Senate President Vicente Sotto III frowned upon the suggestion to have President Duterte and Vice President Leni Robredo in a single public service announcement to boost public confidence in vaccination. Senate President Vicente Sotto III (Senate of the Philippines) In a radio interview Saturday,...
Senator Cynthia Villar is pushing the government to allow fully vaccinated senior citizens to go out by June 1. Senator Cynthia Villar, chairperson of the Senate agriculture and food panel, during the hybrid hearing of the Senate Committee of the Whole on the government's decision to open up the...
A member of the national team receives her first dose of Sinovac vaccine at the Manila Prince Hotel Friday, May 28. (Photo by Manny Llanes) National athletes, coaches and officials bound to the Tokyo Olympics and the Vietnam Southeast Asian Games got their first dose of vaccine against COVID-19 on...
Senators do not find anything wrong with giving incentives to encourage people to get vaccinated against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). A resident of Parañaque City gets vaccinated against COVID-19 on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/MANILA BULLETIN) This, as Las Piñas City Representative...
Senator Joel Villanueva on Thursday, May 27, related to show business the mistake of President Duterte's spokesperson of attributing to Vice President Leni Robredo the call for a joint informercial on COVID-19 vaccines. Senator Joel Villanueva speaks during a Senate hearing on February 24, 2020....
Senator Aquilino ''Koko'' Pimentel III on Thursday, May 27, reiterated that health authorities should immediately start vaccinating those who who are willing to be inoculated. ’’Some who are not on the priority list are excited to be vaccinated. Some who are prioritized don’t plan to get...
The city of San Juan has already vaccinated 30 percent of its target population to achieve herd immunity, San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora bared on Wednesday. (Photo from Mayor Francis Zamora's Facebook) Zamora shared the good news as he gave an update on the city's vaccination efforts and the...
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora assured the public on Wednesday that people who are illegally taking advantage of the city's vaccination program will not be able to enter the vaccination facilities because of the local government's strict vaccination procedure. San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora...
The Mandaluyong City local government announced on Tuesday, May 25, that it has already deployed 71,764 vaccines to its residents to protect them against COVID-19. (Photo from Mandaluyong PIO) Based on the report of the City Health Office (CHO), the city is now done inoculating all its medical...
Senators on Tuesday, May 25, called on government to ramp up its efforts in inoculating Filipinos against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). A senior citizen is inoculated with AstraZeneca's COVID -19 vaccine in Paranaque City on April 5, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/ MANILA BULLETIN) Senator Risa...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Tuesday, May 25, appealed to President Duterte, Vaccine Czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., and other concerned officials to consider giving overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), including seafarers, the appropriate and acceptable vaccines in their respective...
The country’s performance with regards to its rollout of the vaccines against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has been “creditable and commendable.” Residents wait in line to be inoculated at Manila Prince Hotel on Tuesday. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) World Health Organization (WHO)...
