Parañaque articles
Paranaque orders 200,000 vaccines from AstraZeneca
Parañaque City signed an agreement with the British-Swedish pharmaceutical drug maker AstraZeneca for the advance purchase of 200,000 doses of the coronavirus vaccine, according to a report by Manila Bulletin. The vaccine reportedly costs $5 per dose or a total of $1 million. The city g...
Parañaque to distribute free vaccines to 300,000 residents
Paranaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez said 300,000 city residents will get free coronavirus vaccines as the city government allotted P250 million for its vaccination program, according to a report by Manila Bulletin. Olivarez said the city government will directly negotiate with the pharma...
Parañaque allocates P250 million for vaccine
Parañaque City is allocating P250 million for its vaccination program against coronavirus disease 2019, according to a report by Manila Bulletin. Mayor Edwin Olivarez said the city government will prioritize the frontliners, senior citizens, and the vulnerable sector. Olivarez sai...
Parañaque bans use of firecrackers
Parañaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez issued an executive order prohibiting the exhibition, use, and sale of firecrackers, fireworks, and other pyrotechnic and similar devices, according to a report by Manila Bulletin. According to Olivarez, the executive order is in pursuant to the Regional P...
Parañaque to enforce plastics ban in January
Parañaque City will ban single-use plastics for all dry goods by January 2021, according to a report by Manila Bulletin. Mayor Edwin Olivarez said the implementation of City Ordinance No. 18-40 regulating the use, provision, and sale of Styrofoam, plastic bags and plastic for prepared food a...
Parañaque opens new isolation facility
Parañaque City has opened its second quarantine facility, which aims to help in containing the spread of COVID-19 in the area, according to a report by GMA News. At a Laging Handa press briefing, Mayor Edwin Olivarez said the facility has a total of 84 rooms. "Magkakaroon po kami ng fo...
Parañaque stops cars from using bike lanes
Parañaque City has banned private and public utility vehicles from using the motorcycle and bicycle lanes along Sucat Road, according to a report by Manila Standard. Beginning today (Oct. 12), motorists obstructing and traversing along the designated and exclusive lanes for motorcycle and bi...
Task force holds 'virtual tour' of mega quarantine facility
National Policy Against Covid-19 deputy chief implementer, Secretary Vince Dizon led the virtual tour of Metro Manila's biggest quarantine facility in Paranaque City, according to a report by Philippine News Agency. The Solaire-Pagcor Mega Quarantine Center at the Bagong Nayong Pilipino in...
Parañaque distributes 'Paraña-Cash EON' cards
Parañaque distributed “Paraña-Cash EON cards” to 4,000 residents of Barangay Sun Valley. The cash assistance program aims to help the residents cope with the repercussions of the five-month-long community quarantine. The said barangay is divided into three group...
Parañaque transforms 39 vans into isolation facilities
Parañaque City has converted 39 container vans into isolation facilities for Covid-19 patients and will start operating them before the end of August. Mayor Edwin L. Olivarez said the prototype health facility will serve as a temporary shelter for patients who would be possible carriers...