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February 03, 2021 DAVAO Citys Covid-19 Immunization Program is now formally institutionalized by the 19th City Council after getting the legislative nod on third and final reading on Tuesday, February 2, 2021. The ordinance was filed by Councilor Mary Joselle Villafuerte, chairperson of the Committee on Health. Villafuerte said in a radio interview that the ordinance hugely differs from the national governments issued national deployment and vaccination plan for Covid-19. "We read ...

SunStar + January 18, 2021 BACOLOD City Mayor Evelio Leonardia has issued Executive Order (EO) No. 1, establishing the consolidated guidelines for travel into the City of Bacolod. Leonardia, who signed the EO on January 4, 2021, said that during the modified general community quarantine in November and December 2020, the number of positive coronavirus cases in Bacolod City had been greatly reduced and only less than 50 active cases. Based on data collected by the Emergency Operatio...

Negative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test results, BaCTrac identification card, and online health declaration form are now

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Jan 12 (PIA) – The Zamboanga City Government continues its commitment in prioritizing the health of residents by preparing for the COVID-19 vaccinations. Recently, Mayor Beng Climaco signed the Multilateral Agreement with AstraZeneca for the purchase of 410,000 doses of vaccines intended for 205,000 residents of Zamboanga City in the amount of 2.050 million USD, equivalent to P100 million pesos, as part of the City’s vaccination program against Covid19. Moreover, the remaini...

SunStar December 20, 2020 THROUGHOUT the last nine months, the national government through the Inter-Agency Task Force for Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF), has issued several guidelines surrounding the mandatory use of face shields. Last week, the IATF has updated its Omnibus Guidelines on the Implementation of Community Quarantine in the Philippines after the approval of Resolution No. 88. This new policy comes at a time when people are going out to attend Christmas masses and...

SunStar PNP incapable of cyber monitoring quarantine violations VIOLATORS. In Cebu, people who failed to observe general community quarantine protocol were made to perform exercises as penalty. (SunStar File/Amper Campana) + December 17, 2020 PHILIPPINE National Police (PNP) Chief Debold Sinas admitted Thursday, December 17, that the PNP is incapable of monitoring on social media any form of quarantine violations especially during the Christmas holidays....