[ad_1] United States President Joe Biden speaks about the response to Covid-19 before signing executive orders of economic relief for families and businesses affected by Covid in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on 22 January 2021 (Photo by Nicholas Kamm). / AFP) WASHINGTON – …
Read More »DOH Requests NBI Assistance Tracing 2 Unlocated Contacts From UK Variant Patient
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Health (DOH) is seeking the help of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to find the two passengers from the Filipino infected with the UK Covid-19 variant yet to be located. As of Friday, all but two of the 213 identified contacts of …
Read More »LOOK: Duterte registers for the national identification system
[ad_1] President Duterte raises his thumb after reviewing one of the national identification cards printed following its presentation in the registration process for the National Identification System administered by the Philippine Statistics Authority at the Malacañang Palace on Thursday, January 21. from 2021. ROBINSON NIÑAL / PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO MANILA, Philippines …
Read More »Biden orders masks and drastic measures against travel in a new war against Covid-19
[ad_1] United States President Joe Biden signs executive orders as part of the response to Covid-19 in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on January 21, 2021 (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP). WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden on Thursday toughened the rules on …
Read More »DOJ: Koko didn’t break quarantine
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The Attorney General’s Office (OPG) under the Department of Justice (DOJ) dismissed for lack of probable cause the complaint against Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III, accusing him of violating quarantine protocols when accompanying his pregnant wife to a hospital last year despite the possibility that it …
Read More »UP-DND agreement does not hinder law enforcement, says IBP chief
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The agreement between the University of the Philippines and the Department of National Defense (DND) prohibiting the unauthorized presence of police and military on campuses should not be an obstacle to law enforcement, according to Domingo Cayosa, president National Integrated Bar Association of the Philippines (IBP). …
Read More »Right: let local governments and companies buy their own injections
[ad_1] The national government should allow local governments and private companies to purchase COVID-19 vaccines for their own use to accelerate the launch of its vaccine program and ease its burden, Sen. Ralph Recto said Wednesday. Recto introduced a resolution urging the National COVID-19 Task Force to temporarily allow local …
Read More »Mass Security Phalanx Aims To Protect Biden’s Inauguration From Mafia And ‘Lone Wolf’ Threats
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: Barbed wire is seen in a fence around the United States Capitol prior to the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden in Washington, United States, on January 17, 2021. REUTERS / Joshua Roberts WASHINGTON – Washington braced for a tense inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday, amid …
Read More »Robredo ready to receive COVID-19 vaccine in public: spokesperson
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Vice President Leni Robredo has already stated that she is willing to get vaccinated in front of the public to encourage Filipinos to get vaccinated against Covid-19. Your spokesperson, Atty. Barry Gutiérrez, reiterated Wednesday in an apparent response to the challenge from Duterte’s former aide-turned-senator, Senator …
Read More »Government considers reviewing age restrictions for late January or February: official
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The government may consider re-evaluating age restrictions for those who are allowed to leave their homes amid the Covid-19 pandemic in late January or February, the country’s deputy director of implementation said Wednesday against COVID-19, Vince Dizon. During the Kapihan sa Manila Bay media forum, Dizon, …
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