President Duterte told Senator Gordon to pay “disallowed” funds. On Monday, President Rodrigo Duterte told Senator Richard Gordon to pay the government to PHP 140 million in “disallowed” funds he accrued when he’s still the chairman of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA). According to the President, the significant amount could be tapped to procure … Read more
US President Biden said that he and first lady Jill Biden were planning to get booster shots once they’re eligible. US President Joe Biden said that he and first lady Jill Biden were planning to get COVID-19 vaccine booster shots once they’re eligible. According to a report on CNN, the President said in an interview … Read more
Philippine President Duterte thanked US President Biden for donating COVID-19 vaccines to the country. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte thanked United States President Joe Biden for donating COVID-19 vaccines to the country. President Duterte, in a rare instance, was friendly to the United States and asked the global superpower not to forget the Philippines. This came … Read more
President Duterte will personally welcome the arrival of US-donated COVID-19 vaccines On August 3, according to Año. On Monday, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año confirmed that President Rodrigo Duterte will personally welcome the arrival of US-donated COVID-19 vaccines on August 3. Año told CNN Philippines’ The Source that President Duterte will personally welcome the arrival of … Read more
President Duterte had asked Galvez to accommodate LGUs’ “desperate calls” for more COVID-19 vaccines President Rodrigo Duterte had asked vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr to accommodate the “desperate calls” of some local government units (LGUs) for more COVID-19 vaccines due to the surge of coronavirus cases in different areas in the Philippines. In his … Read more
The national government will stop deploying “very sensitive” vaccines to areas with storage problems, according to Galvez. On Friday, vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr said that the national government will stop deploying “very sensitive” vaccines to areas with storage problems. Galvez said that local government units (LGUs) that failed to properly store “very sensitive” … Read more
Doctors who gave unregistered vaccines were liable alongside distributors and importers, according to FDA. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said that doctors who gave unregistered vaccines were equally criminally liable with distributors and importers of such products. On Wednesday, FDA Director-General Eric Domingo said that doctors who prescribed unregistered medicines — including COVID-19 vaccines … Read more
Initial studies showed an increased immunity against COVID-19 when mixing and matching vaccines, according to Domingo. On Wednesday, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Director-General Eric Domingo said that initial studies showed an increased immunity against COVID-19 when mixing and matching COVID-19 vaccines. During the Cabinet briefing aired early Wednesday, President Rodrigo Duterte asked Domingo if … Read more
The Philippine government allowed MSMEs to procure their own COVID-19 vaccines. Micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) were now allowed by the national government to procure their own COVID-19 vaccines as the COVID-19 vaccination program was slowly being opened to more priority sectors. As obtained by the Manila Bulletin on Saturday, this was stated in … Read more
Moderna and Pfizer vaccines could soon be commercially available in the Philippines, according to Galvez. On Saturday, vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. revealed that Moderna and Pfizer vaccines could soon be commercially available in the Philippines. According to Galvez, the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines could soon be available for commercial use in the … Read more