BARMM Chief Minister Ahod "Murad" Ebrahim (PNA file photo) COTABATO CITY - Chief Minister Ahod Ebrahim of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) has appealed to constituents to take part in the nationwide anti-coronavirus 2019 vaccination that started Monday and will run through Wednesday. "These vaccines are safe, effective, and free to every Bangsamoro. This is our only weapon to fight the pandemic, this is our protection from the deadly virus," Ebrahim said in a statement Monday, the first day of the "Bayanihan, Bakunahan 2021 national Covid-19 vaccination days from Nov. 29 to Dec. 1. He said all government servants in the BARMM's various offices are actively participating in the region to vaccinate about a million Bangsamoro people. "We hope to reach our target of 1 million Bangsamoro receiving the vaccine during the three-day event," he said. "We can reach this if we join our hands, from front-liners to health care w
FREE JABS. An elderly Manila resident avails of his booster shot at the Emilio Jacinto Elementary School in Tondo, Manila on Monday (Nov. 29, 2021). The country is holding 'Bayanihan, Bakunahan' nationwide with the aim to vaccinate at least nine million during a three-day period. (PNA photo by Marita Moaje) MANILA - In support of the national government's three-day national vaccination drive that started Monday, the city government of Manila assigned 75 vaccination sites to encourage residents to avail themselves of free coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) jabs. As of 11 a.m., the first day of the "Bayanihan, Bakunahan" in Manila has recorded 7,013 vaccinees 4,096 for the first dose and 2,917 for the second dose. Narciso Vizcarra, 62, said he availed of his booster shot after receiving a text message that he is already eligible. "Gusto ko lang magpa-vaccine para sa (I want to be vaccinated for) protection," Vizcarra said in an interview shortly after b
BARMM Chief Minister Ahod "Murad" Ebrahim (PNA file photo) COTABATO CITY - Chief Minister Ahod Ebrahim of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) has appealed to constituents to take part in the nationwide anti-coronavirus 2019 vaccination that started Monday and will run through Wednesday. "These vaccines are safe, effective, and free to every Bangsamoro. This is our only weapon to fight the pandemic, this is our protection from the deadly virus," Ebrahim said in a statement Monday, the first day of the "Bayanihan, Bakunahan 2021 national Covid-19 vaccination days from Nov. 29 to Dec. 1. He said all government servants in the BARMM's various offices are actively participating in the region to vaccinate about a million Bangsamoro people. "We hope to reach our target of 1 million Bangsamoro receiving the vaccine during the three-day event," he said. "We can reach this if we join our hands, from front-liners to health care w