Duque, Galvez to get COVID-19 vaccine jabs today
MANILA – Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. and Health secretary Francisco Duque III will be vaccinated with Sinovac’s coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine this...
‘Simplified’ travel restriction key to tourism revival – DOT
MANILA – The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases’ (IATF-EID) decision to have unified travel protocol is expected to boost...
NBI sole prober for PNP, PDEA ‘misencounter’
MANILA – The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) will be the sole agency to investigate the “misencounter” between the operatives of Philippine National Police...
Sinovac’s COVID vaccine OK for health workers
MANILA – The interim National Immunization Technical Advisory Group (NITAG) recommended the use of Sinovac’s coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine for health workers.
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HOR to push economic Cha-cha passage
MANILA – The House of Representatives is prioritizing the passage of the proposal to amend the restrictive economic provisions in the 1987 Constitution on...
PDEA vs QCPD; Misencounter leaves four casualties
MANILA – The unfortunate “misencounter” between members of the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) has yielded four...
Duterte seeks public opinion on VFA fate
MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte wanted to hear the public opinion on whether to push through the abrogation of the Visiting Forces Agreement between...
Rollout of Sinovac’s COVID vaccine on hold
MANILA – The rollout schedule for Sinovac BioTech’s coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) will be delayed as National Immunization Technical Advisory Group (NITAG) are still...
Vaccine donation to Philippines is for ‘friend in need,’ says Chinese envoy
MANILA -- Ahead of the arrival of the COVID-19 vaccines donated by China, its ambassador said it was a tradition between his country and...
PRRD might get Sinopharm vaccine via ‘compassionate’ use
MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte, through the “compassionate” use license granted by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), might get inoculated with coronavirus disease...