Manila articles
Manila residents can choose Covid vaccine brand
Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso said residents of the city are free to choose which brand of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) vaccine they want to receive, according to a report by Manila Bulletin. This after Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said Filipinos cannot affo...
Manila builds vaccine storage facility
Manila began construction of a coronavirus disease-2019 vaccine storage facility at Sta. Ana Hospital, according to a report by Manila Bulletin. In an interview with CNN Philippines, Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso said the Manila COVID-19 Vaccine Storage Facility wil...
Manila eyes ID system for vaccinated residents
Manila will implement an identification system to record who among the city’s residents have been vaccinated against the coronavirus disease-2019, accoridng to a report by Manila Bulletin. The City of Manila COVID-19 Vaccination ID can be accessed by residents on a website, regardless of what...
Manila prohibits street parties during Sto. Niño fiesta
Manila Mayor Francisco ‘Isko Moreno’ Domagoso issued stringent guidelines to be observed for the Sto. Niño fiesta in Tondo and Pandacan, according to a report by Philippine News Agency. Included in the list issued by Domagoso is the prohibition of holding street parties and ...
Manila secures vaccine deal with AstraZeneca
Manila City Mayor Isko Moreno announced that a tripartite deal was already signed with the national government and AstraZeneca for the acquisition of COVID-19 vaccines for the city's residents, according to a report by GMA News. Moreno said a total of 800,000 vaccines would be procured und...
Manila resident returning from vacation tests Covid-positive
The swab test or Covid-19 real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT -PCR) test required for returning Manila residents who spent their holidays in the provinces yielded one positive result for the coronavirus disease (Covid-10) as of January 7, according to a report by ...
UE Manila to stop electronics engineering program
The University of the East (UE) Manila announced that it will be closing down its Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE) program at the end of school year 2020-2021, according to a report by Manila Bulletin. In a letter addressed to Dr. Florante A. Magnaye, dean of the College of Engineeri...
Manila's contractual, job order workers to get P3,000
Manila government’s contract of service and job order workers will receive P3,000 gratuity pay following the signing of a city ordinance, according to a report by Manila Bulletin. Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso signed Ordinance No. 8718, authorizing the allocation o...
Over 50,000 Manila residents register for vaccination
More than 50,000 Manila residents have registered and reserved their slots for Covid-19 vaccine as of Jan. 5, according to a report by Philippine News Agency. “I have registered already. Awaiting my slot for vaccination,” Helen Cea Cabrera said in her post on the social media page of th...
Mayor asks devotees to stay at home during Traslacion
Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso asked devotees of the Black Nazarene to practice their faith at home to prevent risking their lives to the coronavirus disease, according to a report by Manila Bulletin. Despite the cancellation of the annual Traslacion on January 9, thousan...