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Only 1.4 million vaccinated as of March 14 DOH explains vaccine hesitancy, complacency as factors for PHL not reaching initial 1.8M target for part 4 of “Bayanihan, Bakunahan” (Eagle News) – The Department of Health has extended the “Bayanihan, Bakunahan” Part 4 until Friday, March 18, but only for elderly or the A2 sector. The phase 4 of the national vaccination campaign started on March 10 and was supposed to end on March 12. But […]
Only 3.447 million vaccinated in Bayanihan Bakunahan Part 3 (Eagle News) – The Philippine government is studying what strategies to do next to convince the still unvaccinated members of the population to get Covid-19 jabs. This was after the government failed to reach its target to vaccinate five million people in its third national vaccination campaign, “Bayanihan Bakunahan,” even with the extension until last Friday, February 18. Health Undersecretary Myrna Cabotaje said that only […]
Identifies provinces with high numbers of still unvaccinated senior citizens (Eagle News) – The World Health Organizaton recognized and congratulated the Philippine government for being able to vaccinate at least 70 percent of its eligible population, but stressed the need to vaccinate the 2.5 million senior citizens that had not received a primary dose. “So we congratulate the Philippine government for vaccinating over 60 million people so far, at least 70% of the eligible […]
Malacanang appeals to unvaccinated seniors to get COVID-19 jabs citing data that most COVID deaths are among the elderly (Eagle News) – Some three million Filipino senior citizens or those 60 years and above have not yet been vaccinated against COVID-19, the Palace said. This is part of the targeted population which should be vaccinated the soonest possible time because of the increasing number of new COVID-19 cases suspected to be propelled by the highly […]
(Eagle News) – Senior citizens who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 can now go out of their homes in areas under general community quarantine (GCQ) and modified GCG (MGCQ), Malacanang said. Inter-zonal travel for senior citizens, however, is still prohibited, according to Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque. The Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) decided on this on Thursday, June 10. Roque said that senior citizens who would go out of their […]
FDA gives green light after PHL vaccine expert panel recommendation on Sinovac use for senior citizens, citing its safety and efficacy (Eagle News) – The Philippines’ Food and Drug Administration approved on Wednesday, April 7, the use of Sinovac vaccines for the elderly. FDA Director-General Undersecretary Eric Domingo said that they approved the Sinovac vaccine with the brand name Coronavac for use in the elderly or those aged 60 and above after the recommendation […]
Ni Vilmar Gabriel Eagle News Service (Eagle News) – Nagbahay-bahay ang mga tauhan ng mayor’s action team sa Barangay South Signal sa Taguig City para mamahagi ng anti-COVID kit sa mga residente. Laman nito ang sabon, face mask at pang isang buwang supply ng Vitamin C. Prayoridad ng lokal na pamahalaan na mabigyan ang 68,000 senior citizens sa lungsod at 60,000 residente na may malubhang sakit “Nakapaloob rin po doon ang mga kailangan nating sundin […]
(Eagle News) — Senior citizens can avail of free train rides with the Light Rail Transit 2 and Metro Rail Transit 3 from Oct. 1 to 7. The Department of Transportation said the free rides were in celebration of Filipino Elderly Week. The Filipino elderly may avail of the free MRT-3 rides from 5:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. They may avail of the free LRT-2 rides from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Koko Pimentel on Friday, Aug. 17, urged the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority to exempt senior citizens from the driver-only vehicle ban on Edsa during rush hours. “We should do everything we could to give utmost consideration to the elderly,” he said. According to Pimentel, “commuting in Metro Manila is admittedly very difficult, more so for senior citizens who may not be able to handle the physical stress that comes with taking […]
(Eagle News) — Matiyang pinipilahan ng mga senior citizen, PWDs at maging ng ating mga kababayan ang #lingaplabansakahirapan ng Iglesia Ni Cristo na isinasagawa ngayong araw, Hulyo 15 sa Quirino Grandstand. (Photos courtesy of Tantan Alcantara)
ZHUBEI, TAIWAN – Young and old alike were gifted with visits of love from volunteers of the INC Giving Project (I-N-C Giving) over the last few weeks in Taiwan. The Project is an extension of the global commitment to community partnership by the international religious organization Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC or Church Of Christ). In June, senior citizens and staff at the Tian Zhu Zhiao Ren Ci Home Care Center in Zhubei, Taiwan, were […]
(Eagle News) — Former PhilHealth president Alex Padilla on Thursday, May 31, denied he diverted P10.69 billion intended for senior citizens. In an interview over GMA’s News to Go, Padilla said his August 2015 request for the release of the same to fund the construction of rural health facilities instead was not acted upon by the Department of Budget and Management then headed by Secretary Butch Abad in the first place. In fact, he said […]
