The national government has officially started the vaccine roll-out of the A4 priority sector or the economic and government frontliners on Monday, June 7, at SM Mall of Asia in Pasay City. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. speaks at the symbolic rollout of the COVID-19 vaccination program for A4...
SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye Speaking before the Regis CEO Roundtable Series last May 18, Fernando Zobel de Ayala (FZA), President and CEO of Ayala Corporation, disclosed that “two of Ayala’s most cyclical businesses – Ayala Land and BPI – are priming themselves for a post-pandemic...
As the government announced its plan to vaccinate minors, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Saturday, June 5, underscored the importance of boosting the confidence of parents and guardians in COVID-19 vaccines. (Keith Bacongco/MANILA BULLETIN) "If vaccine hesitancy persists among adults, especially...
President Duterte is still undecided on whether or not to run for vice president in the 2022 national elections. President Rodrigo Duterte attends ceremonial turnover of Sinovac vaccines at Villamor Air Base, Pasay City on February 28, 2021.(Malacañang) According to Presidential spokesman Harry...
The Manila City government will allow walk-ins for its vaccination of the A4 priority group or the economic frontliners. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In an interview with DZMM on Wednesday, Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso said workers in the city, including non-residents, can...
Vaccination hesitancy among Filipinos and other challenges could prevent the country from containing virus transmission that will likely delay economic recovery. At the virtual “The Health of Nations: The Economic Benefits of Universal Health Care in the Context of COVID-19”, Dr. Ronald...
Marikina City has administered the first dose of COVID-19 vaccines to 61,700 individuals, Mayor Marcelino “Marcy” Teodoro announced on Wednesday (June 2). “Tuloy-tuloy ang vaccine rollout natin (Our vaccine rollout continues). Sa ngayon ay 61,700 indidividuals tayong nababakunahan (As of now,...
Senator Joel Villanueva on Tuesday, June 1, appealed to his colleagues in Congress to convene the joint oversight committee to assess the government's COVID-19 vaccination program. Senator Joel Villanueva (Senate of the Philippines/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) Villanueva stressed the importance of...
Senator Grace Poe on Tuesday, June 1, urged the government to fast track the vaccination of public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers so they could return to roads and help augment public transportation amid the coronavirus pandemic. Senator Grace Poe (Senate of the Philippines/MANILA BULLETIN File...
A total of 5,180,721 doses of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines have been administered under the Philippine government’s mass immunization program against the dreaded illness. MILESTONE REACHED--Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr. reveals during President Duterte's public address on May 31, 2021 that...
The country will receive another 50,000 doses of Sputnik V vaccines from Russia on Sunday night, May 30, the National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 disclosed. The initial batch of 15,000 doses of Sputnik V vaccines that arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Pasay City on May 1,...
A total of 51,645 Philippine National Police (PNP) and Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) personnel will be dispatched to provide security and support to the national vaccination program which will soon include the A4 category, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said Sunday,...
