The Department of Health-National Capital Region (DOH-NCR) has urged the public to report persons selling coronavirus vaccine slots. (ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) DOH-NCR Director Dr. Gloria Balboa in an interview with TeleRadyo on Sunday, May 23, reiterated that the vaccines against...
Paranaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez said on Sunday that the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines in the city are being administered for free to all eligible constituents. Parañaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez (FACEBOOK/MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Olivarez issued a statement after receiving...
Communications Secretary Martin Andanar urged the public to get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) when their turn comes, saying the light at the end of the tunnel was finally in sight. Communications Secretary Martin Andanar - PCOO - FILE PHOTO - MANILA BULLETIN Andanar made the...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares The word “choosy” seems to have acquired a negative meaning these days. It is being used to describe people who impose standards that are difficult to meet on those who want to be their special someone. Because the standards are rather high, they usually end...
Senator Juan Edgardo "Sonny" Angara said that President Duterte and Vice President Leni Robredo teaming up for a public service announcement would be a good way to convince Filipinos to get vaccinated against the COVID-19. Vice President Robredo and President Duterte (FILE PHOTO / PRESIDENTIAL...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto announced on Saturday that he received his first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. (Photo from Mayor Vico Sotto Facebook) "Kaninang hapon, ako po ang naging ika-57,858 na Pasigueño na nabakunahan! (Earlier this afternoon, I am the 57,858th Pasigueño vaccinated)." Sotto...
SM Center Sangandaan will serve as vaccination center starting Monday for those availing of the COVID-19 vaccine in Caloocan City. (Photo from Caloocan PIO) Mayor Oca Malapitan made the announcement Saturday, adding that SM cinemas will be the inoculation venue for South Caloocan residents under...
Senator Nancy Binay is proposing to include registered dentists and licensed medical technologists as among the medical personnel authorized to administer COVID-19 vaccines. (JUAN CARLO DE VELA / MANILA BULLETIN) Binay filed Senate Bill No. 2212 on Tuesday, May 18, as she sought to amend the...
Vaccination should not be made a condition for poor families before receiving cash assistance under the government's Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), Senator Juan Edgardo "Sonny" Angara said on Saturday, May 22. Senator Juan Edgardo 'Sonny' Angara (Senator Sonny Angara Official Facebook...
Filipinos should not be “brand conscious” when it comes to vaccines against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) because all of them have been thoroughly evaluated by experts. A senior citizen inoculated with AstraZeneca COIVD -19 vaccine at a vaccination site in Paranaque City on Monday, April 05,...
Dozens of people wait to receive Pfizer coronavirus vaccines at a mall in Parañaque City on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/ MB File Photo) The Department of Health (DOH) said that several people are still eager to get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) despite the non-announcement of...
The National Task force (NTF) Against COVID-19 disclosed on Saturday, May 22, that it has initiated an investigation on the alleged illegal selling of coronavirus disease vaccines and priority slots in some local government units (LGUs) in the National Capital Region (NCR). (Manila Bulletin File...
