AiAi delas Alas got her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in the United States. She took to Instagram to update fans about it, recently. Posting a collage of photos showing herself getting her first jab of the Pfizer vaccine, she wrote, '"1st dose— hindi tumitingin haha kaloka —...
Free eggs, coupons, lottery tickets, and even live cows. These are just some of the unique incentives that countries around the world are offering to entice people to get the shot against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). A bartender pours beers for fully vaccinated customers at the bar inside...
Vice President Leni Robredo believes that incentivizing those who will get their coronavirus jabs will further boost the country’s vaccination drive. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP) Robredo, an opposition leader, said it is up to the local government units (LGUs) and the national government how...
Senator Francis Tolentino on Sunday urged the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) to implement the “waterfalls policy” to hasten the government’s coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination program so that the country could finally achieve herd immunity. Tolentino said the IATF should allow the limited...
The country will receive another 50,000 doses of Sputnik V vaccines from Russia on Sunday night, May 30, the National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 disclosed. The initial batch of 15,000 doses of Sputnik V vaccines that arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Pasay City on May 1,...
DOH / MANILA BULLETIN The Department of Health (DOH) said about 12 percent of senior citizens in the country have been vaccinated so far since the COVID-19 vaccination program started last March. DOH Undersecretary Leopoldo Vega said that there is a need to speed up the vaccination of the priority...
A total of 51,645 Philippine National Police (PNP) and Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) personnel will be dispatched to provide security and support to the national vaccination program which will soon include the A4 category, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said Sunday,...
The Manila city government administered a total of 21,129 COVID-19 vaccine doses in a single day on Saturday (May 29), breaking its own record in the vaccine rollout. (Manila Public Information Office photo / MANILA BULLETIN) Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso expressed his gratitude...
The government is set to release guidelines for the vaccination of family members of healthcare workers, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Saturday, May 29. (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) “Itong mga kamag-anak ng healthcare workers kailangan pa po natin makapag release ng guidelines para...
The country's tourist destinations should be high on the government's list of vaccination sites to help propel the nation's economic recovery. Boracay Island (TARA YAP / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The latest appeal was made by Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion as the...
Vice President Leni Robredo believed that the country can meet its target to achieve "population protection" but said it would have been better if the government stuck with the original goal which was "herd immunity." VP Leni Robredo (Geric Cruz/Bloomberg) Robredo made the statement after the...
Pateros Mayor Miguel Ponce III said the lack of health workers such as doctors is the reason why the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination program in the municipality is at a slow pace. “Pinipilit po nating mapabilis ang ating pagbabakuna dahil marami nga po tayong hawak-hawak na bakuna sa...
