Another 1.5 million doses of Sinovac vaccines arrived Thursday morning, June 17 at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 2 on board a Cebu Pacific (CEB) flight from Beijing, China. (Ariel Fernandez / MANILA BULLETIN) One million of the doses were consigned to the Department of...
Filipinos will celebrate a merrier Christmas this year as more coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) vaccines continue to arrive in the country, Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said on Wednesday, June 16. "We'll have a merrier/happier Christmas this year...
The Manila City government has procured 400,000 doses of Sinovac vaccine which Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagosoa expects to arrive “in a matter of few days.” (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) In his regular live update on Tuesday (June 15), Domagoso said the city has already sent the full...
The Manila City government broke anew its daily vaccination record for the second straight day with 26,028 vaccines administered on Tuesday. (Manila Public Information Office photo / MANILA BULLETIN) The city government, through the Manila Health Department (MHD), administered a total of 26,028...
The government has dispelled allegations that it had neglected Mindanao in terms of responding to the pandemic, including the distribution of coronavirus vaccines. Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque (File photo/Malacañang) Presidential spokesman Harry Roque explained that the rise in cases of...
A total of 313 Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) personnel from Central Luzon, Southern Tagalog and island provinces of Southern Tagalog were inoculated against the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) vaccines on Tuesday, June 15. BJMP chief jail Director Allan Iral said the vaccination...
ACT CIS Partylist Rep. Rowena Niña Taduran called on the Inter-agency Task Force for Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) and the Department of Health to observe the practice of other countries in easing travel restrictions for returning Filipino who are fully vaccinated. Taduran said IATF and DOH...
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said on Tuesday, June 15, that the government will “recalibrate” and prioritize the distribution of more COVID-19 vaccines to areas under the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ), the Philippines’ second strictest lockdown level. Cabinet Secretary...
Around P20 billion will be set aside by the government to procure additional coronavirus vaccines for the country's young population. Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III gives updates to President Rodrigo Duterte during a meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Emerging Infectious...
The local government of Navotas City continued the inoculation of individuals under the A4 priority group or the economic frontliners despite the shortage of COVID-19 vaccine supply. The city received 2,240 doses of Sinovac from the national government on Sunday, June 13. Mayor Toby Tiangco said in...
With many of his constituents and even relatives dying of and currently afflicted with the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Deputy Speaker and Cagayan de Oro City Rep. Rufus Rodriguez slammed national government officials for their alleged slow response to the immediate needs of Mindanao to...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Sunday called on the government to provide for a full accounting of the P82.5-billion worth of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine procurement budget before it asks for additional funds. Drilon said it is necessary for the government to be more transparent about...
