Several Chinese nationals were vaccinated on Wednesday against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the city of Pasay. In a media statement, Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano said the vaccinated Chinese are legitimate residents of Pasay City and belong to the priority categories of senior citizens (A2) or persons with comorbidities (A3). He said they went … Read more
Hontiveros: “Hindi dapat binubully ang publiko para magpabakuna.” Senator Risa Hontiveros opposed the proposal of presidential spokesperson Harry Roque to obligate 4Ps beneficiaries to get vaccinated against COVID-19 before receiving their assistance. “Hindi dapat binubully ang publiko para magpabakuna. Kaunting galang at respeto naman sa mga mahihirap. Walang kondisyon sa 4Ps law na kailangan vaccinated … Read more
The Philippines was eyeing to start the COVID-19 vaccination of the general public by August 2021, according to Galvez. Vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. on Wednesday said that the Philippines was eyeing to start the COVID-19 vaccination of the general public by August 2021. In a televised briefing with President Rodrigo Duterte and some … Read more
Malacañang said that there’s no need to make the COVID-19 vaccination mandatory yet. Malacañang on Monday said that there’s no need to make the COVID-19 vaccination mandatory yet since the vaccine supply in the Philippines remained scant. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said in his regular press briefing that there’s no need to make vaccination mandatory … Read more
“Media should be included in the A4 list,” says Sen. Villanueva Senator Joel Villanueva is pushing to include the media sector in the list of priority recipients of the COVID-19 vaccination in the country because of their very important role in delivering news to the people in the midst of the pandemic. Villanueva, chair of … Read more
DILG on Mark Anthony Fernandez vaccination: “Kahit saang anggulo, legally and morally, mali.” COVID-19 VACCINATION – The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said on Wednesday that the inoculation of actor Mark Anthony Fernandez was “legally and morally” wrong. Last week, the actor was inoculated with the AstraZeneca vaccine as part of the … Read more
Galvez urged the public to pre-register for COVID-19 vaccination in the Philippines. Vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. on Tuesday encouraged the public to pre-register for COVID-19 vaccination in the Philippines. During the Presidential press briefing last Tuesday, Galvez said that those who were expected to receive a COVID-19 vaccine may present any valid ID … Read more
The DOH clarified that a PhilHealth ID number was “not required” for COVID-19 vaccination PHILHEALTH ID NUMBER — The Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday clarified that a PhilHealth Identification Number (PIN) was “not required” for COVID-19 vaccination. In a report on GMA News Online, the Department of Health said in a statement that the … Read more
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation said that PhilHealth Identification Number was now a requirement for COVID-19 vaccination. The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) said that Filipinos should have and should know their PhilHealth Identification Number (PIN) ready as this was now a requirement prior to receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. In a statement, PhilHealth President and … Read more
House Committee on Health Chairperson and Quezon Rep. Angelina Tan denied special treatment on getting a vaccine against COVID-19 at Veterans Memorial Medical Center (VMMC). According to Tan, she was vaccinated not because she was a congressman or chairman of the Health Committee of the House or because she was a doctor. “I primarily took … Read more