MANILA, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Filipinos are being vaccinated with Chinese-made Sinovac vaccine against COVID-19 amid rising cases in the Philippines.

The Philippine Department of Health (DOH) reported 11,101 new COVID-19 infections on Saturday, bringing the total cases in the Southeast Asian country to 926,052.

[caption id="attachment_57138" align="alignnone" width="900"] A man holds vaccination placards after getting inoculated with Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination hub in Taguig City, the Philippines, on April 16, 2021. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)[/caption] [caption id="attachment_57139" align="alignnone" width="900"] A woman gets inoculated with Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination hub in Taguig City, the Philippines, on April 16, 2021. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)[/caption] [caption id="attachment_57140" align="alignnone" width="900"] A woman gets inoculated with Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination hub in Taguig City, the Philippines, on April 16, 2021. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)[/caption] [caption id="attachment_57141" align="alignnone" width="900"] A health worker prepares a Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination hub in Taguig City, the Philippines, on April 16, 2021. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)[/caption] [caption id="attachment_57142" align="alignnone" width="900"] A woman gets inoculated with the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination hub in Taguig City, the Philippines, on April 16, 2021. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali) ■[/caption]