Philippines records highest daily jabs since March

The Philippines recorded its highest daily vaccination rate since the rollout of the National Vaccination Program on May 20, administering 229,769 doses.

As of May 22, a total of 4,097,425 vaccine doses have been administered nationwide, with 3,147,486 first doses and 969,939 second doses.

The government aims to breach the four million mark by early next week and administer at least two million shots in May following steady supply arrivals.

According to a Bloomberg report, the Philippines ranks second among ASEAN countries, 13th in Asia, and 37th globally in terms of total number of vaccine doses administered.