Property developer Century Properties Group Inc. (CPG) has launched its Covid-19 vaccination program which aims to inoculate its 5,000 company employees, inorganic employees, accredited sales agents, construction laborers and accredited third-party service personnel starting this month.
CPG has procured 26,000 doses of vaccines from AstraZeneca, Moderna, Novavax and Covaxin. Of this, some 10,000 doses are for CPG workers—two doses per recipient—while the balance is intended for employee dependents as well as donations to the national government.
The first 10,000 doses from CPG’s orders are scheduled to arrive this month and in August. The company will administer majority of its purchased vaccines at its Department of Health and Makati City-registered Bakuna Center: Centuria Medical in Poblacion, Makati—CPG’s flagship private outpatient medical facility.
“The CPG vaccination program affirms our company’s commitment to protect our people from Covid-19 and do our share towards achieving herd immunity for the country. It is every Filipino’s duty to get vaccinated and protect his family, loved ones, co-workers and fellow citizens,” company president and CEO Marco R. Antonio said.
The company inoculation program kicked off in April with a series of virtual employee town hall meetings to address vaccine hesitancy. Conducted with the participation of Centuria doctors, Maxicare Philippines and internal resource speakers, the employee meetings were also accompanied with digital handouts citing credible research about the vaccines.
“Our country’s post-pandemic recovery depends on getting as many Filipinos vaccinated. The CPG vaccination program is meant to give not just the CPG workforce but also their families’ immediate protection from Covid-19, and to take their doses conveniently within the safe confines of Centuria Medical Makati,” CPG Vice Chairman John Victor R. Antonio said.
Centuria Medical was certified as a vaccination site of the Makati City government on July 7, after it complied with the requirements under City ordinance No. 2021-094, COVID-19 Vaccination Site Standardization Protocol and Registration Process and after securing the approval of the Department of Health based on its Assessment Tool for Identification of Covid-19 Vaccination Implementing Units and Vaccination Sites.
CPG said it has been at the forefront of safeguarding the health of its workforce since the onset of the pandemic. With 29 buildings completed post public listing, 88 buildings under property management, and seven affordable housing communities under development, the company “tripled down” on its health and safety protocols to protect its workforce, service frontliners and customers.
This includes investments in personal protective equipment and advanced disinfection equipment, rigorous Covid-19 testing for employees every two weeks and providing living quarters to construction laborers and critical frontliners during the height of the strict lockdowns.