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The Philippines receives more than 3M doses of Pfizer; Davao, Cebu gets 994,500 doses each from COVAX

  • October 8, 2021
  • Balikbayan Media Center
The Philippines on Wednesday, October 6, 2021, received its biggest single day delivery of American-made Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines consisting of 3,004,560 government-procured and donated doses. A total of 994,500 doses of…
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PH administers close to 500,000 jabs a day; fully vaccinated Filipinos now at 5.5M

  • July 25, 2021
  • Balikbayan Media Center
The Philippines achieved another milestone in its national vaccination program on Thursday, July 22, with the administration of 472,356 anti-COVID jabs nationwide, the highest the country has registered so far.…
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Second dose is the most important for full protection says Vaccine Czar Secretary Galvez

  • July 6, 2021
  • Balikbayan Media Center
National Task Force (NTF) against COVID 19 Chief Implementer and Vaccine Czar Secretary Carlito Galvez, Jr., has encouraged all local government units (LGUs) to prioritize the administration of the second…
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Israeli experts’ 5-day visit to the Philippines concludes with improved knowledge in vaccine logistics, testing, and data management

  • June 27, 2021
  • Balikbayan Media Center
For five days, delegates from Israel’s Ministry of Health met with Philippine COVID-19 task force officials, members of the local medical community and representatives from the private sector to discuss…
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The Philippines welcomes inclusion of Sinovac in WHO emergency use listing

  • June 2, 2021
  • Balikbayan Media Center
The Philippine government welcomes the expanding list of vaccines validated by the World Health Organization (WHO) for emergency use, according to National Task Force against COVID 19 Chief Implementer and…
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Philippines begins rollout of COVAX Pfizer vaccine for medical frontliners

  • May 16, 2021
  • Balikbayan Media Center
Makati Medical Center, Makati City — A ceremonial vaccination of medical frontliners was held here on Thursday, May 13, as the government proceeded with the rollout of COVAX-donated Pfizer vaccines.…
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Philippines vaccination program to scale up by midyear; inoculation for the general public could start by August

  • April 27, 2021
  • Balikbayan Media Center
The Philippine government remains committed to its goal of building the country’s herd immunity by 2021. With the government finalizing five out of seven procurement contracts with different vaccine manufacturers,…
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Amid shortage in global supply, Philippines calls on international community to provide equitable access to anti-COVID vaccines

  • April 19, 2021
  • Balikbayan Media Center
The Philippine government is leading the clarion call for the international community to band together in the spirit of solidarity and ensure that all nations obtain equal access to life-saving…
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Taguig opens third mega vaccination hub in Bonifacio Global City

  • April 19, 2021
  • Balikbayan Media Center
In line with its efforts to ramp up the city’s vaccination rate, the local government of Taguig has opened its third mega vaccination hub at the Samsung Hall in SM…
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The Philippines to have steady supply of anti-COVID vaccines in the next three months

  • March 23, 2021
  • Balikbayan Media Center
The national government aims to have a steady supply of anti-COVID vaccines in the next three months in line with its goal of vaccinating 50 to 70 million Filipinos within…
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First batch of anti-COVID vaccines arrive in the Philippines

  • March 1, 2021
  • Balikbayan Media Center
Villamor Airbase, Pasay City — The first batch of anti-COVID-19 vaccines arrived in the Philippines on Sunday, February 28, signalling the start of the country’s national immunization program. Officials from…
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IATF allows Baguio hotels to receive domestic tourists under GCQ 

  • February 6, 2021
  • Balikbayan Media Center
The Department of Tourism (DOT) announced today that Baguio hotels can resume receiving domestic tourists even under General Community Quarantine (GCQ).  This, after the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of…
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Manila LGU to COVID Task Force: We are ready for vaccine rollout

  • January 30, 2021
  • Balikbayan Media Center
The city government of Manila has procured its own cold storage facilities and vaccines for COVID-19 in support of the national government’s efforts to achieve herd immunity, according to Manila…
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Philippines cold storage facilities ready for COVID-19 vaccine arrival says Task Force Officials

  • January 21, 2021
  • Balikbayan Media Center
The Philippines is ready for the arrival of COVID-19 vaccines following the inspection of several cold storage facilities by COVID-19 task force officials on Wednesday. Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) Chairperson…
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COVID-19 Variants Technical Working Group formed in the Philippines

  • January 7, 2021
  • Balikbayan Media Center
On Tuesday, January 5, the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) established a Technical Working Group on COVID-19 Variants, in compliance with an earlier directive…
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Biggest COVID-19 quarantine facility in Metro Manila to open August 25

  • August 11, 2020
  • Balikbayan Media Center
A 525-bed mega quarantine facility—the biggest so far in Metro Manila—will open later this month to accommodate COVID-positive patients who are asymptomatic or with mild symptoms. This was announced by…
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COVID Survivors: 151 OFWs sent home from Philippine Arena facility

  • June 22, 2020
  • Balikbayan Media Center
A total of 151 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) were sent home Saturday, June 20, after recovering from COVID-19 at the We Heal As One Center-Philippine Arena. The COVID-19 survivors were…
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