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Recognizing that many workers in the city cannot take off work or don’t have time to visit a vaccination site during the day, the Quezon City government has launched a vaccination program that opens at 6 p.m. or after working hours. Dubbed as ‘QC Bakuna Nights’, the program aims to expand the reach of the […]
Senator Dick Gordon stated that face-to-face classes or blended learning amid the COVID-19 pandemic can be implemented when at least 70% of the country’s total population have been vaccinated. “It is important that we make sure that everyone is safe and that our people are protected from the virus before we go back to face-to-face […]
Senator Joel Villanueva sought clarification from officials involved in pandemic response on what he said was a “confusing” policy that would require those fully-vaccinated Filipinos to produce two sets of proof — a vaccine card and certification issued by the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) or the Local Health Officer. “Isn’t this additional […]
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority, organizer of the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF), in partnership with the Movie Workers Welfare Foundation (MOWELFUND) rolled out its COVID-19 vaccination program for movie industry workers. This is in line with the objectives of the MMFF to help and provide incentives to its designated beneficiaries in the local film […]
A party-list lawmaker said returning Filipinos who have been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) here or abroad should be exempted from the mandatory quarantine when they arrive in the country. ACT-CIS Partylist Representative Rowena Niña Taduran said the mandatory seven-day quarantine in a government-approved facility would only burden the arriving fully vaccinated Filipinos, who […]
Some 10,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines will be arriving in Bohol, Tourism Secretary Berna Romulo-Puyat announced in a virtual meeting with the province’s tourism industry stakeholders. “I am delighted to bring the good news that vaccine czars Sec. Carlito Galvez and Sec. Vince Dizon have approved our request for additional vaccines for Bohol. With this, […]
The city government of San Carlos, Pangasinan launched its first mall-based coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination site in partnership with the City Mall. Mayor Julier Resuello said the mall is the 11th vaccination site in the city. “We have started coordinating with other malls in the city so that when more vaccines become available, we […]
The country’s Tokyo Olympics-bound athletes who are training abroad will get their COVID-19 vaccines in their host countries, Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President Representative Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino said. Tolentino said Malaysia assured that weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz and her team will get their second dose of the vaccine, while Japanese sports officials guaranteed the inoculation of […]
“There is no better way to thank our barangay frontliners than by providing them with the protection they need to safely continue selflessly serving our communities.”This was the response on Wednesday of Deputy Speaker Benny Abante Jr. to a June 7 letter from National Task Force against COVID-19 Chief Implementer Sec. Carlito Galvez informing the […]
An education advocacy group on Wednesday lauded the government’s plan to procure 60 million Covid-19 vaccines for children, saying such a move would be crucial in resuming face-to-face classes. “Napakaganda pong balita ng planong pagbili ng bakuna para sa kabataan. The vaccination of Filipino children will pave the way for the resumption of face-to-face classes […]