President Duterte was still assessing if Vice President Leni Robredo's participation will really be helpful to boost the public's confidence in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines, Malacañang said. Vice President Robredo and President Duterte (FILE PHOTO / PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO) Presidential...
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos and his wife, Mandaluyong City Mayor Menchie Abalos have personally sought help from the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to get to the bottom of the purported online sale of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines and...
Malacañang said those proven to be selling coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines and slots in vaccination areas may face prison time as these acts are illegal under Philippine laws. MB FILE PHOTO (Juan Carlo de Vela) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement following reports of some...
Vice President Leni Robredo has reminded the government to enforce the rules set by the World Health Organization (WHO)-led COVAX facility not only to Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines, but to other coronavirus vaccines it donated as well. VP Leni Robredo (Jansen Romero/Manila Bulletin) Robredo emphasized...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has identified at least one person as involved in the alleged selling of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine and vaccination slot in Metro Manila. PNP chief Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo T. Eleazar said the suspect was identified as one of his alleged supposed...
The World Health Organization (WHO) urged the Philippine government anew to follow the prioritization list on who gets the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine first as to maximize its impacts on the pandemic. World Health Organization Representative to the Philippines Dr. Rabindra Abeyasinghe...
The Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey results released on Monday, May 24, found that at least three in 10 Filipinos prefer Sinovac and Pfizer as their brand of vaccines. During the survey conducted from April 28 to May 2, 2021, SWS asked 1,200 adult respondents, "If you could choose the brand of...
BATANG MAYNILA Manila Mayor Isko Moreno A couple of days ago, we, along with the other heads of cities and municipalities, were directed by the Department of Health (DOH) and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) to stop announcing the brand of vaccine slated for deployment in...
The Philippines has reached another milestone in its coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic response as it breached four million doses of administered vaccines, the National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 announced Sunday, May 23. A total of 4,097,425 doses were injected as of May 22, data from...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday, May 23, maintained that she has never been against China’s CoronaVac, developed by Sinovac Biotech, contrary to claims by Presidential spokesman Harry Roque. VP Leni Robredo (Mark Balmores/Manila Bulletin) Last Friday, Roque said that the vice president...
To further speed up the immunization program against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the national government is targeting to open all 3,000 vaccination sites to the public for 24 hours a day and seven days a week, a task force official disclosed Sunday, May 23. "Nakatutok na tayo dyan. Ang...
Vice President Leni Robredo said on Sunday, May 23, she is very open to making an infomercial with President Duterte encouraging Filipinos to get their COVID-19 jabs, noting that her own office has come up with programs to boost public confidence in vaccines. VP Leni Robredo (Facebook/Manila...
