Palace to people unwilling to get vaccinated vs COVID-19: “Bahala na si COVID-19 sa kanila” “Bahala na si COVID-19 sa kanila” — On Monday, Malacañang said that COVID-19 will take care of people who were unwilling to get vaccinated against COVID-19. When asked if the Philippine government was eyeing programs to convince people to get … Read more
Vaccination of the 12-17 age group would mean 12 million to 14 million more people to vaccinate, according to FDA. On Monday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said that the vaccination of the 12-17 age group would mean 12 million to 14 million more people to vaccinate against COVID-19. During the Laging Handa briefing, … Read more
Public schools enrollment to start this coming August 16 according to DepEd The Department of Education (DepEd) announced on Saturday that enrollment in public schools in the Philippines will begin on August 16 and end on September 13. However, there’s no go-signal yet if in-person classes will be conducted in the next school year. Recently, … Read more
Pampanga town under state of calamity due to flooding The town of San Simon in Pampanga has been placed under a state of calamity due to continuous flooding. State of calamity refers to a status that could be declared widespread within the country, or certain localities, in response to a destructive, natural, or man-made disaster. … Read more
Honey Lacuna, the vice mayor of Manila City tested positive for COVID-19 HONEY LACUNA – The vice mayor of Manila tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This was announced by the Manila Public Information Office (PIO). “Nais ko pong ipabatid na ako po ay nagpositibo sa COVID-19 ngayong hapon, Agosto 8, 2021,” it noted. … Read more
Vaccination of the 12-17 age group may start by the end of September or October, according to Galvez. On Sunday, vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr said that the vaccination of the 12-17 age group against COVID-19 may start by the end of September or October depending on the vaccine supply. The Philippine government was … Read more
The Philippine government was looking to buy more Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine doses, according to Domingo. On Sunday, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Director-General Eric Domingo said that the Philippine government was looking to buy more doses of the China-made Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine in order to augment the nation’s vaccination efforts. In a report on GMA … Read more
IATF and NTF COVID-19 activated the crisis action plan against COVID-19 variants. IATF and NTF COVID-19 — A new crisis action plan was launched by the national government’s task forces that were overseeing the Philippines’ COVID-19 pandemic response to address the new threats posed by the emerging COVID-19 variants. On Friday, vaccine czar and NTF … Read more
The PGH was preparing for the “worst case scenario” as COVID-19 cases increased. The Philippine General Hospital (PGH) was preparing for the “worst case scenario” as coronavirus cases in the Philippines increased. On Saturday, a PGH spokesperson said that the Philippine General Hospital will be forced to temporarily close down its non-COVID-19 wards should coronavirus … Read more
Palace praised Carlo Paalam and other Filipino athletes for their “best Olympic performance”. Malacañang had commended Filipino boxer Carlo Paalam and the rest of the Filipino athletes for displaying the “best Olympic performance in history”. So far, the Philippines had collected four Olympics medals in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, including a silver medal won by … Read more
