Over 3.35 million residents in the Ilocos Region, or 78 percent of the 5.35 million target population, have been fully vaccinated against the Covid-19 as of March 8.
Some 20 metric tons of various fruits from Davao Region are now being sold to Negrenses in the five-day “Kadiwa ni Ani at Kita” organized by the Department of Agriculture.
The Department of Labor and Employment's BikeCINATION program provided bicycles to four ambulant vendors in the province of Antique as a reward for finishing their vaccination.
The United States Agency for International Development has partnered with the Cebu City government in the Covid-19 vax awareness campaign aiming to disseminate accurate messages across the Cebuano populace.
The Department of Education in Bicol announced that the vaccination rate for teaching and non-teaching personnel has reached 93 percent as the limited face-to-face classes in select private and public schools in the region started.
The Department of Health in Bicol is optimistic of achieving its target to inoculate 138,457 children under the government’s routine childhood immunization program against vaccine-preventable diseases in the region.
The Comelec in Negros Oriental began a series of training for teachers who will be serving on the election board during the May 9 national and local elections.