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FREE RENT FOR VAXXED SAN CARLOS MARKET VENDORS

The City of San Carlos in Negros Occidental has granted payment incentives to vendors at its main public market who are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). In Executive Order (EO) 248, Mayor Renato Gustilo acknowledged that market vendors were among those greatly affected by the declaration of the state of general community […]

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PRC VACCINATES 1,000 LAGUNA INMATES VS COVID-19

Senator Dick Gordon has extended assistance to 1,000 inmates, also known as persons deprived of liberty (PDLs), at the Laguna provincial jail by administering COVID-19 vaccines that would protect them against the coronavirus. Gordon, who heads the Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights, has mobilized the volunteers of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) he […]

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PRC RAMPS UP VAXXING AMID OMICRON – GORDON

The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) ramped up its vaccination drive to support the National Vaccination Days after the National Task Force Against COVID-19 extended the vaccination days until December 3. PRC Chairman and CEO Senator Dick Gordon deployed its Bakuna Buses and Bakuna Centers, which vaccinated 8,155 individuals on December 2. The PRC continues to […]

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SPEED-UP VAXXING OF TEACHERS, MINORS — GATCHALIAN

Senator Win Gatchalian is pressing to accelerate the vaccination of minors and teachers following the global alarm on the COVID-19 variant Omicron. The World Health Organization (WHO) recently declared Omicron a variant of concern. While preliminary evidence suggests that Omicron poses an increased risk to reinfection, it remains unclear whether the variant is more transmissible […]

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PH TOURISM WORKERS NOW 75% VAXXED – ROMULO-PUYAT

The Department of Tourism (DOT) announced that 75.39% or 236,714 of the total active tourism workers in the country are now vaccinated against COVID-19.  “We will not stop until we achieve 100% vaccination for all our active tourism workers,” said Tourism Secretary Berna Romulo-Puyat. Romulo-Puyat expressed her satisfaction with the latest vaccine numbers as she hoped […]

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DIVE ESTABLISHMENT WORKERS NOW 95% VAXXED – DOT

The Department of Tourism (DOT) announced the vaccination of 95.78 percent of tourism workers employed in accredited dive establishments across the Philippines, signaling the readiness of this niche market to the eventual reopening of the country to foreign visitors. Based on the latest data received from 105 Dive Establishments (DEs) and Liveaboards Dive Establishments (LDEs) […]

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SORSOGON EYES 160K JABS IN ‘BAKUNAHAN, BAYANIHAN’

The provincial government of Sorsogon is targeting to vaccinate 53,586 per day from its 14 municipalities and one city during the three-day inoculation campaign. Governor Chiz Escudero directed all mayors to fully support the vaccination rollout and encourage all government offices, agencies and local government units (LGUs) to assign and allow all their health care […]

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BJMP’S SWIFT ROLL-OUT OF COVID-19 VACCINES HAILED

Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles lauded the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology for its speedy administration of COVID-19 vaccines to persons deprived of liberty under its jurisdiction. “The BJMP has averted a potential crisis with the swift roll-out of the vaccines for our PDLs. Given the cramped conditions in our jails, it was […]

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ALMOST 1-M DAVAO CITY RESIDENTS NOW FULLY VAXXED

Davao City is inching its way to getting one million residents fully vaccinated against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). In her regular radio program, Mayor Sara Duterte said a total of 1,010,811 residents got their first doses, while 908,101 have been fully vaccinated. “We will not promise but we will try to achieve the demand […]

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STUDENT WINS IN CEBU CITY’S 1ST VAX RAFFLE DRAW

To entice more residents to get vaccinated, the city government of Cebu distributed prizes for the first round of a raffle draw, with a 20-year-old fully-vaccinated student receiving a brand new motorcycle as the first weekly winner. Acting Mayor Michael Rama led other city officials in a blessing rite for the prizes of the “PaBakunaTa […]