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[ad_1] Today, Christians celebrate Easter – the resurrection of Jesus from the dead. And specifically for Filipino Catholics, this is a very blessed year as we celebrate 500 years of Christianity in the Philippines. So let’s take a look at what they ate 500 years ago, when Filipinos, specifically those …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday ordered Metro Manila and four nearby provinces to remain under the strictest lockdown for at least another week to contain the surge in COVID-19 cases. Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said the president approved a recommendation from the Interagency Task Force for …

[ad_1] Students, professors and engineers from Dawei University of Technology organize a protest against the military coup in Dawei, Myanmar, on April 3, 2021. Dawei Watch / via REUTERS Opponents of the military rule in Myanmar made the Easter egg a symbol of defiance on Sunday, posting images of eggs …

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: A vial of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine is displayed in Berlin, Germany, on March 16, 2021. REUTERS / Hannibal Hanschke / File Photo The administration of US President Joe Biden on Saturday prevented a Baltimore manufacturing plant that ruined 15 million doses of Johnson & Johnson’s …

[ad_1] Activists, including health workers, raised the issue of aid for Metro Manila residents on Sunday, March 28, 2021, during the week-long reimposition of the improved community quarantine. The government promised to provide assistance to those unable to work. – RESEARCHER / CHILD JESUS ​​ORBETA MANILA, Philippines – Assistance worth …

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: People wait for friends and family as a boat transports more than 1,000 people fleeing an attack claimed by insurgents linked to the Islamic State in the city of Palma, docks in Pemba, Mozambique, April 1, 2021. REUTERS / Emidio Jozine PEMBA – Luisa José, a 52-year-old …

[ad_1] TO USE OR NOT TO USE Several doctors rely on the efficacy of ivermectin, an antiparasitic drug commercially available only for veterinary use, as a treatment or preventive medicine against COVID-19. But the Food and Drug Administration maintains that procedures, including clinical trials, must be followed before the drug …

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO OF RESEARCHER OF THE PHILIPPINES ORTHOPEDIC CENTER MANILA, Philippines – A day after 110 of its staff were reported to have tested positive for COVID-19, seven more employees at the Philippine Orthopedic Center (POC) in Quezon City also contracted the disease, bringing the total cases to 117, …

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: A dose of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is prepared at a vaccination center at Newmarket Racecourse, amid the coronavirus disease outbreak in Newmarket, Britain, on March 26, 2021. REUTERS / Andrew Couldridge / File Photo British regulators said Thursday they have identified 30 cases of rare blood clot …

[ad_1] Travelers wearing protective face masks to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) claim their luggage at the Denver airport, Colorado, USA, November 24, 2020. REUTERS / Kevin Mohatt / File photo WASHINGTON – The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday that people who are fully …