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[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Proposed amendments to the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 could have prevented the shooting incident between agents of the Philippine Drug Control Agency (PDEA) and the Philippine National Police (PNP), said a lawmaker Monday. Surigao del Norte Rep. Robert Ace Barbers, who also chairs the …

[ad_1] FINALLY, the Philippines’ vaccination campaign begins Monday with the delivery of the initial 600,000 doses of the China-made CoronaVac vaccine, which is unloaded here from a Chinese military aircraft and loaded into a refrigerated van at Villamor Air Base in Pasay City on Sunday afternoon. —RICHARD A. REYES The …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Workers in the productive sectors of the economy will also be prioritized during the massive inoculation against COVID-19, as economic administrators continue to push for further easing of restrictions, which have exacerbated hunger and unemployment in areas that are still under strict quarantine. . “Along with …

[ad_1] Photo: Sinovac MANILA, Philippines – Vaccines donated by Chinese biotechnology firm Sinovac, due to arrive this weekend, have yet to undergo evaluation by the Health Technology Assessment Council (HTAC), a group of doctors from the General Hospital of China said on Saturday. Philippines (PGH). The HTAC, an advisory body, …

[ad_1] The aftermath of the Quezon City shooting. Photo by PNP-PIO MANILA, Philippines – The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) formed a composite team to investigate the shooting in Quezon City between Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) officers and police officers that left four dead, said the Saturday the Secretary …

[ad_1] A pro-democracy protester is detained by riot police officers during a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, on February 27, 2021. REUTERS / Stringer Myanmar police acted decisively on Saturday in an attempt to prevent opponents of the military government from gathering across the country after Myanmar’s …

[ad_1] Riot police officers get into a police vehicle during a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, on February 26, 2021. REUTERS / Stringer The UN envoy to Myanmar urged the United Nations to use “any means necessary” to stop a military coup there, making a surprise appeal …

[ad_1] The Committee to Protect Journalists and other press freedom activists hold a candlelight vigil in front of the Saudi embassy to mark the anniversary of the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the kingdom’s consulate in Istanbul, on Wednesday night in Washington , USA, October 2, 2019. REUTERS / …

[ad_1] President Duterte has appointed the National Bureau of Investigation as the sole agency that would investigate the shooting between members of the Philippine National Police and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), closing their joint investigation to “ensure impartiality.” . Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said Friday that it was …

[ad_1] WAR ON DRUGS A police investigator inspects the body of an alleged victim of extrajudicial execution. – APPLICATION PHOTO Senior government officials are not exempt from responsibilities regarding the questionable deaths of drug suspects, Deputy Attorney General Adrian Sugay said on Friday, emphasizing that the findings of a panel …