[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Health (DOH) has given hospitals until Wednesday to administer all of their available AstraZeneca doses, or they will be withdrawn from the market and delivered to other hospitals with increasing cases of COVID- 19. The Undersecretary of Health, María Rosario Vergeire, said that …
Read More »US Coronavirus: CDC Director Warns Coronavirus Variants Could Lead to Another Avoidable Rise
[ad_1] “As I said before, the continued relaxation of prevention measures while cases are still high and worrisome variants are spreading rapidly throughout the United States is a serious threat to the progress we have made as a nation,” Walensky said during a White Informational meeting in the house on …
Read More »Trillanes wants Dutertes to run in the 2022 elections, to see them lose
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV wants President Rodrigo Duterte and his daughter, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, to stand as a tandem in the 2022 national elections, to see them lose. Trillanes said he expects defeat for the two Dutertes in the next election if they …
Read More »Roque invokes the right to privacy by refusing to show COVID-19 test result
[ad_1] Presidential spokesman Harry Roque holds an online press conference while in quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19. RTVM screenshot MANILA, Philippines – Presidential spokesman Harry Roque has invoked his right to privacy by refusing to release his positive COVID-19 test result. Apart from the right to privacy, he also …
Read More »Palace expects 25% drop in new COVID-19 cases after two-week GCQ
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The government expects a drop of at least 25 percent in the number of new COVID-19 cases as a result of the two-week general community quarantine (GCQ) with tighter restrictions in Metro Manila and four provinces, Malacañang said on Monday. . Until April 4, Metro Manila, …
Read More »Governor seeks two-week moratorium on traveling to Negros Occidental
[ad_1] CITY OF BACOLOD, Negros Occidental, Philippines – The Governor of Negros Occidental, Eugenio José Lacson, has requested the Interagency Working Group on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) to allow a two-week moratorium on all travel by land, air and sea in the province amid the growing number of COVID-19 cases. …
Read More »Wilson is MVP | Sports Inquirer
[ad_1] SUBIC – San Juan’s John Wilson was named the Lakan Chooks-to-Go MPBL (Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League) MVP of the Season on Sunday at Subic Bay Gym behind closed doors. Wilson, 6-foot-2, former star of the José Rizal University Heavy Bombers, averaged 19.6 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists to …
Read More »Direct purchases of vaccines from the private sector resisted
[ad_1] Despite lobbying to allow the private sector to directly import COVID-19 vaccines, President Duterte’s chief economic officer has maintained the responsibility of the national government to lead procurement under the law covering mass vaccination. Finance Secretary Carlos Domínguez III pointed out on Friday two reasons why the private sector …
Read More »Slow trade expected to continue
[ad_1] Local stock trading is seen to remain sluggish this week as rising domestic coronavirus (COVID-19) cases increase the risks that the government will take further action to restrict the movement of businesses and individuals. Last week, the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSEi) major stock index fell 4.35 percent to 6,436.10 …
Read More »Billionaire Makes 3,000% Profit Through Electronic Vehicle SPAC
[ad_1] KSTUDIO FREEPIK DENIS SVERDLOV, a former Russian deputy minister, was already a wealthy man from a telecom startup when he turned his attention to electric vehicles and founded Arrival Ltd. in 2015. Four years later, it had injected about $ 450 million into the truck and bus manufacturer through …
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