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Senator Christopher ‘’Bong’’ Go encouraged all eligible yet unvaccinated residents to get their complete vaccine and booster shots.

The Philippines ranks “among the lowest 10” in the world when it comes to immunizing children against infectious diseases, with over one million kids unvaccinated, according to Department of Health (DOH) Officer-in-Charge Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire.

The Department of Health (DOH) has observed a narrowing gap between Covid-19 vaccinated and unvaccinated people in terms of hospital admissions, suggesting waning immunity among the population.

As the government intensifies its inoculation efforts, Health Secretary Francisco T. Duque III on Monday, April 25, bared that 95 percent of Covid-19 deaths in the country are unvaccinated.

The municipal government of Binangonan in Rizal is targeting to inoculate the remaining 29 percent of its target population in the vaccination program against Covid-19.

ILOILO CITY—Despite being downgraded to Alert Level 1, residents who are unvaccinated against COVID-19 have cried foul over the continuing policy of the provincial government that bans them from entering or exiting the island province of Guimaras. “We just need equal treatment, just the same as the vaccinated people. We are living in one province and all benefits must be enjoyed by all people of Guimaras,” said Eros Elevencione, an unvaccinated town councilor of the Municipality of Jordan.

BACOLOD CITY – The Department of Education (DepEd) – Negros Occidental has supported the decision of the Negros Occidental High School (NOHS) principal here to deny the entry of unvaccinated personnel, including teachers into schools.

“Good riddance.”

Pasay City Mayor Emi-Calixto-Rubiano issued an executive order on Jan. 31, encouraging unvaccinated individuals to limit their activities outside their residences to avoid being infected with coronavirus.

The government has set a deadline for unvaccinated and partially vaccinated workers in Metro Manila to complete their COVID-19 jabs to continue using public transportation under the “No Vaccination, No Ride” policy.

Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur Tugade reiterated that passengers going home to their provinces are not covered by the “No Vaccination, No Ride” policy as “returning home” is considered essential travel.

President Duterte urged people anew to get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), saying most of those who recently died of the disease or from complications from it were probably not vaccinated.

Paranaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez signed an ordinance appropriating a P10-billion budget for the operating expenditures of the city government this year.

Opposition senatorial candidate Chel Diokno has objections to the threats by the government to arrest unvaccinated Filipinos, saying it should instead launch a massive information campaign to address vaccine hesitancy.

CAVITE – The provincial government announced on Friday (Jan. 14) the reimplementation of curfew hours as part of its measures to curb the further spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

Cabinet Secretary and Acting Presidential Spokesperson Karlo Nograles said the Palace respects the opinion of presidential daughter, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio when it comes to the non-discrimination of unvaccinated persons against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

President Duterte said he will be happy to answer complaints that would be filed against him for ordering village officials in the country to restrict the movement of unvaccinated people amid the surging cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

Las Pinas City Mayor Imelda Aguilar issued an executive order on Thursday, Jan. 6, adopting the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) resolution limiting the mobility and activities of unvaccinated individuals in the National Capital Region (NCR) due to the rising cases of COVID-19 and the threat of Omicron variant.