DILG Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya (File photo) MANILA - The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Thursday said it has issued some 59,139 safety seals to government offices that are compliant with health standards amid the coronavirus pandemic. In a virtual forum, DILG Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya said the number is out of the close to 100,000 applications received by the agency and local government units (LGUs). Meanwhile, 8,107 applications were denied 7,653 of which were denied by the DILG while 454 were from LGUs. Malaya said the DILG, which certifies city halls, barangay halls, police and fire stations, jail facilities, as well as national government agencies, received a total of 42,548 applications, 19,092 of which were approved. The LGUs that are in charge of certifying establishments within their jurisdiction received a total of 57,217, with 40,047 of these being approved. The remainder of the applications are currently undergoing evaluation, Malaya ad
3M MORE DOSES OF MODERNA VAX. A total of 2,948,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine arrive at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1 on Friday (Dec. 10, 2021). It's the last batch of government-purchased Moderna doses this year and so far, the biggest delivery to the country of the US brand. (PNA photo by Robert Oswald Alfiler) MANILA - The Philippines has already administered 95,982,996 doses of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccine nationwide, with 40,693,310 Filipinos now fully protected against the dreaded disease. Data from the National Covid-19 vaccination dashboard as of December 10 also showed that 54,553,456 doses were used as first shots while 736,230 were for booster or additional shots. The government targets to complete the two primary doses of at least 54 million adult Filipinos, at least 80 percent of children aged 12 to 17 years old, and booster shots for 1.6 million health care workers by the end of the year to achieve population protection. Secret