Local government units (LGUs) in Metro Manila were urged to come up with ordinances penalizing individuals who would be found carrying out unauthorized inoculations using government-procured COVID-19 vaccines as booster shots.
Workers belonging to the A4 priority group are inoculated with Sputnik
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos has appealed to Filipinos on Friday, Aug. 13 not to take a third dose of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, saying that the so-called "booster" shot is "illegal".
MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos (Ali Vicoy/ File photo
Pateros Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce III said the distribution of the national government’s “ayuda,” or financial assistance, will be finished in nine days. The municipal government started giving the financial assistance to qualified residents last Aug. 11.
Chairman Benhur Abalos (center) with Pat
Malacañang has appealed to residents of Metro Manila to temporarily skip their outdoor morning exercises during the strict lockdown this month to avoid getting infected with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
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According to Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque, the