A total of 150 frontline staff of quarantine hotels were among the thousands of workers who benefitted from the symbolic vaccination of laborers against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) last Saturday, May 1, as part of the government's celebration of Labor Day. (Manila Public Information Office...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Sunday said there should be “no singling out of any nationality” in Hong Kong’s plan to inoculate around 370,000 foreign domestic workers before their contracts can be renewed. DFA Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. (Twitter/Teddy Boy Locsin Jr.)...
Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Sunday urged the Department of Health (DOH) to mount a more aggressive information drive about the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines to improve Filipinos trust in these shots. Lacson warned the vaccines that may arrive in the next few months may go to waste mainly...
(Labor day statement of Former Speaker Feliciano Belmonte, Jr.) The paramount concern this labor day is for our leaders to ensure existing jobs are preserved and new employment is created. 4.2 million Filipinos are now unemployed nationwide, with 1 million workers losing their jobs in the NCR-PLUS...
Former House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. has called on the government to prioritize the vaccination of all workers in the private and public sector. Former House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte, Jr. (Congressman Feliciano Belmonte Jr./Facebook) In his Labor Day statement Saturday, May 1, Belmonte...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid Many may not be aware of the government’s deployment plan for COVID-19 which was released early this year in January. It is a 134-page document detailing the tasks of various agencies with the President, the DOH and DILG and the IATF-EID (Inter-Agency...
The "symbolic" vaccination of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and minimum wage earners will take place simultaneously in all 17 local government units (LGUs) in Metro Manila on Saturday morning, May 1, on the occasion of Labor Day. DOLE Director Rolly Francia during the April 30, 2021 press...
Facts about our ramped-up vaccination COVAX ON WHEELS A senior citizen is getting inoculated with anti-COVID-19 vaccine inside the newly launched QC ProtecTodo Bus or a vaccination bus at Bulacan St, Payatas B, Quezon City, April 26 2021 (Photo by Mark Balmores) Almost all countries have been...
The Philippines’ Labor Day celebration should be symbolically marked by a massive coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination drive for the country’s workers. Senator Joel Villanueva, chair of the Senate Committee on Labor and Employment, said the government’s plan to vaccinate a select group of...
More than 5,000 laborers, including Overseas Filipino Workers, are set to be inoculated with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, during the Labor Day symbolic vaccination on May 1, vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. said on Thursday, April 29. Galvez, who is also the chief implementer of...
The government is not backing down from its goal to vaccinate 70 million Filipinos this year in a bid to attain herd immunity against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). A woman receives a coronavirus vaccine shot from a health worker at a vaccination site in Taguig City on April 29, 2021. (Ali...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) lauded the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) for responding to its call to join the growing list of higher education institutions (HEIs) offering their school facilities as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination centers. CHED/MB “The...
