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(File photo) MANILA - The local government units in the National Capital Region urged residents to avail of the booster shots amid the increase of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases in the country. In Navotas City, the local government on Wednesday called on its residents to avail of the Covid-19 booster shots to prevent the spike of active cases in their locality. The latest data showed Navotas has only 10 active cases with 219,557 residents fully protected against the pandemic, with 62,...

MANILA - Malacanang on Tuesday encouraged eligible Filipinos to get coronavirus disease (Covid-19) booster shots despite the decline in Covid-19 cases. In a Palace briefing, Acting Presidential Spokesperson Karlo Nograles said there are around 33.5 million individuals who are qualified to get an additional dose of the approved Covid-19 vaccines as of February 20. Nograles, however, noted that only 9.7 million have received their booster shots, urging the remaining 23 million to receive supplemen...

KIDS' VAX. Antique province begins its Covid-19 vaccination program for children aged 5 to 11 years old at Binirayan Gymnasium in San Jose de Buenavista on Feb. 15, 2022. The province's 18 local government units started their inoculation drives the following day. (PNA photo by Annabel Consuelo J. Petinglay) MANILA - The national government will incentivize local government units (LGUs) that can inoculate at least 70 percent of eligible adults and 80 percent of senior citizens from their ...