MANILA — The vaccination status of tourism workers under the A1 and A4 priority health groups in the National Capital Region (NCR) has reached 95% as of Aug. 20, a development foreseen to increase recovery prospects for the local tourism scene.
Filipino workers vaccinated in the Philippines will be allowed entry into Hong Kong (HK) effective next week upon presentation of their Bureau of Quarantine (BOQ)- issued vaccination certificates, Labor Sec. Silvestre Bello III announced on Sunday (Aug. 22).
Major water and electricity service providers announced that disconnection is temporarily suspended in Laguna and Metro Manila while under modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ).
The Department of Health (DOH) on Sunday (Aug. 22) reminded outbound overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to get vaccinated four months before their scheduled deployment.
The COVID-19 surge slowed down over the course of a two-week enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) period in the National Capital Region (NCR), the OCTA Research group said on Sunday (Aug. 22).
Some vaccine manufacturers put on hold tripartite agreements for COVID-19 vaccine procurement, National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 Spokesperson Restituto Padilla said on Sunday (Aug. 22).
