The national government will prioritize the vaccination of four million government employees and overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) until August to realize its goal of achieving herd immunity by year-end. (Photo from DepEd/ MANILA BULLETIN) Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. said Monday night, July 12,...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Tuesday, July 13, announced that its Bulacan Chapter was the first accredited “Bakuna Center” outside of the National Capital Region (NCR). Philippine Red Cross continues to strengthen its vaccination efforts against COVID-19 (Photo from PH Red Cross) PRC noted...
Education Secretary Leonor Briones urged the employees of the Department of Education (DepEd) as well as the general public to get vaccinated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). DepEd and Pasig City collaborate to vaccinate education frontliners against COVID-19. (Photo from DepEd) Briones, in...
The national government is facing a "big challenge" in its immunization program against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as it targets to inoculate 77.75 million Filipinos before the end of 2021. A Manila resident receives a coronavirus shot at a vaccination hub located at SM Manila on July 6,...
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...
The Las Pinas City government has temporarily suspended the second dose vaccination using Sinovac and Sputnik V due to limited vaccine supply. Dr. Juliana Gonzales of the City Health Office (CHO) announced the suspension of the second dose vaccination in a video message posted at the official...
The vaccination program against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is expected to pick up its pace this week as more jabs started arriving. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. presents updates on COVID-19 vaccination program on July 12, 2021. (Screenshot courtesy of RTVM livestream) This was the...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said on Monday night, July 12, that all uniformed personnel specifically the personnel from the the Philippine National Police (PNP), Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP), Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) and...
With the new coronavirus variants threatening to derail global recovery from the pandemic, President Duterte has appealed anew to the public to get vaccinated as soon as possible. President Duterte receives his second dose of Sinopharm vaccine on July 12, 2021. (Malacañang) The President said he...
The Mandaluyong City government announced on Monday that it has already administered over 290,000 vaccines against COVID-19 to its residents as of July 10, Saturday. (Photo from Mandaluyong PIO) The City Health Office (CHO) reported that 299,673 vaccines have been administered to its residents --...
Minors, or those 17 years old and below, are not yet allowed to be vaccinated, government officials said. This was the clarification made by the Muntinlupa City government on rumors spreading that those below 18 years old can now get their vaccine shot. Children with Muntinlupa officials in 2018...
The government continues to roll out its COVID-19 vaccination program (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) reminded local government units (LGUs) to ensure that the list of vaccinated individuals in their jurisdictions will be submitted to the Department of Information and...
