The local government of Mandaluyong City conducted on Wednesday a simulation of its vaccination process, as the arrival of the vaccines against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) nears.
Published January 18, 2021, 2:52 PM
Some 212 healthcare workers in Mandaluyong City will undergo a two-day online training program in preparation for the city’s vaccination program against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
City Health Officer Dr. Alex Sta. Maria said the first batch of participants, composed of doctors, nurses, and midwives, will be trained starting January 21 via video conferencing app Zoom.
Members of the Bureau of Fire Protection, Philippine National Police, Bureau of Jail Management and Penology, and the remaining city health workers will be trained on January 25 to 26.
Sta. Maria said they will be trained by other healthcare workers from Mandaluyong City Health Office and representatives from public and private hospitals in the city who recently completed an online orientation facilitated by the Department of Health (DOH) regarding the vaccination program of the local government.
Published January 14, 2021, 4:31 PM
A total of 17 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines from private sector are expected to be made available in the second semester to inoculate 8 million Filipinos from 39 local government units (LGUs).
These 39 LGUs, together with 300 donor companies and vaccine supplier AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals Philippines, Inc., participated in the “A Dose of Hope” ceremonial Signing Wave 2.
(Go Negosyo / MANILA BULLETIN)
Those who signed Wave 2 of “A dose of Hope” were Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals Philippines Inc. country president Lotis Ramin, Vaccine Czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., Presidential spokesman Harry Roque, and Ambassador Daniel Pruce of the British Embassy.
Published January 11, 2021, 9:50 AM
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on Monday welcomed the appointment of former Mandaluyong City Mayor Benjamin “Benhur” Abalos, Jr. as the new chairman of MMDA.
Abalos will succeed the late MMDA Chairman Danilo Lim who passed away last week due to cardiac arrest, after testing positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
MMDA General Manager Jojo Garcia said he looks forward to working with Abalos whom he credited for the industrial and commercial development of Mandaluyong.
“The MMDA welcomes the appointment of former city mayor Benhur Abalos as our new chairman. We vow to support his leadership, plans, and programs in the pursuit of efficient and quality public service,” Garcia said in a statement Monday.