Philippine Senator rejects LGU’s plan to deny unvaccinated access to certain places
In this August 2, 2021 article for Manila Bulletin, Vanne Elaine Terrazola reports on a recent tweet by Senate President...
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1,440 fully vaccinated Filipinos found positive for COVID-19
In this July 29, 2021 article for Manila Times, Cris Diaz says that the number of fully vaccinated individuals who...
Congress sets deliberation for mandatory COVID vaccination bill
This August 1, 2021 article from the Manila Bulletin provides an update on the mandatory COVID vaccination bill authored by...
Singapore bares plan to exit pandemic
The following editorial piece was written by Ministers Gan Kim Yong, Lawrence Wong, and Ong Ye Kung, members of the...
Duterte agrees that face shields should be for hospital use only
In this June 17, 2021 article for The Philippine Daily Inquirer, Christia Marie Ramos reports on the results of a...
STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF CEBU GOVERNOR GWEN GARCIA AND HER COVID-19 SAFETY MEASURES: An Appeal to the Tens of Thousands of Readers of This Website
Late this afternoon, 14 June 2021, the President of the Philippines demanded “Cebu must follow IATF protocols on arriving passengers”.https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/382593/palace-steps-foot-down-says-cebu-must-follow-iatf-protocols-on-arriving-passengers In...
Cebu congressmen sign joint manifesto supporting provincial directive on inbound travelers
In this article published by CNN last June 6, 2021, we learn that eight congressmen in Cebu province have released...
Cebu City EOC: 6% of COVID-19 positive traced individuals are fully vaccinated
The following article was written by Delta Dyrecka Letigio and was published on June 2, 2021 by the Cebu Daily...
Duterte orders DOH to “critique” Cebu’s COVID protocols for inbound air travelers
This article features three different news reports covering the same topic: the recent order of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte for...
Professors: Israel’s vaccine passport backfired, irreconcilable with basic principles of the medical profession
The following opinion piece was written by five Israeli professors: Rivka Carmi, Asa Kasher, Eitan Friedman, Yoav Yehezkelli, and Udi...