The Department of Health (DOH) said on Monday, Nov. 29 that it is in a state now where it is expecting the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) variant of concern Omicron to enter the country anytime. In a media briefing, Dr. Althea de Guzman, medical specialist at the DOH Epidemiology Bureau said that...
The first day of the National Vaccination Days against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Monday, Nov. 29, went “smoothly,” according to vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. holds a virtual press briefing on Nov. 28, 2021 ahead of the launching of the "National...
Senator Richard Gordon on Monday urged the public to take all the necessary precaution against the threat of a possible transmission of Omicron—a new COVID-19 variant—which the World Health Organization (WHO) has identified as a variant of concern. “We should be really concerned about this...
A Palace official hailed on Monday, Nov. 29 the unrelenting efforts of health frontliners in the face of the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. (Mark Balmores/ File photo/ Manila Bulletin) Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar praised the...
Amid the growing threat of the Omicron (B1.1.529) variant, the government is targeting to start vaccinating children age five- to 11-years-old against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in January 2022 while the booster vaccination of economic frontliners (A4) and indigent population (A5) may begin...
The Muntinlupa City government said all vaccination sites in the city are open for the National Vaccination Days from Nov. 29 to Dec. 1. The three-day program aims to vaccinate at least nine million Filipinos or three million people per day with the first dose to increase vaccination outputs to 70...
The Marikina City government joined Monday’s (Nov. 29) kickoff of the nationwide Bayanihan, Bakunahan national vaccination campaign which aims to inoculate nine million Filipinos until Dec. 1 to protect them from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Mayor Marcy Teodoro and Health Secretary...
Makati City Mayor Abby Binay and the city government gave due recognition to the personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) for assisting the city in its COVID-19 vaccination efforts amid the ongoing pandemic. In a Facebook post, Vice Mayor Monique Lagdameo, on behalf of Binay,...
Editorial The three-day National Vaccination Days, declared by the national government as a collective "Bayanihan, Bakuhanan" drive to further push up the number of jabs including booster shots, starts today, Nov. 29, 2021. Originally, the target vaccination output was 15 million, or at five...
House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco on Sunday called on eligible Filipinos who remain unvaccinated to get a jab during the national COVID-19 vaccination days slated on Nov. 29 to Dec. 1 and on Dec. 15 to 17, to help prevent another pandemic surge as families prepare for the holiday season. Velasco...
The Adamson University (Adu) suspended classes on Nov. 29 to Dec. 1 in support of the government's vaccination drive and to encourage its students to get vaccinated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Adamson University (Photo from adu.edu.ph) In a joint memorandum, AdU Vice President for...
Senator Imee Marcos on Sunday urged the government to ramp up COVID-19 testing as she expressed alarm that the new Omicron variant, first detected in South Africa, could spread worldwide and spur another series of hard lockdowns and travel restrictions in the Philippines. Marcos said the governemnt...
