National testing czar Secretary Vivencio Dizon. (Screengrab from Bohol Provincial Government video) CEBU CITY - The National Task Force (NTF) against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) barnstormed Bohol on Friday to ramp up the inoculation of senior citizens in areas still reeling from the effects of Typhoon Odette. Secretary Vivencio Dizon, the designated national testing czar, along with Bohol Governor Arthur Yap, engaged the local chief executives in a dialogue to elicit issues, concerns, and recommendations to bolster effort in vaccinating the elderly population. In his speech, Dizon urged the mayors to craft initiatives to increase the total number of their senior citizens inoculated for protection against Covid-19. "We'll have a dialogue, especially with the mayors on how we can provide incentives for the seniors, let's give them assistance to entice them to get vaccinated. Let's give them some help so that instead of asking them to the vaccination sites, le
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In continuation of the disaster response operations, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rolando Joselito D. Bautista, along with
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