Senior Citizens party-list Rep. Rodolfo “Ompong” Ordanes has called on the Filipino-Muslim community to get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and urged the national government to address vaccine hesitancy. “Sa mga Muslim na kapwa ko senior citizen, magpabakuna na rin po...
More than 2,000 kids aged five to 11 years old have received their COVID-19 vaccine in four days in Muntinlupa. The Muntinlupa City government launched the “Resbakuna Kids” campaign to vaccinate the age group last Feb. 7. A kid is being vaccinated at the Laguerta Health Center in Barangay...
Do you want to go to Boracay but you need to get a vaccine booster shot against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)? No need to worry because it’s now available on the island. Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat answers questions following her visit at the Paradise Garden...
Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go, chairman of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, once again encouraged parents to trust the vaccines to better protect their children against COVID-19. Go reiterated his appeal in a video message during the launch of pediatric vaccination held...
The national government aims to vaccinate at least five million Filipinos during the third “Bayanihan, Bakunahan” program, said National Task Force (NTF) against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) special adviser Dr. Teodoro “Ted” Herbosa on Thursday, Feb. 10. In the “Laging Handa” public...
TAGAYTAY CITY, Cavite – The local government unit launched its pediatric vaccination against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) for children aged 5 to 11 years at Sky Ranch Tagaytay on Wednesday (Feb. 9). Over 200 kids were inoculated at the amusement park. City Government of Tagaytay (Facebook...
Against COVID-19 that is. Bea Alonzo took to Instagram recently to share the news with fans. She expressed happiness doing so noting how she got infected with the deadly virus last month. The actress wrote: "The start of this year was challenging. I caught covid early January (just like most people...
The Department of Health logged 3,651 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Wednesday, Feb. 9. (FILE PHOTO) Active cases stood at 96,326, less than the 100,000 regularly reported in the past weeks since the surge began. DOH said that of the 3,651 reported cases, 3,474 (95 percent) occurred...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo’s senatorial bets on Wednesday, Feb. 9, appealed to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to allow the Office of the Vice President (OVP) to continue its COVID-19 pandemic response initiatives during the campaign period. The senatorial slate of...
Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Acting Secretary Emmanuel Rey R. Caintic brought his seven-year-old daughter during the launch of the "Resbakuna Kids" on Tuesday, Feb. 8. (Photo from DICT) Caintic's daughter Reese was inoculated against the dreaded virus at the...
Unvaccinated teaching and non-teaching personnel are required to show negative coronavirus test results before they are allowed to enter the school premises for onsite reporting, the Department of Education (DepEd) said. (Photo from DepEd) With the rollout of the expansion phase of limited...
Even the parents are having fun! Getting vaccinated, whether it's the regular flu shot or the much talked about COVID-19 vaccine by Pfizer for children, can be a challenging tasks for parents—especially when the children are scared of the needle. SMX kids vaccination site in SMX Convention...
