Cebu City faces scarcity of rabies vaccines amid increased cases

Ferlyn Batiancila 07/12/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines –  The Cebu City Health Department (CCHD) reported a shortage of rabies and anti-tetanus vaccines in the middle of an increase in cases in the city. Previously, several reports received over the past few…

PH to get more pentavalent vaccine doses – DOH

Zeus Legaspi 03/25/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) revealed on Monday that additional vaccine doses against vaccine-preventable diseases are expected to arrive in the country “in the soonest possible time. In a statement, the DOH said that…

DOH-7 assures availability of HPV vaccine in Central Visayas

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 11/27/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) assured that the vaccine against the human papillomavirus (HPV) is available. Dr. Jera Armendarez, head of the Non-Communicable Disease Section at DOH-7, gave the assurance…

Get bivalent COVID-19 shots, DOH urges public

CTU Intern Angeline Bregondo 08/04/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Department of Health (DOH) Central Visayas urges the public to be vaccinated with bivalent COVID-19 vaccines. Bivalent vaccines target specific variants of COVID-19, like the more transmissible Omicron, and can serves as a first, second,…

Bongbong Marcos: COVID-19 public health emergency in PH lifted

Charie Abarca 07/22/2023

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is lifting the COVID-19 public health emergency nationwide. On Friday, July 21, Marcos issued Proclamation No. 297, effectively removing the country’s emergency status due to the pandemic but continued the…

No increase in COVID-19 cases in Central Visayas says DOH official

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 05/03/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — COVID-19 cases in Central Visayas in recent weeks have not increased, an official of the Department of Health in Region 7 (DOH 7) said on Wednesday, May 3, 2023. DOH 7 director Dr.…

Move to give free vitamins, vaccines to Lapu-Lapu garbage collectors pushed

Futch Anthony Inso 09/22/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan welcomed the move of the city council in providing free vitamins, anti-tetanus vaccine, and pneumococcal vaccine to garbage collectors in the city. On Wednesday, September 21, 2022,…

Central Visayas still needs to administer 3.6M COVID-19 shots

Morexette Marie B. Erram 08/15/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Central Visayas still needs to administer over 3.6 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccines in order to reach its new target for the government’s revamped vaccination drive.  Latest report from the Department of…

CHD to Cebu City residents: Take advantage of ‘Toktok Bakuna’ program

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 06/19/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Still unvaccinated? Have yourself inoculated through Cebu City’s Toktok Bakuna program or the city’s home vaccination program. Dr. Jeffrey Ibones, head of the Cebu City Health Department (CHD), said they are now implementing…

Lapu barangays with highest number of vaccinated individuals receive awards

Futch Anthony Inso 06/17/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The Lapu-Lapu City Government, together with the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI), has awarded the top 5 barangays that garnered the highest percentage of vaccinated individuals against Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) during the…

Cebu City mulls return of Bakuna Bonanza

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/15/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City is mulling the return of the Bakuna Bonanza to encourage more people to get the booster shot. Mayor Michael Rama mulls the return of the raffle draw program the city initiated…

5 top performing Cebu City brgys to get ‘Bakuna Award’ incentive

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 06/11/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City government will recognize on Sunday, June 12, the Top 5 barangays that excelled in the implementation of the city’s COVID-19 vaccination program. These barangays will get cash incentives ranging from…

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