SAN PABLO CITY, Laguna – The provincial government kicked off its coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination drive for minors aged 12 to 17 years. Gov. Ramil L. Hernandez / Facebook / MANILA BULLETIN According to the Laguna Provincial Information Office, 341 minors with comorbidities have...
A minor receives a dose of COVID-19 vaccine at the Lakeshore in Taguig City on Nov. 2, 2021. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) The people’s preference for a specific vaccine brand against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has been one of the issues affecting the country’s vaccination rollout. Dr. Teodoro...
Malacañang reminded business owners to strictly enforce the "No vaccine, no entry" policy, saying their business will be affected if the number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the country would spike again. A customer scans a QR code at a restaurant in Taguig (Screenshot from Taguig City...
The Mandaluyong City local government announced on Thursday that it has already breached the 900,000 mark of its total vaccine deployment as the city continues to inoculate its residents against COVID-19. The City Health Office (CHO) said that a total of 909,444 vaccines have been administered to...
Local government units (LGUs) have no more excuse to justify their snail-pace vaccination process rate now that there is an overwhelming supply of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) shots in the country, an official of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has noted. DILG...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on Friday, Nov. 5, announced that the conduct of limited face-to-face classes for all degree programs in the tertiary level in Metro Manila and other areas under Alert Level 2 will now be allowed. (ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) “In the IATF ,...
A total of 142 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) were vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) by the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) as its "Bakuna Bus" returned to Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) in Kalibo, Aklan, the agency said on Thursday, November 4. In a statement, PRC...
Senatorial aspirant and human rights lawyer Jose Manuel 'Chel' Diokno on Thursday, November 4, sounded the alarm on the rising unemployment rate in the country, saying that ramping up vaccination will allow people to return to work. Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno (FACEBOOK / FILE PHOTO / MANILA...
Negligent local government units (LGUs) with poor daily coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) inoculation record will be investigated through the issuance of show-cause orders, Department of the Interior and Local (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said Thursday, Nov. 4. Año specifically pointed out to...
The municipality of Pateros in the National Capital Region (NCR) has achieved herd immunity against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Data provided by Vice Mayor Gerald German and the office of Pateros Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce II showed that as of Nov. 3, a total of 61,092 individuals have...
NOVELETA, Cavite – The local government unit (LGU) here kicked off its vaccination for minors aged 12 to 17 on Wednesday (Nov. 3). Fifty minors with comorbidities were inoculated on the first day of pediatric vaccination and the municipal government is set to increase the number of vaccines...
Pateros Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce III said Metro Manila should stay under COVID-19 Alert Level 3 until the end of November. During the “Laging Handa” public briefing on Nov. 2, Ponce was asked by Unsersecretary Rocky Ignacio if he was in favor of downgrading the alert level in Metro Manila...
