PH-procured, donated vax near 100M mark: Galvez The number of doses of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines either procured by the government or donated to the country is nearing the 100 million mark, National Task Force (NTF) Against Covid-19 chief implementer, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., said late Friday. Galvez reported that as of October 22, the country has received a total of 94,678,340 doses of various brands of vaccines – Sinovac and Sinopharm from China; Sputnik V from Russia; AstraZeneca from the United Kingdom; and Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson&Johnson from the United States. “Yes, because this coming Sunday we will
Residents of Barangay Masara and nearby areas in Maco, Davao de Oro participated in a recent Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) registration held at the village gymnasium. The Revitalized-Pulis sa Barangay (R-PSB) of Maco Cluster 16 team, led by Master Sgt. Henry Estimada, and Col. Leonard Luna, acting provincial director, assisted in the mobile registration on October 18. In a statement, PhilSys registration team supervisor Erwin Cuizon said residents of all ages signed up while the R-PSB team assisted and ensured the smooth flow of the activity. The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), chief implementer of Philsys, had said the national ID
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) held a voting simulation for two villages at the San Juan Elementary School on Saturday. Teopisto Elnas, Comelec Deputy Executive Director for operations, said the 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. activity tested the other processes for the May 9, 2022 polls. “We saw the function of the isolation polling place. When we entered the venue, we saw how important signages and reminders are as they guided the voters,” he said during a press briefing. “We also saw the importance of voters’ assistance desk which informed where the precincts are.” Voters who will exhibit Covid-19 symptoms
The Philippines Statistics Authority (PSA) will launch the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) ambassadors on Monday (Oct. 25). The country’s Pop icon Sarah Geronimo-Guidicelli and husband Matteo Guidicelli are tapped to promote the PhilSys advocacies including its official jingle dubbed “#IDNatin ‘to!”, which will also be released to the public on Monday. Filipinos who wish to acquire their own Philippine Identification (PhilID) or the national ID are urged to sign up for free via https://register.philsys.gov.ph/. Step 1 involves the collection of demographic information such as full name, gender, date, and place of birth, blood type, and address. The PSA reminded those
Famous US actor and producer Alec Baldwin, 68, fatally shot a cinematographer and injured a film director with a prop gun on a movie set, the US media reported on Thursday evening. Quoting Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office in the southern state of New Mexico, the media reported cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, 42, and film director Joel Souza, 48, were shot with a prop gun during the filming of the Western film Rust, in which Baldwin is starring. Hutchins was airlifted to the University of New Mexico Hospital in Albuquerque, where she was pronounced dead, while Souza is undergoing treatment for
Despite the threat of the pandemic and lanzones scarcity, the island province will still celebrate the annual Lanzones Festival although virtually, Governor Jurdin Jesus Romualdo said Friday. Romualdo said they would still hold festival-related events despite a smaller volume of lanzones. Due to erratic weather patterns, they expect an abundant harvest in December or January next year, way beyond the festival season. Camiguin’s lanzones are considered the sweetest because of the island’s volcanic soil. “We will still celebrate it to show the people of Camiguin that there is still hope amid the pandemic and low harvest. Even if we have
