DUMAGUETE CITY – More vaccines are expected to arrive here this week amid the massive inoculation of its residents against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). In a media release on Tuesday, Mayor Felipe Antonio Remollo said the additional vaccines from the national government will be shipped directly to the city. Dumaguete had earlier received 10,000 doses…
CEBU CITY – The provincial government of Cebu on Tuesday defended its “best practices” that slowed down the transmission of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), including its diverse protocols on returning Cebuanos. Governor Gwendolyn Garcia, local officials and health authorities met on Tuesday with the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF)…
ILOILO CITY – Western Visayas will receive 150,000 vials of Sinovac vaccine on Wednesday, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD), the lead agency for the Cold Chain and Logistics Cluster of the Regional Vaccinations Operations Center, has said in an advisory. “So far, this will be our biggest vaccine arrival,” Cindy Ferrer, information officer and…
SAN FABIAN, Pangasinan – Some 70 families in Sitio Bagbag in Barangay Lekep Butao have relied on the calamansi plantation in their village as the main source of income and augmentation to some, especially during the pandemic. Barangay Captain Ferdie Estayo said the calamansi plantation was started by the villagers’ parents, including his, in the…
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – The Department of Health (DOH) 12 (Soccsksargen) is working with rural health units (RHUs) to further increase the utilization rate in the ongoing mass vaccination against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). Arjohn Gangoso, DOH-12 health education and promotion officer, said Tuesday the RHUs have intensified their campaigns in local communities to…
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Region 9 or Zamboanga Peninsula has registered a 78.35-percent recovery rate from coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) as of June 26 based on the data released Tuesday by the Department of Health (DOH) regional office. Dr. Jemuel Cristobal, DOH-9 medical officer, said Region 9 has registered a total of 17,761 recoveries out of…
