TUCP slams Bello for ‘justifying’ ‘no jab, no pay’ policy

Oct 22, 2021 | Nation

The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) slammed Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III for justifying the “no jab, no work” and “no jab, no pay” policy.In a recent interview with ANC, Bello said employers might “withhold...

WHO-recognized Covid vaccination card valid for international travel, BOQ confirms

Aug 16, 2021 | Top Stories

Travelers who wish to acquire an internationally recognized proof of their Covid-19 vaccination instead of their local vaccination cards can get one from the Bureau of Quarantine (BOQ).The invalidity of local vaccination cards of Filipino travelers bound for Hong Kong...

Covid cases at Cebu’s VSMMC are mostly ‘unvaccinated’

Aug 4, 2021 | Regions

VSMMC medical chief Dr. Gerardo Aquino asking Cebuanos to get inoculated to avoid severe symptoms of Covid-19. | Le Antojado Most of the Covid fatalities in the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (VSMMC) were unvaccinated.Dr. Gerardo Aquino, medical director of...

Prudent to delay mix and match vaccines — DOH

Jul 3, 2021 | Nation

While other countries have recommended the mixing and matching of Covid-19 doses, it is not the time for the country to follow suit, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said.DOH spokesperson Maria Rosario Vergeire said the department was waiting for more...

DOH: 2,634 Filipinos vaccinated with Sputnik V shots from Russia

May 5, 2021 | Top Stories

A total of 2,634 Filipinos were vaccinated from the initial 15,000 deployed doses of the Russian-produced Sputnik V vaccine, a Department of Health (DOH) official said in a televised public briefing on Wednesday, May 5.Health Undersecretary Myrna Cabotaje said the...