MANILA – The bulk of the latest delivery of 728,910 Pfizer vaccine doses will be allotted for distribution to the National Capital Region (NCR), major cities in Luzon, and the southern cities of Cebu and Davao, National Task Force Against COVID-19 chief implementer and vaccine czar Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr. said Thursday (Sept. 23) night.
The quarantine classification in Abra, Baguio City, and Bohol has been upgraded to general community quarantine (GCQ) with heightened restrictions, while the quarantine level in Ilocos Norte has been downgraded to regular GCQ, Malacañang announced Thursday (Sept. 23).
A Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) official on Wednesday (Sep. 22) floated the idea of wearing the COVID-19 vaccination card similar to an ID when outside.
Health authorities in Region 7 (Central Visayas) have expressed their support to the pronouncement of President Rodrigo Duterte that the public is no longer required to wear face shields.
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Public Employment Service Office (PESO) assisted more than 1 million jobseekers amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the department said on Wednesday (Sep. 22).
MANILA – Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte on Thursday (Sept. 23) ordered the priority vaccination of persons residing and working in closed settings and long-term facilities in the city, after receiving reports that 50% of over a thousand employees have yet to get the coronavirus shot.
