Since there was no more room for cheating in the electoral process with the introduction of the Automated Election System (AES), politicians opted to exploit the human factor or the vulnerability of candidates through vote buying.
Voters cast their votes at Legarda Elementary School in Sampal
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Published February 18, 2021, 12:04 PM
Around 100 senior citizens participated in a COVID-19 vaccination simulation activity by the Manila city government at Legarda Elementary School in Sampaloc, Manila on Thursday, Feb. 18.
GEARING UP Around 100 senior citizens participate in a COVID-19 vaccination simulation exercise by the Manila city government at Legarda Elementary School in Sampaloc, Manila on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021. (Manila Public Information Office / MANILA BULLETIN)
Manila City Health Officer Arnold “Poks” Pangan said the simulation exercise was done to help senior citizens know more about the city government’s vaccination program as they are included in the priority list for the vaccine.
Dr. Pangan said there are around 157,000 senior citizens in the capital city, but not all are willing to be inoculated.
Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso & Archdiocese of Manila Apostolic Administrator Bishop Broderick Pabillo (Facebook / MANILA BULLETIN)
Domagoso and the bishops will identify during the meeting the churches that will be used by the local government unit (LGU) as sites for the COVID-19 vaccine rollout.
Manila’s big churches, particularly those in Intramuros, are ideal vaccination sites because they have open spaces that can prevent the spread of COVID-19, he said.
The city government has identified 18 vaccination sites for the COVID-19 vaccine rollout. These are:
District 1
●Vicente Lim Elementary School
●Zamora Elementary School
The city government has identified which barangays are nearest to each COVID-19 vaccine site.
Each district also has a designated hospital where COVID-19 vaccine patients can be brought to in case of emergencies:
●District 1 – Gat Andres Bonifacio Memorial Medical Center
●District 2 – Ospital ng Tondo
●District 3 – Justice Jose Abad Santos General Hospital
●District 4 – Ospital ng Sampaloc
●District 5 – Ospital ng Maynila Medical Center
●District 6 – Sta. Ana Hospital
The city’s 12 new high-end ambulances and members of the Manila Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO), Manila Police District (MPD), and Manila Traffic and Parking Bureau (MTPB) will be deployed to manage emergencies.