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Duterte Wants Police Deployed In Hotel Quarantine Facilities

The Philippine Herald - January 6, 2022

President Rodrigo Duterte said he wanted at least two police officers deployed in hotels used as Covid-19 quarantine facilities to prevent incidents of persons skipping their mandatory quarantine.

LGUs Urged To Let People Choose Preferred Covid-19 Vax Brand

The Philippine Herald - January 6, 2022

Anakalusugan Party-list Representative urged local government units to clearly indicate in their registration websites which vaccines are available for the Covid-19 booster dose to avoid leaving the registrant to guess which booster to choose.

Gov’t Hastens Delivery Of Pfizer Jabs For 6 To 11 Years Old

The Philippine Herald - January 6, 2022

The government is now fast-tracking the particular Pfizer doses for kids to start giving them protection against the dreaded disease.

DSWD Sends P10.5-M Aid To ‘Odette’ Victims

The Philippine Herald - January 6, 2022

The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Luzon has sent more than PHP10 million worth of assistance to families affected by Typhoon Odette.

Unvaxxed Barred From Entering DFA Offices In Malls

The Philippine Herald - January 6, 2022

Unvaccinated individuals are barred from entering all Department of Foreign Affairs consular offices in malls under Alert Level 3 or higher.

More Cops In Public Places As PH ‘High-Risk’ Again For Covid-19

The Philippine Herald - January 6, 2022

Police units were directed to intensify the deployment of personnel to public places after the country was again classified as "high-risk" for the Covid-19.

Solon Urges LGUs To Allow Walk-In Vaccinations For Seniors, PWDs

The Philippine Herald - January 5, 2022

Senior Citizen Party-list urged local government units to allow walk-in vax for senior citizens, persons with disabilities and immunocompromised individuals since there are still over a million seniors who have not yet received any vaccine.

Pres’l Yacht Turned Floating Hospital Serves ‘Odette’ Victims

The Philippine Herald - January 5, 2022

The presidential yacht has been transformed into a floating hospital, has served patients from isolated areas in the Dinagat Islands, one of the provinces devastated by Typhoon Odette in December.

Bulacan, Cavite, Rizal Under Alert Level 3 On Jan. 5-15

The Philippine Herald - January 5, 2022

Three provinces will shift to a stricter Alert Level 3 from January 5 to 15 due to a surge in Covid-19 cases, possibly spiked by the Omicron variant, Malacañang announced Tuesday.

1.2M Families Affected By ‘Odette’: NDRRMC

The Philippine Herald - January 5, 2022

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council reported that the number of families affected by the onslaught of Typhoon Odette in December has reached over a million residing in more than 6,000 barangays in 11 regions.