VIP SHOT Actress and TV host Iya Villania gets a jab from Health Secretary Francisco Duque 3rd at the Mall of Asia. CONTRIBUTED PHOTHE government aims to inoculate at least 22 million workers in the A4 priority subgroup, or frontline economic workers, beginning with those in the National Capital Region and eight provinces. To be vaccinated first are the 12 million A4 members in Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Pampanga, Rizal, Metro Cebu and Davao City. "We welcome any attempt to [expand] the vaccine coverage and we recognize the critical importance of vaccinating frontline workers as a key measure for economic revival... As of June 6, 5.966 million doses have been administered in the country with 1.544 million people fully vaccinated.

Source: Manila Times June 07, 2021 16:18 UTC