The latest batch of coronavirus vaccines delivered to the Philippines through the COVAX facility represented a "lifeline" to Filipinos seeking relief from the pandemic, according to a United Nations (UN) official. The latest batch of AstraZeneca vaccine doses arrived in the Philippines through the...
The government is aiming to accelerate its vaccination drive with the country's vaccine supply possibly jumping up to 20 million shots by June and July. Health workers give a coronavirus vaccine shot to a man at the drive-through vaccination site in Makati City on May 6, 2021 (Ali Vicoy/Manila...
Strict adherence to the minimum public health standards and the implementation of coronavirus vaccination are the main keys to lower the number of COVID-19 cases, an infectious disease expert said on Thursday, May 6. A law enforcement officer reminds passengers to observe health protocols outside...
Malacañang said President Duterte will still be able to get his second dose of the Sinopharm coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine despite his request to China to pull out the said brand from the Philippines. President Duterte (Malacañang Photo) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement...
The governments of the Philippines and The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have agreed that there was a need to ramp up their cooperation to address the ongoing threat of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). File Photo: President Duterte and Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud (Robinson...
The Makati City local government will open on Friday, May 7, its first drive-thru vaccination site to accommodate persons with disabilities (PWD) and bedridden constituents. Makati City Mayor Abby Binay Makati City Mayor Abby Binay said the drive-thru vaccination site is located at the Circuit...
The Pasay City government will conduct a simulation exercise at its biggest vaccination site at SM MOA by inoculating around 500 senior citizens on Friday, May 7. (Pasay City PIO / MANILA BULLETIN) Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano said the 500 senior citizens who will be administered the Sinovac vaccine...
The government would never lie about the data about the country's coronavirus situation, including pace of the vaccination drive, President Duterte said Wednesday. Government frontliners receive Sputnik V coronavirus vaccines at the vaccination hub in Taguig City on May 04, 2021 (Ali Vicoy/Manila...
The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) is pushing for the inclusion of economic frontline workers among the A4 priority group in the government's mass vaccination program against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Mark Balmores/ File Photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) “PEZA-registered companies,...
A member of the country’s vaccine expert panel (VEP) is seeing President Duterte’s decision to receive the Chinese-made Sinopharm vaccine as a boon for the government’s vaccination program, saying it would encourage more people to get themselves vaccinated. Dr. Rontgene Solante, chief of the...
Senator Joel Villanueva has shared the concern that the Hong Kong government's mandatory COVID-19 vaccination for all domestic workers would be discriminatory against overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). Overseas Filipino workers who were quarantined for weeks wait for flights back to their home...
The Philippines has welcomed Hong Kong's decision to halt and review an earlier decision to make coronavirus vaccinations mandatory for foreign domestic workers. image3 Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam earlier announced that concerned authorities would reexamine the vaccine requirement for...
