The Department of Education (DepEd), Department of Health (DOH), and the country’s local government units (LGUs) must work together to intensify the Covid-19 vaccination program in schools. Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte made this...
The outpatient department (OPD) of the Pasig City Covid-19 Referral Facility is closed on Wednesday, Aug. 24, due to inclement weather caused by tropical storm "Florita." Despite the OPD's closure, the referral center will still be accepting emergency cases or patients who require immediate medical...
MEDIUM RARE Jullie Y. Daza A study in contrasts is a study in presidential styles. PRRD threatened to go house to house to vaccinate the unwilling in their sleep, even if the jab would need to be administered into one ear and out the other. Three days ago, PBBM went to an SM mall with his...
The pilot run of face-to-face classes in Alangilan National High School in Barangay Alangilan, Bacolod City in December 2021. (Photo courtesy of EOC-TF Executive Director Em Ang / MANILA BULLETIN) An infectious disease expert urged teachers to get vaccinated against Covid-19 before the start of...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. received his second Covid-19 booster shot on Wednesday, August 17, as he stressed the importance of the additional dose in bringing the Philippines back to its pre-pandemic situation.. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. receives his second...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) is recommending to amend the Covid-19 Vaccination Law if the Marcos administration will not extend the period of state of calamity due to the pandemic. DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said they already presented this recommendation to President...
DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire speaks to members of the media during the first face-to-face press briefing after two years at the DOH Central Office in Manila on Wednesday, July 20. (MB Photo: Noel Pabalate) Vaccination sites will be set up in strategic locations such as in “highly...
The Muntinlupa City government reported that the total number of fully vaccinated individuals has reached more than 517,000. Based on data from the City Health Office (CHO), as of Aug. 11, Muntinlupa has 517,524 fully vaccinated individuals, or 117 percent of the 80 percent target population of...
The Pasay City government will conduct simultaneous vaccinations in two public schools in the city on Aug. 15 and 16 in line with the PinasLakas vaccination program of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano said the administration of Covid-19 vaccines will be held...
A group of teachers on Friday, Aug. 12, asked the Department of Education (DepEd) to make its “no discrimination” on vaccination pronouncement a written policy to avoid confusion on the field once full face-to-face classes resume this school year. (NOEL B. PABALATE / FILE PHOTO / MANILA...
The House of Representatives under the leadership of Speaker Martin Romualdez continues to carry out vaccinations as part of its vigilance against Covid-19 infections. (PPAB) On Thursday, Aug. 11, the House held a second round of booster vaccination against Covid-19 through the institution's...
If Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. Luis “LRay" Villafuerte would have his way, he would have vaccination centers established in the country’s schools to support the government's inoculation drive ahead of the incoming 2022 to 2023 school year. Photo taken at Cawayan Elementary School in Irosin,...
