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Pasig becomes first LGU to get approval from WHO on vaccination plan
Mayor Vico Sotto has announced that Pasig City is the first local government unit (LGU) to have a Department of Health (DOH)/ World Health Organization (WHO)-approved coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination plan, according to a report by Manila Bulletin. He said Vaccine Czar Carlito Galvez,...
Pasig lauded as model in Covid-19 campaign
The National Task Force Against Covid-19 (NTF) cited Pasig City as a model city for the entire country with its plans and programs to fight the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), according to a report by Philippine News Agency. During the Coordinated Operations to Defeat Epidemic (C.O.D.E.) ...
Pasig mayor sees 'light at the end of the tunnel’
After almost a year of battle against the coronavirus, finally, we can now see the light at the end of the tunnel. Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto had this to say as the city, in cooperation with the national government, prepares for the rollout of the vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19...
Pasig eyes public schools as vaccination sites
The local government of Pasig City is planning to use public schools as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination centers in the city, according to a report by Manila Bulletin. During the visit of the Coordinated Operations to Defeat Epidemic (CODE) Team to Pasig on Tuesday, Mayor Vico Sotto expla...
Vico Sotto receives TOYM award
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto is among The Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) honorees, according to a report by Manila Bulletin. Sotto has been recognized as the TOYM honoree for government service. “For the past 61 years, this search has become an institution, highlighting the unparalleled accompl...
Pasig, Valenzuela Antipolo integrate contact tracing apps
The city governments of Pasig, Valenzuela, and Antipolo have partnered to integrate the use of their respective contact tracing applications to boost efforts in the fight against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), according to a report by Philippine News Agency. Valenzuela City Mayor Rex Gatc...
Pasig residents reminded about proper use of face masks
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto raised concern over residents who still fail to observe the proper wearing of face masks when outside amidst the ongoing threat of the pandemic, according to a report by Manila Bulletin. Sotto said some 500 personnel from the Bantay Pasig Division have been deployed to s...
Pasig simulates Covid-19 vaccination
Pasig City targets to inoculate about 60 to 70 percent of the city's population as it began a simulation of the national immunization campaign on Wednesday, according to a report by Philippine News Agency. "When vaccinations start, a big challenge will be the timing. The vaccines and also ...
Pasig mayor asks residents to trust experts on vaccine
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto urged the public to trust medical experts on the country's acquisition of coronavirus vaccines, according to a report by Philippine News Agency. "Kapag sinabi ng mga dalubhasa na ligtas at mabisa ang Covid-19 vaccine, makinig at magtiwala tayo (When ex...
Pasig to buy 400,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines
Pasig City ordered 400,000 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines worth around P100 million, Mayor Vico Sotto said in a report by GMA News. "Many of us LGUs signed a tripartite agreement with AstraZeneca and the national govt yesterday. Pasig ordered 400K doses (*100M pesos). Actual quantity &...