Vice President Leni Robredo has lauded the national government’s vaccination efforts but stressed the need to administer one million COVID-19 vaccine doses per day amid the new mutations of the coronavirus. Vice President Leni Robredo (FEDERICO CRUZ / MANILA BULLETIN) "That's big. Several months,...
The country will receive delivery of around 2.8 million doses of coronavirus vaccines this week to beef up its vaccination drive amid the surge of COVID-19 cases, Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque announced on Monday, August 9. From a cold storage facility, the COVID-19 vaccines are ready to be...
The Mandaluyong City local government announced on Saturday that it has already deployed a total of 514,475 vaccines as it continues to ramp up its vaccination efforts amid the COVID-19 pandemic. (Mandaluyong PIO) According to the City Health Office (CHO), 311,400 residents have received their...
Bureau of Customs (BOC) personnel are seen here reviewing the finer details of the country’s latest coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine shipment composed of United States (US)-made Moderna vaccines. (Photo by BOC-NAIA) The life-saving jabs--326,400 doses in all--arrived at arround at 3:30 p.m....
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Sunday said he has no complaints whatsoever upon learning his name is not included in the press release issued by the United States (US) embassy on the arrival of Moderna vaccines in the Philippines even though he joined President Duterte at the ceremonies at...
Over 6,000 more senior citizens have been vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Iriga City, Camarines Sur through the Vaccine Express, an initiative jointly launched by the Office of the Vice President (OVP) and the Iriga City government. A senior citizen receives a COVID-19...
As the Delta variant spreads, China is determined to help bring "health for all" following its pledge to supply other countries with more vaccines to protect against the coronavirus. President Rodrigo Duterte and Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian welcome the arrival Sinovac...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. lauded China’s coronavirus vaccines, dismissing claims of its lower efficacy rate compared to Western-made vaccines and hailing the Asian economic powerhouse for making the vaccines available to developing countries like the Philippines. Foreign...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) announced Friday, August 6, that it has transported medical personnel and coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines in Tawi-Tawi and Zamboanga City to inoculate residents in the far-flung areas. The medical personnel and the vaccines boarded BRP Cape Engaño...
President Duterte has expressed gratitude to the United Kingdom for donating coronavirus vaccines that would help bolster the country's fight against the outbreak. President Rodrigo Duterte discusses matters with outgoing United Kingdom Ambassador to the Philippines Daniel Robert Pruce during a...
The United States has already donated and shipped more than 110 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to over 60 countries, including the Philippines, cementing its promise to make the US as the “vaccine arsenal” of the world. The White House In a statement on Wednesday (Tuesday in Washington,...
The San Juan City local government said on Tuesday, August 3, that it has already deployed a total of 214,669 doses of COVID-19 vaccines as it eyes to fully vaccinate 70 percent of its total population before the end of the month to achieve herd immunity. (Photo from Mayor Francis Zamora's...
