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
Chile will start administering COVID-19 booster shot to Sinovac recipients. Last Thursday, Chilean President Sebastian Pinera said that Chile will start administering a COVID-19 booster shot to those already vaccinated with Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine after studies showed that the initial two doses of the said vaccine lose some effectiveness after several months. Inquirer reported that … Read more
Half of the US population were fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to the White House. US POPULATION — Half of the population in the United States were fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to the White House. In a tweet, White House COVID-19 data director Cyrus Shahpar said on Friday that 50% of Americans were fully … Read more
Senator Go said that he will only run for president if President Duterte will be his running mate. Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go said that he will only run for president if President Rodrigo Duterte will be his running mate. In a statement, Senator Go reiterated that he left his fate to God, to the … Read more
DOH Record on Delta Cases in PH Jump by 119 DOH – The Department of Health spoke on the total cases of the Delta variant detected in the Philippines now amid the increasing total cases. Across the globe, several countries now are tightening their guards to prevent the entry of the Delta variant of COVID-19. … Read more