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COVID-19 VACCINATION. Lilia Butao, 65 received her 1st Pfizer booster shot during the Covid-19 mass vaccination at the MetroPlaza Mall in Barangay 176, Bagong Silang-Kanan, Caloocan City on Thursday (June 23, 2022). Butao is one of the 100 recipients of Pfizer booster in the area. (PNA photo by Ben Briones) MANILA - The Philippines has already administered 154,237,449 doses of the coronavirus disease 2019 vaccine nationwide, with 70,853,659 Filipinos receiving complete coronavirus primary series...

DAVAO CITY - The Davao Covid-19 Task Force has reminded Dabawenyos anew to strictly observe the proper wearing of face masks after the virus positivity rate here slightly rose to 4.5 percent. In a statement Wednesday, the Covid-19 Task Force said there is a need to observe the minimum health protocol as 18 people turned out positive for the virus out of the 396 persons tested. As of June 26, the city has recorded 80 active cases. Since March 2020, the city tallied a total of 72,621 Covid-19 case...

(File photo) MANILA - The work and sacrifices of healthcare workers and front-liners in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic have saved millions of lives, making them heroes of this generation, National Task Force Against Covid-19 chief implementer Carlito Galvez Jr. said Thursday. Galvez, who is also the vaccine czar, said everyone played a crucial role in the success of the government's coronavirus response and vaccination program. "Sa gitna ng ating laban kontra sa Covid-19, um...

Presidential Adviser on Covid-19 Response, Secretary Vince Dizon, at the "Duterte Legacy Summit" at Philippine International Convention Center, Pasay City on Monday (May 30, 2022) (Photo by Avito Dalan) MANILA - Actions speak louder than words and the results speak for themselves, Presidential Adviser on Covid-19 Response, Secretary Vince Dizon, said of President Rodrigo Duterte's administration. Dizon said "talk is cheap" and he considers himself "very fortunate&quo...

Presidential Adviser on Covid-19 Response, Secretary Vince Dizon, at the "Duterte Legacy Summit" at Philippine International Convention Center, Pasay City on Monday (May 30, 2022) (Photo by Avito Dalan) MANILA - Actions speak louder than words and the results speak for themselves, Presidential Adviser on Covid-19 Response, Secretary Vince Dizon, said of President Rodrigo Duterte's administration. Dizon said "talk is cheap" and he considers himself "very fortunate&quo...