Even non-Catholics may avail of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination program of the Diocese of Kalookan. Photo from Diocese of Kalookan FB Kalookan Diocesan Health Care Ministry head Fr. Rene Richard Bernardo explained that the program is not just for Catholics, but also for other...
Former Vice President and senatorial aspirant Jejomar Binay slammed the national government's plan to withhold cash pay outs to marginalized citizens who are hesitating to get themselves vaccinated against COVID-19. "Vaccine hesitancy has been declining, as shown by the latest survey by Social...
BATANG MAYNILA Manila Mayor Isko Moreno I would like to congratulate and commend the parents and guardians of minors residing in Manila. Apparently, they have heeded our repeated calls for them to have their children or wards vaccinated for the sake of everyone in their respective households. Over...
Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. has encouraged local government units (LGUs) to craft local ordinances to ensure people will get vaccines regardless of brands, a move which will make coronavirus disease (COVID-19) immunization as mandatory. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. attends President...
Incentivize, not penalize. (Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Vice President Leni Robredo has pitched this strategy in connection with proposals to make vaccination against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) mandatory among Filipinos. Robredo, who has been in Negros Occidental since...
Mayor Lino Cayetano said Taguig recorded the lowest number of active coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in six months on Nov. 4, which was “achieved through continuous aggressive testing and active case finding.” “Throughout 2021, Taguig has led the country in government testing with over...
Non-profit advocacy group Go Negosyo is hoping that its "Vax to the Max" campaign will encourage vaccinations efforts against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the countryside and help the local government units (LGUs) there open up their economies. TANNEAU / AFP In a statement, Go Negosyo...
Hundreds of staff and volunteers were deployed by the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) nationwide to reinforce the vaccination drive in various local government units (LGUs), the agency said on Saturday, November 6, 2021. In a statement, PRC said that more than 2,300 people were vaccinated in one day...
The national government has achieved its goal of administering at least one million doses of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines in a single day, an official of the pandemic task force revealed Friday night, Nov. 5. (L-R) Assistant Sec. Wilben Mayor, head of the National Task Force (NTF)...
A total of 1,823 individuals have already been recruited to participate in the country’s yearlong real-world study on the effectiveness of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Friday, Nov. 5. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) During his weekly...
The Muntinlupa City government has vaccinated more than 2,000 minors aged 12 to 17 in eight days. From Oct. 25 to Nov. 4, a total of 2,069 minors with and without comorbidities were vaccinated in Muntinlupa, or an average of 259 kids per day during the eight-day period. A minor with comorbidity is...
Two Bakuna Centers are being prepared by the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) for accreditation and greenlight to vaccinate children without comorbidities aged 12-17 years old against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the agency announced Friday, Nov. 5. A minor getting vaccinated at Lakeshore Hall in...
