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Senate Majority Leader Migz Zubiri is appealing to the Inter-Agency Task Force and the Department of Health to allow the vaccination of economic and government frontliners, categorized as A4 in the priority list, as soon as possible. “So many vaccines have arrived in the country thanks to the efforts of Sec. Carlito Galvez and Sec. […]
The plan of the Hong Kong government to have Filipinos working in the territory vaccinated against COVID-19 must be based on “informed choice” and should never be done under state pressure, Senator Joel Villanueva said. “Kahit naman dito sa atin, wala pong pilitan pagdating sa bakuna. Pero mariin po nating hinihimok ang lahat na magpabakuna. […]
Some 150 frontline personnel of quarantine hotels were among the hundreds of workers who were vaccinated against COVID-19 in the symbolic vaccination of laborers that is part of the government’s celebration of Labor Day. The Department of Tourism (DOT) said the vaccination of these tourism frontliners is part of the preparation for the next phase […]
Benguet Governor Melchor Diclas said the province continues to do information education campaigns (IEC) in the communities to ensure readiness and acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccines. Diclas was a guest in the “Laging Handa” virtual briefing of the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) hosted by PCOO Assistant Secretary for Global Media and Public Affairs JV […]
A lawmaker at the House of Representatives stressed the need to enact a general law protecting all vaccinated individuals against those who will refuse to receive the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines pursuant to the general welfare clause of the 1987 Constitution. Cavite Representative Elpidio Barzaga Jr. cited the general welfare clause stating that “the […]
A lawmaker called for a stronger information campaign to boost the people’s confidence in the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination program by holding regular webinars to be aired live on government television channels and radio stations. Cavite Representative Elpidio Barzaga Jr. said the Department of Health (DOH) and the Department of the Interior and Local Government […]
“We are in a crisis nobody alive has ever seen before. Hindi na super hero ang kailangan natin. Super friends na ang kailangan natin.” This according to Quezon City 6th District Councilor Bobby Castelo who, over the weekend, commented about the temporary suspension of acceptance of vaccine applications for Quezon City due to lack of […]
Quezon City 2nd District Rep. Precious Hipolito-Castelo urged the Inter-agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) to allow the homeowners associations of private subdivisions to conduct their own vaccination programs for their respective residents. “This will ease congestion in most vaccination centers in Quezon City and other parts of Metro Manila.” “This will ease […]
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat announced that a temporary mobile hospital and a drive-thru vaccination site will soon rise at the Rizal Park in Manila. In a meeting held recently, the Board of Directors of the National Parks Development Committee (NPDC), an attached agency of the Department of Tourism, unanimously approved the proposal […]
The provincial government of Tarlac is setting up a mega vaccination facility in preparation for the mass inoculation of Tarlaqueños against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Located at the San Isidro evacuation center in Tarlac City, the mega vaccine hub has the capacity to accommodate 1,500 individuals per day. “We will replicate this hub in the […]