the single-shot Janssen vaccines of Johnson & Johnson (J&J) on Wednesday (July 21). The city government received about 18,800 doses of the J&J COVID-19 vaccine at the Sta. Ana Hospital on Tuesday (July 20). (Manila Public Information photo / MANILA...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) has told the public to avoid complacency when it comes to following health and safety protocols even as the government's pandemic task force further eased restrictions on children and fully vaccinated adults. Kids are seen here swimming in the famous beach front of...
A senior citizen receives a COVID-19 vaccine in Angono, Rizal. (Angono Public Information Office) The Department of Health (DOH) urged senior citizens once again to help the government strengthen its fight against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) by getting vaccinated against the viral illness. DOH...
The nationwide consultation zeroing on the availment of statutory discounts for the online transactions of senior citizens and persons with disability (PWD) will begin starting next week, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) announced on Friday, July 2. (BARMM / MANILA BULLETIN...
Fully vaccinated senior citizens can now claim their P1,000 gift certificates (GCs) from the Makati City local government in two malls -- Ayala Malls Circuit and Glorietta 2. According to the city government, fully vaccinated senior citizens must bring their vaccination cards and their white card...
