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86% IN SAN JUAN CITY VACCINATED – ZAMORA

San Juan City has vaccinated 86.6 percent of its target population against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The figure represents 73,987 out of the city’s 85,400 aim. The remaining 11,413 make up 13 percent of all eligible vaccinees. In achieving its goal, health officials make sure they do not mishandle the jabs. “Dito po sa San […]

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MORE VAX HOTLINES FOR VIGAN RESIDENTS – MEDINA

The city government of Vigan has opened more vaccination hotlines where residents can pre register to avoid long queues for vaccination against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). In a public advisory posted on its official Facebook page, the city government said all individuals who belong to A1, A2, and A3 categories who have not yet preregistered […]

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CAN-AVID NOW HAS DOH ‘BOTIKA NG BAYAN’ – GERMINO

The local government unit of Can-avid, Eastern Samar thanked the Department of Health in Eastern Visayas for approving its request for the establishment of a FOURmula One Plus Botika ng Bayan (F1+BNB). Mayor Gil Norman Germino thanked Department of Health regional director Exuperia Sabalberino for approving their request that will benefit 20 villages and its […]

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STOP NPA RECRUITMENT WITH BRGY PROJECTS – ESCUDERO

Sorsogon Governor Chiz Escudero said barangay development projects will prevent the people from joining the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA). Speaking during the blessing and inauguration of the “Harong Paglaom” (House of Hope), a halfway home built for former NPA rebels in Juban town, Sorsogon, Escudero said, “Whole-of-Nation approach means not everything […]

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QC EMPLOYEES TO RECEIVE HAZARD PAY – BELMONTE

Quezon City employees who reported for work during the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) and modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) will soon receive their hazard pay. The local government has allocated P250 million for the payment of hazard pay to eligible employees who helped in the delivery of services and programs to residents during the covered […]

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DIGOS TO DO HOUSE-TO-HOUSE VAX INFO DRIVE – CAGAS

Digos City Mayor Josef Cagas instructed the City Information Office to conduct a house-to-house information dissemination campaign on vaccination. Cagas said the house-to-house drive is necessary, given the low turnout of vaccinees. “They need to do the house-to-house campaign to further entice people on the goodness of vaccines to one’s health,” he said. As the […]

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‘SUROY-SUROY SUGBU’ TOURS TO REVIVE CEBU TOURISM

Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia expects more groups and companies joining the “Suroy-Suroy Sugbo” package tours, seeing this as a way to revive the local tourism industry. Suroy-Suroy is the banner tourism program of the provincial government which started in 2005. Garcia made such a call in this town during the three-day escapade of the Philippine […]

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RIZAL REP NOGRALES: ROLLOUT POLICE BODY CAMS NOW!

Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles on Thursday urged the Philippine National Police (PNP) to hasten its rollout of body-worn cameras amid continued controversy in the way it conducts its anti-drug operations. “Madaliin po sana natin ang pagkalap at pagpapagamit sa ating mga police operations ng mga body-cam. Malaki ang maia-ambag nito sa pagsigurong above-board […]

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BATAC HOLDS CHARTER DAY FAIR, BAZAAR – CHUA

A three-day food fair and bazaar showcasing the city of Batac’s products are being exhibited at the second floor of the Batac Riverside Empanadaan to re-stimulate the local economy amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Open to all small entrepreneurs with registered and non-registered businesses, organizers said at least 25 slots were allotted for […]

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LA UNION OPENS MEGA VACCINATION SITE – ORTEGA

Over 400 individuals received their first dose of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine as the provincial government of La Union started inoculating its residents in its newly-opened mega vaccination site at the Father Burgos Gym at Saint Louis College in San Fernando City.  “In our mega vaccination site, we ensure efficient vaccination process through […]