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Philippines may get Pfizer COVID-19 shots in ‘couple of weeks’: envoy

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Updated as of Mar 05 03:00 PM

The Philippines in "the next couple of weeks" might receive COVID-19 shots from US-based Pfizer through vaccine-sharing COVAX Facility, an envoy said on Friday.  Read more »

Mga nagpaparehistro para makabisita sa Baguio dumami

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Posted at Mar 04 08:00 PM

Tumaas ang bilang ng mga nagparehistro para makapasok sa Baguio City matapos luwagan ang travel requirements para sa mga turista.   Read more »

China to donate 400,000 more COVID-19 vaccine doses to the Philippines, says Duterte

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS CBN News
Updated as of Mar 04 07:03 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday said China would give another 400,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses to the Philippines, which would raise its total donation to a million shots.    Read more »

He is President and over 70, Roque says on why Duterte gets to choose COVID-19 shot

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 04 04:11 PM

Malacañang on Thursday cited President Rodrigo Duterte's advance age and position as the country's top leader, when asked why he gets to choose which COVID-19 vaccine brand he would take.    Read more »

No jab, no job? Official says COVID-19 vaccination is voluntary

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Updated as of Mar 04 11:10 PM

Participation in the COVID-19 inoculation drive is voluntary, a Malacañang official said on Thursday, denying a "no vaccine, no work" policy.   Read more »

'In good faith': Palace admits 2 officials not on priority list got COVID-19 shots

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Posted at Mar 04 03:39 PM

Two officials who were not on the priority list received COVID-19 shots out of "good faith", Malacañang said on Thursday, as it admitted "breaches" in the Philippine inoculation strategy.   Read more »

Duterte 'pikon'? Palace says Robredo 'always wrong'

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS CBN News
Posted at Mar 04 02:40 PM

Malacañang said on Thursday Vice President Leni Robredo is "always wrong", after her comment that President Rodrigo Duterte is "pikon" or short-tempered.    Read more »

Pagbabakuna kontra COVID-19 umarangkada na rin sa Antipolo

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Updated as of Mar 04 07:15 PM

Nagsimula ngayong Huwebes ang pagbabakuna kontra COVID-19 sa Antipolo City, kung sana 100 health care workers mula sa mga pampublikong ospital ang nakatanggap ng bakunang gawa ng Chinese firm na Sinovac. Read more »

Duterte may reconsider face-to-face classes after rollout of 2 million COVID-19 vaccines: ofc'l

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS CBN News
Posted at Mar 04 02:00 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte may reconsider authorizing a pilot test of face-to-face classes once the country has rolled out 2 million COVID-19 vaccines, a Malacañang official said on Thursday. Read more »

Who will get AstraZeneca COVID-19 shots? Up to advisory body, says Palace exec

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Updated as of Mar 04 01:38 PM

The National Immunization Technical Advisory Group will determine which priority groups could received COVID-19 shots from Britain's AstraZeneca, an initial batch of which will be delivered to the Philippines on Thursday, a senior Malacañang official said.    Read more »

Pagbabakuna sa health workers sa ibang bahagi ng bansa sinimulan na

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Updated as of Mar 04 07:23 PM

Nagsimula ngayong Huwebes ang pagbabakuna kontra COVID-19 sa health workers sa Cebu City. Read more »

More than 9,000 vaccinated vs COVID-19 in Philippines so far: official

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS CBN News
Updated as of Mar 04 10:21 PM

MANILA (UPDATE)— More than 9,000 people in the Philippines have been vaccinated so far against the novel coronavirus, a senior Malacañang official said on Thursday.  Read more »

Philippines to get 487,000 AstraZeneca COVID-19 shots on Thursday

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 03 03:37 PM

MANILA— The Philippines this week will get its second delivery of COVID-19 shots through the vaccine-sharing COVAX Facility, Malacañang said on Wednesday.    Read more »

Incomplete documents delay FDA review of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS CBN News
Updated as of Mar 03 02:39 PM

The Food and Drug Administration has not yet started its review of the emergency use authorization for the COVID-19 vaccine from Chinese state firm Sinopharm due to incomplete documents. Read more »

'Hindi naman po talaga bakasyon': Roque clarifies '1-year vacation' remark

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Posted at Mar 03 10:53 AM

Palace spokesman Harry Roque on Wednesday clarified his recent remark that Filipinos have been on a nearly year-long "vacation" due to the COVID-19 pandemic.    Read more »

PH eyes distribution of all 600,000 Sinovac vaccines within first week of March

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Updated as of Mar 03 10:43 AM

The government is planning to deploy all 600,000 Sinovac vaccine doses to different hospitals across the country within the first week of March, vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr., said Wednesday. Read more »

Palace: DepEd to probe report of students going to school for graduation photo

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Posted at Mar 02 05:29 PM

The Department of Education will look into reports that some private learning institutions in Manila were allegedly requiring their pre-teen students to go to school to have their graduation photos taken, Malacañang said on Tuesday.  Read more »

Duterte to welcome AstraZeneca vaccine when supplies arrive, says spokesman

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Updated as of Mar 02 11:30 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte will welcome in person the arrival of COVID-19 shots from Britain's AstraZeneca, which has no definite date yet, Malacañang said on Tuesday.    Read more »

'Nothing etched in stone,' Palace says of call to rethink Nov. 2, Dec. 24, 31 'working days'

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS CBN News
Posted at Mar 02 04:25 PM

Malacañang said on Tuesday "nothing is etched in stone," in response to calls for President Rodrigo Duterte to reconsider his move of classifying the traditional holidays of Nov. 2, Dec. 24, and Dec. 31 as "special working days."  Read more »

Proposed COVID-19 vaccination for 'influencers' rejected by advisory group, says Palace

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS CBN News
Updated as of Mar 02 05:33 PM

An advisory group rejected a proposal by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID) to allot COVID-19 shots for "influencers" who might help boost the public's vaccine confidence, Malacanang said Tuesday. Read more »