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Duque ready to get first shot of vaccine
Vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., and Health Secretary Francisco Duque III are ready to get the first shot of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines to prove that the jabs are safe and effective, according to a report by Philippine News Agency. Galvez, also the National Policy A...
Gov't to pay 5% for Covax's Covid vaccines
The Department of Health clarified that the Philippines will have to pay a part of the 20 percent of vaccines from the Covax facility with funding that it said is already secured, according to a report by Philippine Star. Officials in a statement said the entire allocation was supposed to be provid...
DOH logs 1,949 new Covid-19 cases
The Department of Health (DOH) reported 7,729 new Covid-19 recoveries, pushing the country’s overall tally to 475,612, or 92.6 percent of those who tested positive for the virus as of January 24, according to a report by Philippine News Agency. In its 4 p.m. case bulletin, the DOH also report...
Go wants price cap on pork, chicken
Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go urged the executive to consider imposing a price ceiling on pork and chicken products, according to a report by Manila Times. The continued rise in pork prices is due to supply shortages brought by the African swine fever (ASF) while chic...
Infected domestic workers entitled to benefits
Domestic workers (kasambahays) that contracted coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) are entitled to financial benefits, a labor official said in a report by Philippine News Agency.. “The SSS (Social Security System) has employees’ compensation program for kasambahays the benefits, for ex...
Residents aged 10 to 65 allowed to leave home in MGCQ areas
People aged 10 to 65 can now go outside of their homes beginning February, so long as they are in areas placed under modified general community quarantine (MGCQ), according to a report by Philippine News Agency. This developed after the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infecti...
PH to get 40 million free Covid-19 shots under COVAX
The country has secured around 30 to 40 million doses of coronavirus vaccines for free from the COVAX facility, National Policy against Covid-19 chief implementer and vaccine czar, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., said in a report by Philippine News Agency. "Ikinagagalak ko po na ibalita na ...
Mother, girlfriend of Filipino infected with UK variant also test positive
The mother and the girlfriend of a patient found positive for the UK variant have contracted the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte said in a report by Philippine News Agency. Belmonte, however, clarified in an interview with the Philippine News Agency that they are...
House approves media workers' welfare bill
The House of Representatives approved on third reading a bill providing enhanced protection, security, and benefits for media workers, according to a report by Philippine News Agency. With 218 affirmative votes, zero negative vote, and no abstention, the chamber passed on final reading House B...
Taguig taps cold chain firm to store vaccines
Taguig City tapped ORCA Cold Chain Solutions to ensure that it can safely store and transport its coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines to its constituents once the life-saving jabs are delivered, according to a report by Philippine News Agency. Mayor Lino Cayetano, in a news release on...
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