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[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – More local governments are inclined to make their own purchases of COVID-19 vaccines even as the Department of Health discouraged them from taking this initiative. Makati Mayor Abby Binay said Monday that the city government had allocated P1 billion to buy vaccines developed by various pharmaceutical …

[ad_1] Donald Trump – AFP The release by US media Sunday of an impressive audiotape of US President Donald Trump pressuring Georgia’s secretary of state to “find” enough votes to overturn his electoral defeat there to Democrat Joe Biden, caused a stir throughout Washington. The tape, a rebellious push by …

[ad_1] Teresita The Headquarters MANILA, Philippines – Some 100,000 Chinese based in the Philippines were inoculated with a COVID-19 vaccine in December, according to prominent Chinese-Filipino civic leader Teresita Ang-See. Ver made the disclosure on Monday, amid a controversy over the vaccination of troops from the Presidential Security Group (PSG), …

[ad_1] Secretary of Health Francisco Duque III. Screenshot of Kapihan in a video interview from Manila Bay. MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Health (DOH) will not know until January 15 if there has been an increase in coronavirus infections in the country due to the Christmas and New Year …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday ordered the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to suspend the increase in contributions from its members this year, saying the government would seek funding to cover the planned increase. “May I suggest to PhilHealth President Dante Gierran, not now. No increase …

[ad_1] Vice President Vilma Santos-Recto. Photo from Facebook page MANILA, Philippines – Saying she continues to believe this is “the right thing to do,” Vice President Vilma Santos-Recto said Monday she will introduce a new bill that would give ABS-CBN Corp. a new 25-year legislative franchise. This comes after Senate …

[ad_1] (FILE PHOTO) Senator Bong Go (left) and President Rodrigo Duterte. MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the deferral of increased contributions from Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) members due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Duterte’s former aide and now Senator Christopher “Bong” Go confirmed this in a text …

[ad_1] Manila, Philippines – Makati City Police filed with the prosecutor’s office on Monday a provisional rape charge with homicide against 11 men for the death of a flight attendant on New Year’s Day. The unconscious Christine Angélica Dacera, 23, from the city of General Santos, was found in an …

[ad_1] Secretary of Justice Menardo Guevarra. RESEARCH ARCHIVE / MARIANNE BERMUDEZ MANILA, Philippines – Those who received the unregistered COVID-19 vaccines will only be liable if they purchase or promote the use of these vaccines, Attorney General Menardo Guevarra said Monday. “Under our current laws, a person who freely and …

[ad_1] Manila, Philippines – Makati City Police filed with the prosecutor’s office on Monday a provisional rape charge with homicide against 11 men for the death of a flight attendant on New Year’s Day. The unconscious Christine Angélica Dacera, 23, from the city of General Santos, was found in an …