Senator Francis Tolentino on Sunday urged the Department of Health (DOH) to publicize its accounting of the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine supplies that have been administered to promote transparency. Tolentino said that while he believes that each individual has the right to choose which vaccine...
Although she understands the intention of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) not to announce the available vaccine brands in the various vaccination sites across the country, Vice President Leni Robredo fears that this may backfire on the government’s vaccine drive. VP Leni...
The Philippines will conduct a yearlong surveillance program on fully vaccinated Filipino adults to estimate the effectiveness of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines that were granted emergency use authorization (EUA) in the country. (Manila Bulletin File Photo) DOST Secretary Fortunato...
President Duterte has appealed anew for equitable global access to coronavirus vaccines, saying no country can regain growth until everyone can overcome the pandemic. President Rodrigo Duterte shows a vial of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine during the arrival of the first shipment of the...
Former vice president Jejomar “Jojo” Binay, a staunch critic of the current administration, on Friday (May 21) commended Pres. Duterte’s decision to vaccinate economic frontliners. “The President deserves to be commended. Tama lang na bakunahan agad ang economic frontliners para makabangon...
The government has appealed to senior citizens to refrain from going out of their houses and continue following other health and safety protocols even after receiving their coronavirus vaccines. A health worker administers a coronavirus vaccine to a Taguig City resident at a vaccination bus parked...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian hailed the government’s plan to include teenagers in the COVID-19 vaccination program, saying this will boost the confidence of the basic education sector to safely reopen schools. Gatchalian said it is essential for the government, however, to first study how other...
More than half of Filipino adults have expressed confidence on the government’s evaluation of the vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), according to a survey issued Thursday, May 20. Graph courtesy of the Social Weather Stations (SWS) In a survey conducted by the Social Weather...
The Bureau of Customs - Port of NAIA (BOC-NAIA), in coordination with the National Task Force Against COVID-19 (NTF) has successfully processed the release of the latest batch of CoronaVac brand vaccines to arrive in the country. (Photo from BOC) Arriving aboard Cebu Pacific flight no.5J671 at 7:30...
Senator Nancy Binay on Thursday joined other lawmakers in crticizing the Department of Health's (DOH) "brand agnostic" policy, saying the public should not be blamed over its decision not to inform patients of the brand of COVID-19 vaccines that would be used on them. In the first place, Binay said...
Vice President Leni Robredo did not experience side effects from her COVID-19 jab from the United Kingdom’s AstraZeneca vaccine, she said on Thursday, May 20. Robredo posted an update about her vaccine experience on Facebook a day after receiving her first dose at a vaccination site in Quezon...
President Duterte has ordered the distribution of coronavirus vaccines developed by Pfizer-BioNTech to the indigent population, Malacañang announced Thursday, May 20 as the country continued to fight the outbreak. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) The American-made vaccines...