Defense Secretary Galvez: “What we intend to convey during the Senate hearing was that …” GALVEZ – Defense Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. clarified that the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program will help build the resilience of the trainees. The Defense Secretary issued the statement after he made a controversial remark during the Senate hearing … Read more
Galvez on ROTC program: “Yun ang pagkakaiba po sa NSTP. Ang experience training talaga pong naisasapuso niya po ang lahat ng ginagawa niya.” GALVEZ – Defense Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. believes that the ROTC (Reserve Officers’ Training Corps) program can help in curing mental health problems. On Monday, senators are conducting a hearing on proposals … Read more
President Duterte: “We continue to see downward trend of the positivity rate, now only less than two percent.” On Monday, President Rodrigo Duterte gave a special mention to two Cabinet officials as the pandemic situation in the Philippines vastly improved. During his pre-recorded “Talk to the People” public briefing aired on Monday night, the President … Read more
Galvez explained the issues hounding vaccine tripartite deals with local private companies Vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr explained the issues hounding vaccine tripartite procurement deals with local private companies. On Tuesday, Galvez said that some COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers preferred to deal with only the national government, a condition that has hampered tripartite procurement deals … Read more
Galvez on Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine On Monday, National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 Chief Implementer and vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr said that the Philippine government will follow up more or less 10 million doses of Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine because it will “become 10 million treatments”. Manila Bulletin reported that Sputnik V, … Read more
The Philippines will use the AstraZeneca vaccine as a 2nd dose if Sputnik V failed to deliver, according to Galvez. On Wednesday, vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr said that the Philippines will use the AstraZeneca vaccine as a second dose if Sputnik V’s second component failed to arrive in the Philippines. Galvez said at … 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
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
Galvez encouraged the public to remain calm amidst vaccination mess. Vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr had encouraged the public to remain calm as he assured that there’s no truth to the information spreading online that the government won’t allow unvaccinated persons from going out of their respective homes. According to Galvez, the COVID-19 vaccination … Read more
UK-donated AstraZeneca vaccines will be allocated to police and military personnel, according to Galvez. On Wednesday, vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr said that the 415,000 AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses, which were donated by the British government, will be allocated to police and military personnel. In a congressional hearing, Nueva Ecija 1st District Representative Estrellita … Read more