President Rodrigo Roa Duterte (File photo) MANILA - With the launch of the country's three-day nationwide vaccination drive, President Rodrigo Duterte expects the Philippines to achieve its coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccination target before the end of the year. "By the end of 2021, we expect to fully vaccinate a total of 54 million Filipinos; we also aim to inoculate 80 percent of the population of minors aged 12 to 17 years; and complete the booster shots for those belonging to A1, A2, and A3 sectors," Duterte said in his speech during the launch of the three-day national vaccination event, dubbed "Bayanihan, Bakunahan" held in SM Masinag, Antipolo City, Rizal. Bayanihan, Bakunahan, which will run from November 29 to December 1, aims to vaccinate around 9 million individuals in 8,000 sites across 16 regions nationwide. Duterte described the event as the country's "single biggest push" to fast-track vaccination and reach its goals. He ca
The city government of Manila announced on Tuesday, Nov. 23, that it has already received the first batch of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) antiviral drug, Molnupiravir.
PHOTO COURTESY OF MANILA PIO/ MANILA BULLETIN Around 40,000 capsules of Molnupiravir were delivered to the Sta. Ana Hospit
Manila is offering the antiviral drug Molnupiravir for free, according to Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso during his special report on Nov. 23.
PHOTO COURTESY OF MANILA PIO/ MANILA BULLETIN Domagoso announced that the city government has already received around 40,000 Molnupiravir capsule
Over 3,000 frontline healthcare workers or the A1 vaccination group received their coronavirus disease booster shots in Manila on Saturday, Nov. 20.
MPIO/ MANILA BULLETIN A total of 3,395 members of the A1 vaccination group have received their preferred vaccine brand booster shots in Manila sin
More than 20,000 minors in the city of Manila have received their first dose of vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Saturday, Nov. 6.
(Manila PIO photo / MANILA BULLETIN) Based on the city's bulletin, a total of 22,165 minors including those with comorbidities have received th