ZAMBOANGA CITY – A local man was inoculated against the deadly Covid-19 disease twice with different brands during a vaccination program in a remote village here, radio reports said on Wednesday.
Wednesday, November 17, 2021
Sunday, November 7, 2021
Not only Duterte’s SALN is secret, prices of Covid vaccines too
NOT ONLY President Rodrigo Duterte’s SALNs or Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth is highly secretive, even the prices of Covid-19 vaccines are unknown to the public.
Sunday, July 18, 2021
DOH rolls out A4 vaccination with only 5,000 doses
THE DEPARTMENT of Health has ordered the local government to begin the vaccination of those under the A4 category in the mass inoculation program of the Duterte administration.
Saturday, June 26, 2021
OFWs now part of Covid-19 vaccination priority
MAYOR BENG Climaco has urged overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to avail of the vaccination program of the government after the Department of Health (DOH) included them in the A1 category.
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
Sunday, April 25, 2021
More Covid vaccines arriving
AT LEAST 10 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines are expected to arrive in the country in the next few months, according to the government.
Friday, April 16, 2021
Zambo Covid vaccination continues
MASS VACCINATION against the deadly Covid-19 disease continues in Zamboanga City with health workers getting the bulk of the Chinese vaccine Sinovac.
Friday, April 9, 2021
DOH, FDA allow Chinese Covid vaccine for elderly
SENIOR CITIZENS may now be inoculated with the Chinese Covid-19 vaccine Sinovac after the Department of Health (DOH) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) allowed its use provided there is stringent evaluation of their health status and exposure risk.
Bilang ng Covid-19 cases, tumataas!
‘Virus, sinisi ni Duterte’
TILA WALA ng paraan o lunas sa patuloy na pagkalat ng Covid-19 sa bansa lalo na ngayon kulang ang supply ng vaccine ng pamahalaan sa kabila ng napakalaking utang ng gobyerno upang sugpuin ang virus.
Friday, March 12, 2021
Zamboangueños divided whether to take Covid shot or not
A RECENT local government survey has showed that majority of residents do not want to be inoculated with Covid vaccine for various reasons while about one-third would like to see the results of the anti-coronavirus immunization before deciding whether to get the shot or not, and the rest undecided.
Covid vaccination starts in Zambo
ZAMBOANGA CITY has begun vaccinating medical frontliners following the arrival of Covid-19 vaccines.
Friday, March 5, 2021
Zambo region gets 10,200 doses on Chinese Covid vaccines
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Some 10,200 doses of Chinese vaccine Sinovac intended for medical frontliners arrived Friday in Zamboanga City, Mayor Beng Climaco said.
Thursday, March 4, 2021
Sinovac vaccine works on UK, South African variants - Brazil institute
THE COVID-19 vaccine developed by China’s Sinovac Biotech is effective against the UK and South African variants, the vaccine’s Brazilian partner said on Wednesday, citing test results in Chinese trials.
Sinopharm for Duterte?
PRESIDENT RODRIGO Duterte might get inoculated with Covid-19 vaccine developed by China’s state-owned pharmaceutical firm Sinopharm once the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issues the “compassionate” use license.
Sinovac vaccine works on UK, South African variants - Brazil institute
THE COVID-19 vaccine developed by China’s Sinovac Biotech is effective against the UK and South African variants, the vaccine’s Brazilian partner said on Wednesday, citing test results in Chinese trials.
Sunday, February 28, 2021
What is wrong with Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine?
FOLLOWING THE Philippines’ emergency approval of China’s Covid-19 vaccine Sinovac, the Food and Drug Administration cautioned that the medicine is not recommended for use on health workers.
Saturday, February 6, 2021
Zambo in talks with other Covid vaccine makers
AFTER SIGNING a deal with British-Swedish multinational pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca for the purchase of some 410,000 doses of Covid vaccines, Zamboanga Mayor Beng Climaco said recently met with representatives of other vaccine manufacturers for additional doses.
Thursday, January 28, 2021
Number of Covid cases rising, Duterte resorts to prayer
DAVAO CITY – The Philippines continues to register high number of Covid-19 cases as the government struggles to control the spread of the deadly respiratory disease and putting in question and even doubts the country’s vaccination program.
Friday, January 22, 2021
Duterte offers Pfizer to Senators
‘President defends Chinese Covid vaccines, gets 25 million doses’
DAVAO CITY – Following the reported deaths of at two dozen elderly people who had received the Pfizer Covid vaccine in Norway, President Duterte now asked Filipino senators, who are questioning his choice of the Chinese vaccine Sinovac, if they want to be inoculated with Pfizer.
Zambo’s poor, elderly among Covid vaccine priorities
WITH AN initial funding of P200 million for the purchase of Covid-19 vaccines, the local government said it will prioritize healthcare workers, essential and other frontline service providers, and vulnerable populations such as the elderly and poor.





