Metro Cities
1,500 health workers to get vaccines at Sta. Ana Hospital
Vaccines from Sinovac arrived at the Sta. Ana Hospital in Manila on March 1, according to a report by Manila Bulletin. Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso said the vaccine supply is enough for 1,500 people. Frontline health workers of the Manila city government are on top of t...
Quezon City mayor asks health workers to avail of vaccines
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte asked the city’s healthcare workers to take the opportunity to get vaccinated against COVID-19 following the arrival of China’s Sinovac vaccine in the country, according to a report by Manila Bulletin. Belmonte said “time is of the essence,” so...
San Juan mayor tests positive for virus
San Juan City Mayor Francisco Zamora said he tested positive for COVID-19, according to a report by Manila Bulletin. “I would like to announce that I have tested positive with the COVID-19. My results came out today after a routine swab test yesterday evening, February 28, 2021.” he sai...
Manila starts vaccination
Medical front-liners, about 200 of them, will be first in line when Manila starts its vaccine rollout on Tuesday, according to a report by Philippine News Agency. The national government delivered about 3,000 doses, good for two doses for 1,500 individuals, of Sinovac vaccines to the city’s C...
Pasay gets 100 Sinovac vaccines
Pasay City General Hospital will initially receive 100 doses of Sinovac’s COVID-19 vaccines on March 2, according to a report by Manila Bulletin. An official at the Pasay City Hall said the national government allotted a total of 5,000 doses of Sinovac vaccine for health workers at the ...
Quezon City intensifies anti-rabies vaccination drive
The Quezon City Veterinary Department is ramping up its anti-rabies vaccination efforts following the rise in rabies cases and a fatality in District 1. “Our City Veterinarian recently recorded five animal rabies cases and one human death within a month, that’s why the district has now ...
Quezon City to tackle food security problems
As the country grapples with a new viral disease that has started to beset the hog industry, Quezon City’s District 2 Councilor Fernando Miguel “Mikey” Belmonte, in his privilege speech, urges other members of the City Council to set out strategic policies that would address existi...
Paranaque signs agreement with Zuellig Pharma
Sa pangunguna ni Parañaque City Mayor Edwin L. Olivarez kasama ang City Health Office sa pamumuno ni Dra. Olga Virtusio at Special Services and Public Information Office sa pamumuno ni Mr. Mario L. Jimenez ay nagkaroon ng opisyal na "Memorandum of Agreement" signing sa pagitan ng Ci...
Caloocan mayor joins vaccination rollout
Nakiisa si Mayor Oca Malapitan sa unang araw ng Covid-19 vaccination rollout sa isa sa mga Covid-19 referral hospitals sa bansa, ang Dr. Jose Rodriguez Memorial Medical Center sa Tala, Caloocan City. Kasama sina Covid-19 Vaccine Czar Sec. Vince Dizon, Department of Health (DOH) Asec. Elmer Punzalan...
San Juan provides technical training
San Juan City will offer free technical skills classes to its residents amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report by Manila Bulletin. The project aims to help residents land a job or earn extra income by honing their technical skills. The technical skill classes offered by the city go...