MINDANAO DAILY TRUTH | JUSTICE | PROGRESS
Volume IX, No. 400
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Sinovac for SPMC frontline workers starts friday By ANTONIO L. COLINA IV MindaNews
DAVAO CITY -- Frontline health workers of the Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) here will be injected starting Friday, March 5, with the Chinese-made CoronaVac, a vaccine against
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) developed by Beijing-based pharmaceutical Sinovac Biotech, an official said Monday. The COVID-19 inoculation here will come five days after the arrival in Manila of 600,000 CoronaVac doses that were donated by China.
Dr. Ricardo Audan, SPMC officer-in-charge, said in a phone interview that he will be the first one to receive the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine to shore up the confidence of SPMC workers. “I volunteered to be the first one to receive it — as
the leader of the SPMC — to increase the percentage of workers who will volunteer to get vaccinated. Even though I have a high-blood pressure (hypertension), I will show to them that the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine is very safe,” he said. Audan said that the
By MARK FRANCISCO
which is Uy’s program for college students coursed through her allocation in the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS), a service under the Department of Social Welfare and Devleopment (DSWD). In the whole district which comprises all the 13 municipalities and one
city from Jasaan to Lugait, there are already a total of 3,300 college students who have benefited from Uy’s congressional allocation in AICS which is meant to help deflect students’ expenses this time of online learning. Even then, Uy’s congressional allocation in AICS has already started since 2014 since she assumed office. Uy expressed her gratitude to all other stakeholders who are involved in the project such as DSWD 10, Mayor Gomer Sabio, barangay chairmen Rafael Vidal and Jerson Sabio; the Municipal Social Welfare and Development (MSWD) Department staff and Yoyong Casiño.
United Kingdom. But he believed “that there is no change of heart among the SPMC workers who volunteered to be vaccinated, even after learning that the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines will be from Sinovac.”
By PREXX MARNIE KATE TROZO
for it is our grit, our tenacity, and our discipline that will see us through to the end of this pandemic, in the hopes that we may one day safely celebrate our Araw ng Dabaw in the streets once more,” she said in a statement Sunday. For the second time, the annual event will be celebrated online due to the pandemic. “My fellow Dabawenyos, this year is the second time that we are celebrating the Araw ng Dabaw virtually
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Sara honors front-liners on ‘Araw ng Dabaw’ DAVAO CITY – Mayor Sara Z. Duterte has honored the front-liners who continuously combat the deadly coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) as the city will celebrate the 84th Araw ng Dabaw on Monday (March 1). “And so, let this 2021 Araw ng Dabaw be a tribute to all our front-liners, to all whom we have lost this past year, and to each Dabawenyo abiding by the protocols set in place to ensure each other’s safety,
Tagoloan college scholars receive aid from Rep. Juliette Uy A total of 211 college students from Tagoloan municipality in Misamis Oriental were granted financial assistance by second district Rep. Juliette Uy. The recipients were all beneficiaries of Team Unity: Juliette Uy Aksyon sa Edukasyon! Unity grantees,
majority of the frontline workers of SPMC, or about 4,000 of the 5,900 employees, have earlier signed up to get vaccinated, but this was after being told that the vaccine that will be administered to them will either be Pfizer of the United States or AstraZeneca of the
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Newly inducted officers of the Mindanao Public Transport Press Corps (MPTPC) pose with Rural Transit Mindanao Inc. (RTMI) officials during the group’s oath-taking ceremony at the Big Tree Arcade, Kauswagan, Cagayan de Oro City, with plaques intended for RTMI executives. From left: Michael Tolang, MPTPC board member; Jigger Jerusalem, MPTPC president; May Marie Gallo, RTMI administrative manager; Richard de la Cruz, MPTPC board member; Celer Estologa, Yanson Group of Bus Companies legal and media relations officer for Mindanao;and Roderick Tubio, MPTPC board member. At the back is Nef Luczon, invited guest and Phil. News Agency bureau chief. photo by gerry lee gorit