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A test tube labeled with the vaccine is seen in front of AstraZeneca logo in this illustration taken on Sept. 9, 2020. DADO RUVIC/REUTERS

AstraZeneca COVID-19 shots eyed for senior healthcare workers – Galvez

MANILA – The 487,200 doses AstraZeneca’s coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine which arrived in the country last night will be intended for the senior...
A health worker shows empty vials of CoronaVac during the vaccination of frontline healthcare workers at the University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital on Monday. PNA/JOEY O. RAZON

PH to receive AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine tonight

MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte will personally welcome the arrival of 487,200 doses of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine from the COVAX facility...
Maurichu Mauro. Photo courtesy of UNTV News

Former PH envoy to Brazil claims case was ‘railroaded’

MANILA – Former Philippine ambassador to Brazil Marichu Mauro claimed her dismissal from service due to maltreatment of her Filipina worker was “railroaded” by...
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PNP lawyer faces dismissal for illegal drug use

MANILA – A non-uniformed personnel of the Philippine National Police (PNP) is facing dismissal after testing positive for shabu during a random drug test,...
"I urge our people to participate in advocacies and activities that promote women empowerment," said President Rodrigo Duterte in a pre-recorded speech aired during an online forum organized by the Philippine Commission on Women to celebrate National Women’s Month on Wednesday./ PN File Photo

Duterte urges Pinoys to join advocacies empowering women

MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday encouraged Filipinos to join advocacies and activities that empower women. Duterte made this call in a pre-recorded speech...
“The rule of law prevailed,” says former senator Antonio Trillanes IV upon the dismissal of the revived rebellion case against him. PN FILE PHOTO

CA scraps revived rebellion case vs Trillanes

MANILA – The Court of Appeals (CA) has dismissed the rebellion case against former senator Antonio Trillanes IV, the case that was revived by...

Duterte OKs dismissal of former PH envoy to Brazil

MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte approved the dismissal from service of former Philippine Ambassador to Brazil Marichu Mauro, who went viral for maltreating her...

DOH logs 6 cases of South African COVID-19 variant

MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday has logged six cases of the South African variant of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in...
Vice President Leni Robredo and President Rodrigo Duterte/ LENI ROBREDO TWITTER PHOTO

In latest tantrum, Duterte tells Robredo to die for expressing concern

MANILA -- President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday lashed out at Vice President Leni Robredo anew for criticizing the administration’s COVID-19 vaccination program, which has...
A health worker injects Sinovac’s coronavirus disease 2019 vaccine at the University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital director Dr. Gerardo "Gap" Legaspi in the presence of vaccine czar Carlito Galvez, Jr., Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque, and Manila mayor Isko Moreno. PCOO

PGH director kicks off PH’s COVID-19 vaccination drive

MANILA – The University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH) director Dr. Gerardo "Gap" Legaspi kicked off the Philippines’ much-awaited coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)...