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“This is not the right time to put blame on others. We need to help each other,” Garcia said in a virtual news forum hosted by the Department of Health (DOH).
“Si [DOH] Usec. Bong Vega ang may hawak ng One Hospital Command and I think he’s really doing good. Why? Ngayon kasi napuno eh. Before this surge nasa 60, 70, or 50 calls lang per day yan. Umabot ng more than 300 (Usec. Bong Vega is the one managing One Hospital Command and I think he’s really doing good. Why? It’s been fully loaded with calls. Before this surge there were only 60, 70, or 50 calls per day. It has reached over 300),” he said.
Published April 8, 2021, 1:00 PM
“Very good news.”
That’s how Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) General Manager Jojo Garcia described on Thursday, April 8 the government’s decision to allow the use of China-made CoronaVac brand vaccines on senior citizens.
(Photo by Ali Vicoy / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN)
Garcia, in a virtual news forum, said the development would hasten the inoculation of Filipinos against the dreaded coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
CoronaVac is manufactured by Sinovac Biotech. It is one of only two vaccine brands being used by the Philippines, the other one being the British-Swedish vaccine AstraZeneca.
“Napakaganda ng balita kahapon galing sa FDA [Food and Drug Administration] na inapprove na ang Sinovac sa senior. Pwede na tayong magtuloy-tuloy ng pagbabakuna (It was very good to learn from FDA yesterday that Sinovac has been approved for seniors. We can now continously perform vaccinations),” Garcia said.
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This, after Bosita finally received from YouTube his “Silver Creator Award” in the form of a spiffy-looking silver play button plaque.
“Sa lahat po ng mga YouTube Subscribers ko, at sa lahat ng mga nakikiisa at sumusuporta sa ating adbokasiya- MARAMING SALAMAT PO! (To all my YouTube subscribers and to all those who echo and support my advocacy– thank you very much!)” he wrote in a post on the RSAP Facebook page last Monday, April 5.
The Silver Creator Award is reserved for YouTube channels that have reached or surpassed 100,000 subscribers. Bosita’s “Colonel Bosita, RSAP” channel already has over 348,000 subscribers.
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An organization of lawyers has welcomed the proposal to have violators of health protocols imposed by local government units (LGUs) to just undergo community service as punishment instead of imprisonment or fine.