[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Progressive groups and former Ifugao representative Teodoro Baguilat Jr. said Tuesday that President Rodrigo Duterte was using a “diversionary tactic” when he named several alleged corrupt lawmakers to distract the public from using a vaccine. unauthorized in some soldiers. . ACT-CIS representative Eric Go Yap said …
Read More »Lawmakers blame political rivals for corruption link
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Lawmakers who President Rodrigo Duterte linked to alleged corrupt activities involving Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) projects in their constituencies have blamed their political rivals for the allegations. They said they were ready to face any investigation to clear their names that appeared on …
Read More »Duterte vetoes the provision of the national budget on the disclosure of the spending of intelligence funds to Congress
[ad_1] ARCHIVE – President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on December 26, 2020. ALFRED FRIAS / PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte has vetoed a provision in the 2021 national budget that requires disclosure to Congress how intelligence funds will be spent. In his veto message released Tuesday, Duterte said …
Read More »Philippines Extends Travel Ban to 19 More Countries Amid New COVID-19 Strain Threat
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO – The passenger lanes at Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 are empty in this photo taken on March 13 (Photo by LYN RILLON / Philippine Daily Inquirer) MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines has extended its travel ban to 19 more countries to prevent transmission of the …
Read More »PH COVID-19 case count now at 471,526 after Health Department records 886 new cases
[ad_1] (FILE) UNSETTING NEEDED A man grimaces as he undergoes a nasal swab for a COVID-19 test in Tondo, Manila. —GRIG C. MONTEGRANDE MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Health registered 886 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, bringing the country’s number of cases to 471,526. The additional cases brought …
Read More »Morant injured when Grizzlies beat Nets in overtime
[ad_1] Memphis Grizzlies # 1 Kyle Anderson celebrates with Dillon Brooks # 24 against the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center on December 28, 2020 in New York City. Mike Stobe / Getty Images / AFP Brandon Clarke converted the lead with 38.6 seconds remaining in overtime and the visiting Memphis …
Read More »OFWs exempted from travel ban in new countries affected by COVID-19 strain
[ad_1] (FILE) Repatriated overseas Filipino workers arrive at an airport after they were allowed to return home after weeks of quarantine amid the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Pasay City, Metro Manila , Philippines, May 26, 2020. REUTERS / Eloisa Lopez MANILA, Philippines – Filipino Overseas Workers (OFW) in …
Read More »Belgium’s Janssen Gets FDA Approval for COVID Vaccine Clinical Trials
[ad_1] Stock Photography / INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines – Belgium’s Janssen Pharmaceutical has already obtained approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to conduct phase 3 clinical trials in the country for its COVID-19 vaccine. FDA Director General Eric Domingo made the announcement Tuesday, saying that Janssen will be the …
Read More »91% of Filipinos will welcome 2021 with hope, according to latest SWS survey
[ad_1] Image: from sws.org.ph MANILA, Philippines – Ninety-one percent of adult Filipinos enter 2021 with hope rather than fear, according to the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey released Tuesday. The latest SWS poll also showed that the remaining seven percent will enter the New Year in fear. But 91 …
Read More »Nothing happens if the public has access, receives the COVID vaccine – Year
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: Small vials labeled with “Vaccine” stickers are placed near a medical syringe in front of the words “Coronavirus COVID-19” shown in this illustration taken on April 10, 2020. REUTERS / Dado Ruvic / Illustration MANILA, Philippines – The Secretary of the Interior and Local Government, Eduardo Año, …
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