[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: General view of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, September 30, 2014. REUTERS / Tami Chappell / File Photo PROVIDENCE, RI – The federal government has told states to prepare for a coronavirus vaccine to be ready for distribution by November …
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[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Starting Tuesday, the Grab Philippines ride-sharing service will operate its car and taxi services in Metro Manila, Cebu and Pampanga until midnight. Grab resumed operations when Metro Manila returned to general community quarantine on August 19, but only from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. The transportation …
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[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte’s allies in the House of Representatives are ready to grant him emergency powers to tackle corruption at Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) amid doubts about the state insurer’s ability to fund vital health care services during the coronavirus pandemic. The chairman of the …
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[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Senate President Vicente Sotto III insisted on Wednesday that criminal charges should be brought against Health Secretary Francisco Duque III for the corruption scandal at the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) and that he should be replaced by someone “who has a greater will to fight …
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[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Three Filipinos are still recovering in a hospital from injuries sustained during a restaurant gas explosion in Abu Dhabi on Monday, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. In a brief statement Wednesday night, the DFA said there were a total of eight Filipinos reported injured …
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[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Several senators on Wednesday opposed “squarely” the idea of discussing the call made by certain groups to establish a revolutionary government. President Rodrigo Duterte, who previously dismissed the call for a revolutionary government, recently said that it should be discussed publicly and not in secret. “We …
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[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The more than P14 billion in “invalid and illegal” releases allegedly made by the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) through its interim reimbursement mechanism (IRM) could amount to more than 600 embezzlement charges, Senator Panfilo Lacson said Wednesday. During the plenary session, Lacson cited the recent …
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[ad_1] Coach Louie Alas. Photo by Tristan Tamayo / INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines – The PBA will not sanction Phoenix head coach Louie Alas for violating the league’s health and safety protocols during practice. Commissioner Willie Marcial sees no need for the PBA to penalize Alas as his team has already …
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[ad_1] The Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), General Gilbert Gapay, during a confirmation hearing before a panel of the Appointments Commission on Wednesday, September 2, 2020 (Alex NuevaEspaña / Senado PRIB) MANILA, Philippines – The government’s “soft approach” in dealing with problems related to …
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[ad_1] Adamson’s coach, Franz Pumaren. PHOTO / TRISTAN TAMAYO REQUEST MANILA, Philippines – Adamson’s head coach, Franz Pumaren, could not understand the idea that the Santo Tomás University men’s basketball team allegedly held a bubble training camp in Sorsogon amid the coronavirus pandemic. Pumaren described the reported incident, which is …
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