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DOH, DFA to recommend expansion of UK variant travel ban list based on official reports

DOH PR Pursuant to the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) Resolution No. 91, as approved by the President on 29 December 2020, the Office of the President may impose...

FDA ready to issue ‘compassionate special permit’ to PSG for use of COVID-19 vaccine

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is ready to issue a “compassionate special permit” to the Presidential Security Group (PSG) in order to use the unregistered Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine. This...

PRRD: Do not tinker with the PSG

President Rodrigo R. Duterte, in his weekly address, asserted that Congress must not force the Presidential Security Group (PSG) to face its investigation regarding the unauthorized Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination. “Alam...

Taguig rolls out P13.5B budget for 2021; assures free vaccination for all

Taguig City PR Taguig City rolled out a 2021 P13.5B “recovery budget” which includes P1 billion for vaccination. It also reminded citizens that vaccination is just one component of their fight to...

Protocols still tight as Pinoys fly home, abroad

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) said it will still be strict in assessing Filipinos arriving in the Philippines from countries covered by restricted travel amid the reported new COVID-19 strain. On December...

Manila LGU requires swab test for returning residents from provinces

The Manila city government started the strict implementation of requiring its residents to undergo free swab test after spending their holidays outside the National Capital Region (NCR). Since January 2, 2021, more...

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