Dr. Gerardo “Gap” Legaspi, director of the Philippine General Hospital (PGH), became the first person in the country to officially receive the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccine.Along with other PGH frontliners and some of the country’s top officials, they… Read More

FIRST JAB. Philippine General Hospital Director Dr. Gerardo “Gap” Legaspi is the first in the Philippines to officially avail of the coronavirus vaccine. Legaspi, who received the donated Sinovac vaccine from China, says Filipinos should trust the experts and believe that vaccines will save lives. (PNA photo by Joey O. Razon)

PH kick-starts Covid-19 vaccination drive with CoronaVac

 March 1, 2021

MANILA – The Philippines kicked off its Covid-19 vaccination campaign on Monday morning, with shots to be administered to some frontline healthcare workers at the University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH) and top government officials, an effort meant to boost public… Read Mo

DUQUE administers Covid vaccine to Lung Center doc

 March 1, 2021

MANILA – Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III on Monday administered the CoronaVac vaccine to a physician of the Lung Center of the Philippines (LCP) in Quezon City.Pulmonologist Eileen Aniceto, head of the hospital’s emergency room, was among the 20 medical workers that… Read More

Vax program ‘firm’ testament of protecting citizens: AFP chief

 March 1, 2021

MANILA – The national vaccination program that kickstarted simultaneously in different hospitals and facilities on Monday is a “firm testament” of the government’s commitment to protecting Filipinos, according to Armed Forces of the Philippines chief-of-staff Gen. Cirilito Sobejana.Sobejana… Read More