City of Manila to Vaccinate 3,500 FDCP-Registered Film & AV Workers

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, JULY 21, 2021 — As the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) continues to seek out collaborations to support the film and entertainment industry through the vaccination of its workers, the City of Manila through Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso, an actor himself, approved the partnership between the FDCP’s National Registry (NR) and Manila’s “Vaccine Nation is the Solution” program.

Film industry appeals for aid for displaced workers

Over 860,000 film workers are out of jobs because of the pandemic. The Film Development Council appealed to lawmakers to include the live audio-visual content workers in Social Amelioration Program. The FDCP has extended 20 million pesos worth of subsidy to it's members.