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[ad_1] Kai Sotto, who planned a couple of hours before midnight Tuesday, is currently in quarantine and has undergone a first polymerase chain reaction test to meet all government requirements before playing for the team. Gilas Pilipinas for the first time later this month and signal the beginning of an …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Health workers at four Covid-19 referral hospitals in Metro Manila will be the first to be vaccinated against the severe respiratory disease once vaccine supplies arrive this month, the head of the program said Wednesday. government vaccination. Carlito Galvez Jr., who handles the procurement of vaccines …

[ad_1] PARIS – Emergency measures to reduce the coronavirus pandemic affected democratic freedoms around the world last year, with setbacks in the West even as some Asian countries made progress, according to a report on Wednesday. The annual “Democracy Index” published by The Economist Intelligence Unit found an erosion of …

[ad_1] BANGKOK – Thai investors are concerned that the sanctions and a boycott of Myanmar following Monday’s military coup will affect their business in the country, the Thai-Myanmar Business Council said. The council, so far, has said it cannot shed light on exactly what effect the coup will have on …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Agriculture (DA) has given pig and poultry farmers until February 8 to follow the maximum prices for pork and chicken sold in the public markets of Metro Manila amid of increasing pressure from groups that resist. Agriculture Secretary William Dar said Tuesday that …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Transportation officials have agreed to defer full enforcement of the child safety seat law, which requires private drivers to use safety seats for children under the age of 12 to avoid injury in the event of an accident. “There is still no need to worry about …

[ad_1] CITY OF TACLOBAN – So far, only 40,000 people in Eastern Visayas have registered as voters for the 2022 elections. Attorney Felicisimo Embalsado, regional deputy director of the Elections Commission in Eastern Visayas, said the low number of registrants could be attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic. During the May …

[ad_1] Inside the session room of the Supreme Court for the oral argument on the Antiterrorist Law. Photo from the SC Office of Public Information MANILA, Philippines – Finally, the oral argument on the most controversial law, the Anti-Terrorism Law, will take place on Tuesday starting at 2:30 pm Attorney …

[ad_1] The crew of the Chinese research ship Jia Geng that entered the waters of Catanduanes province without authorization from the Philippine government refused access to the Philippine Coast Guard allegedly due to COVID-19 protocols. PCG MANILA, Philippines – A tweet from Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. claimed Tuesday that …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines views the military coup in Myanmar as an “internal matter” that it should not meddle in, presidential spokesman Harry Roque said Monday. Roque said the government was prioritizing helping Filipinos in Myanmar who wanted to return home. Myanmar’s military staged a coup on Monday, …