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National Task Force (NTF) Deputy Chief Implementer and Testing Czar Vince Dizon has received the Sinovac vaccine on Monday, March 1.

Press Release Government accelerating vaccine rollout, says Bong Go as he assures equitable distribution across the country As the country prepares for the anticipated arrival of several batches of vaccines in the coming days, Senator Christopher "Bong" Go said the government is exerting all efforts to ramp up and accelerate the national vaccination program while simultaneously ensuring the safety and efficacy of the procured vaccines. "This is just the start. We need to do more. We need to accelerate the vaccination program in a safe, sure and secure manner," Go began in an interview on Satu...

Published March 1, 2021, 1:30 PM Some healthcare workers and several top-ranking government officials were among the first recipients of the authorized vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country. A health worker receives the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine during the first phase of vaccinations for health workers at Dr. Jose N. Rodriguez Memorial Hospital, formerly Tala Sanitarium, in Caloocan City Monday (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Philippine General Hospital (PGH) Director Dr. Gerardo Legaspi became the first official recipient of the Chinese-made vaccine, CoronaVac, durin...

BACOLOD CITY, Feb. 19 (PIA) -- The League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP) thanked President Rodrigo Roa Duterte for the authority for the local government units (LGUs) to make advance payments for the procurement of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines. Bacolod City mayor and LCP national president Evelio Leonardia expressed elation over the timely signing of President Duterte of Memorandum Order 51 series of 2021 where LGUs that are allowed to procure COVID-19 vaccines under existing laws and issuances, including those relevant to Emergency Use Authorizations, may make author...

QUEZON CITY, Feb. 3 (PIA) - The Philippine national team of athletes and coaches are requesting to be  included in the vaccination priority list for them to start training soonest in preparation for the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) in Hanoi, Vietnam. The SEA Games is set for November 21-December 2 of this year and preparation for bubble training has to start at once thus, the request of athletes and coaches to be vaccinated as well. There are 996 athletes, 262 coaches, 280 para-athletes, 82 para coaches; making a total of 1,620 athletes and coaches in the national team, the overal...