Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque Jr on Thursday, January 14, 2021, reiterated President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s January 13, 2021 Talk-to-the-People Address where the Chief Executive assured that no vaccine will be used to Filipinos that is not proven safe, sure, and secure.
On the matter of vaccine procurement by local government units (LGUs), the Palace spokesman underscored that LGUs will be able to do so through a multilateral agreement for the advance purchase of vaccines. This multilateral agreement is entered into by the Department of Health, AstraZeneca, and the LGUs, said Sec. Roque.
Presidential Spokesperson Secretary Harry Roque Jr, in a press briefing on January 12, announced the addition of five more jurisdictions in the list of countries that will be subject to travel restrictions due to the detected new variants of COVID-19.
The Philippines is assured of thirty million doses of COVID-19 vaccine, with the recent signing of a term sheet by National Task Force against COVID-19’s Vaccine Czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr with Serum Institute of India (SII) and Faberco Life Sciences.
Effective tomorrow, January 8 until January 15, 2021, travelers from Portugal, India, Finland, Norway, Jordan, and Brazil or those with travel history to these countries 14 days prior to their arrival, will be subject to travel restrictions and/or quarantine and testing protocols upon arrival in the Philippines, in light of the new COVID-19 variant.
The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) on Tuesday, January 5, 2021, established a Technical Working Group on COVID-19 Variants, in compliance with an earlier directive of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte.
PhilHealth members need not worry about paying a higher fee for their contributions this year as President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, in his latest Talk-to-the-People Address on January 4, 2021, ordered the Philippine Health Corporation to defer this year’s contribution hike.
The Philippines has issued travel restrictions to foreign travelers coming from 21 countries that have so far reported cases of the new coronavirus variant that was first detected in the United Kingdom (UK).
We welcome 2021 with renewed hope, courage and inspiration as we bid farewell to 2020 bringing with us its valuable lessons and memories.
The Palace vowed to strictly implement the cash budgeting system and to ensure the efficient use of public funds in the national budget. This is after President Rodrigo Roa Duterte signed Republic Act No. 11518 or the 2021 General Appropriations Act (GAA), yesterday, December 28.
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