[ad_1] OFFICE MEMORIAL Colleagues of Guihulngan City Health Officer Dr. Mary Rose Sancelan, who was shot to death by unknown killers along with her husband on their way home Tuesday, erected their own memorial outside her office . Sancelan had previously expressed fears for her life after she and other …
Read More »The ‘toll holiday’ ends when NLEx, the Valenzuela government does not resolve the dispute
[ad_1] BARRIERS ABOVE In this photo taken on December 8, motorists drive PANDEMIC freely through the toll plaza on Mindanao Avenue, where Valenzuela Mayor Rex Gatchalian declared a “toll holiday” after suspending the tollway operator’s commercial permit for failing to break the gridlock on the Luzon Expressway keeps the barriers …
Read More »Probing Duterte: what the ICC should see in PH’s justice system
[ad_1] After the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) cleared the initial stages of the possible indictment of President Duterte for crimes against humanity, the country’s criminal justice system must be considered as working against the perpetrators of human rights violations and illegal killings in their war. on drugs …
Read More »Germany to Launch BioNTech / Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine on December 27
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: The Biontech and Pfizer logos are seen on display in this illustration taken on November 10, 2020. REUTERS / Dado Ruvic / Illustration BERLIN – Germany will launch the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19 on December 27, prioritizing the elderly in nursing homes, the Berlin city government said …
Read More »Twitter Bans Harmful False Claims About COVID-19 Vaccines
[ad_1] Twitter Inc said on Wednesday that users will be required to delete new tweets that make misleading or harmful claims about COVID-19 vaccines, in an expansion of its rules on misinformation about the coronavirus. The social media company said in a blog post that users could be asked to …
Read More »Senate Passes Second Reading Bill Strengthening AMLA
[ad_1] SOTTO PRESIDES THE LAST SESSION OF 2020: The President of the Senate, Vicente C. Sotto III, chairs the hybrid plenary session of the Senate, Wednesday, December 16, 2020. The Senate, which is holding its last plenary session of the year, continues its discussions on the Senate Bill No. (SBN) …
Read More »Europe tightens virus restrictions as fears of Christmas surge mount
[ad_1] Moscow, like many other European capitals, is struggling to contain the virus Several European countries tightened restrictions on Wednesday, as Germany set a record for daily deaths and the United States broke its own daily record for infection numbers. The toughest measures came when EU countries agreed to implement …
Read More »WHO’s vaccine scheme risks failing, leaving poor countries without COVID injections until 2024
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: A woman holds vials labeled “COVID-19 Coronavirus Vaccine” on dry ice in this illustration taken on December 5, 2020. REUTERS / Dado Ruvic / Illustration BRUSSELS— The global scheme to deliver COVID-19 vaccines to the poorest countries faces a “very high” risk of failure, which could leave …
Read More »LPA will enter PAR in 12 hours, says Pagasa
[ad_1] Satellite image of Pagasa MANILA, Philippines – Cumulus clouds to the east of the country have become a low pressure area (LPA), which state meteorologists expect to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) in the next 12 hours. However, meteorological forecasts from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical …
Read More »Monsters abound in Netflix’s upcoming Korean thriller ‘Sweet Home’
[ad_1] Photo courtesy of Netflix. MANILA – Move over, zombies. New creatures will make viewers’ hearts race in Netflix’s upcoming Korean horror series “Sweet Home.” The new series, based on a popular webtoon of the same title, focuses on 18-year-old Hyun-soo and the residents of a former apartment complex called …
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