The Taguig City government will start vaccinating children aged 5 to 11 years old against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) on February 7. Citing the latest data on Thursday, Mayor Lino Cayetano said a total of 9,519 kids belonging to this age group have been pre-registered for vaccination. Two sites — the SMX Convention Center-SM Aura and the Lakeshore Vaccination Hub — will be opened for the activity. Cayetano also urged all residents to register and book their children’s vaccination online at trace.taguig.gov.ph. or visit https://vaccination.taguiginfo.com/ for more updates and announcements on Covid-19 vaccination in Taguig City. “Moving from pandemic
The city government is setting the stage for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccination rollout here for children aged five to 11 years old. Dr. Dulce Amor Miravite, city health officer, said Thursday they are waiting for the vaccines suitable for the youngest age group and its appropriate syringes before the rollout can proceed. No date was specified for the rollout. In preparation for the rollout, Miravite said they have started the registration of eligible children, collaborating efforts with the different agencies such as the Department of Education, and setting schedules and preparing a list of vaccination sites, among others.
Quezon City’s coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) infections continue to drop, recording a positivity rate of 17 percent this week, down from 25 percent last week. Positivity rate refers to how many of those tested are actually infected. Data from the city’s Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance Unit (CESU) show that the city’s reproduction number, or the severity of infection from the virus, has also gone down to 0.42 from 0.81 on the last week of January. In a Facebook post on Thursday, the city government reminded residents to continue observing the imposed minimum health and safety protocols despite the decrease in
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday delivered a video address at the opening ceremony of the 139th session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), saying that China will do its best to deliver to the world a streamlined, safe and splendid Olympic Winter Games. Xi extended a warm welcome to IOC President Thomas Bach and IOC members who have gathered in Beijing, the first city to host both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, during the Spring Festival, and held the 139th IOC Session. Noting that the world today, under the combined impact of changes unseen in a hundred years
Authorities arrested three persons for allegedly scamming a computer equipment company of over PHP2.6 million worth of gadgets in an entrapment operation in Quezon City. In a report released on Thursday, Brig. Gen. Robert Rodriguez, chief of the Philippine National Police-Anti Cybercrime Group (PNP-ACG) identified the suspects as Domino Alejandrino, 19; Julio Miguel Alejandrino, and Suhalia Benito, who were arrested in Gilmore, Quezon City on January 31. Based on the report, the company, Senco Link Technologies, received an inquiry online from a certain buyer identified as Richard Ang, who eventually transacted for the purchase of high-end gadgets worth PHP2,653,000. Emily
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana reminded all military personnel to remain non-partisan and apolitical in the coming May 9 elections. He made this reminder during his visit to Camp Kibaritan in Kalilangan, Bukidnon where he had a brief talk with the men and women of the Mindanao Training Group of the Philippine Army. “As my term as SND (Secretary of National Defense) is about to end, I thanked each and everyone of them for the solid support that they have accorded me. I also reminded them to stay non-partisan and apolitical during the upcoming national elections and
