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Church gatherings of up to 30% capacity allowed Christina Mendez © Migue De Guzman Church gatherings of up to 30% capacity allowed MANILA, Philippines — While the government scrambles to inoculate a greater number of Filipinos against COVID-19, the task force spearheading efforts to curb the disease has allowed places for religious gatherings in Metro Manila to increase the number of people attending by up to 30 percent of the venue capacity. Metro Manila mayors are given t...

President Duterte delivers his public address (File Photo: Malacañang photo) Duterte made the statement as he noted anew that vaccines should be immediately administered to people to avoid spoilage. In a pre-recorded public address aired on Tuesday, the President reminded vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. that police officers, as well as soldiers, should be put on the priority list. “Sundalo pati pulis, lahat. Pati itong — kung madala ‘yang pamilya nila, okay na, tutal nandiyan na ‘yong ...

Eyebrows raised over inclusion of local execs in vaccine priority list after Pfizer COVID-19 jab arrival 235 ); Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in the Philippines. Some social media users made these criticisms online after the Palace approved this new adjustment. Under Resolution No. 115-B the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseasesreleased, local executives are now part of the A1.5 priority group of the national government’s COVID-19 vaccine priority list. The ...

The government has moved local government officials to the A1 priority list of its COVID-19 vaccination program due to their high exposure to the coronavirus, presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said on Monday. Roque said local officials now belong under the A1 group or the same category of health workers. Specifically, the local officials are now under A1.5. BASAHIN: Mga gobernador at local chief executives (LCEs), inihanay bilang Priority...

May 17, 2021 AFTER previously experiencing logistical delays, Pfizer-BioNTech’s BNT162b2, the third Covid-19 vaccine brand that arrived in Davao Region, has already been inoculated to senior citizens in Davao City on Monday, May 17, 2021. The Department of Health (DOH)-Davao Region led the symbolic vaccination rollout of Pfizer-BioNTech at the Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC). A total of 29,250 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech arrived on Wednesday afternoon, May 11, along with ...

SunStar Inclusion of governors, mayors in Priority A1 vax list approved. (FIle photo) + May 18, 2021 MALACAÑANG has encouraged local chief executives (LCEs) to register for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccination, stressing they are now included in the Priority A1 list regardless of their risk classification. In a press briefing Monday, May 17, 2021, Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) signed Resolution 115-B with the concurrence ...

SunStar Cebu City rolls out Pfizer vaccine at UC Senior High School campus EXCLUSIVE. (From left) University of Cebu president Augusto Go, Emergency Operations Center deputy chief implementer Joel Garganera and Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella share a light moment during the opening of Cebu City’s latest vaccination site at the UC Senior High School campus ground floor on J. Alcantara St. in Barangay Sambag 1 Monday, May 17, 2021. The Pfizer vaccine delivered to the...

Philippines Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Situation Report #76, 10 May 2021 Format Situation summary (Highlights of the current report) Please see the Philippines Department of Health (DOH) daily Situation Update for further information. • Out of a total 1,108,8261 confirmed cases reported in the Philippines as of 10 May 2021, 52.4 % are male, with the most affected age group 25-34 years (27.8%). • 43.2% of the total number of cases are from the National Capital Region (NCR), followed by C...

SunStar + May 16, 2021 THE League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP) expressed its gratitude to the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging and Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) for approving its request to reclassify local chief executives (LCEs) as Priority Group A1: Workers in Frontline Health Services, specifically under Priority Group A1.5 in the ongoing National Vaccination Program. Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia, LCP national president, said in a statement ...

May 14, 2021 THE Covid-19 vaccine acceptance among senior citizens (Group A2 in the vaccination prioritization) in Central Visayas has improved, the Department of Health (DOH) 7 reported. Dr. Mary Jean Loreche, DOH 7 spokesperson, said as of Thursday, May 13, a total of 606,444 senior citizens in the region had already registered for the Covid-19 vaccination program. This is about 30,000 more than the number of registered senior citizens on April 20, which was only 572,626, said Lo...