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[ad_1] Senator Panfilo Lacson urged the government to be transparent about the true situation regarding COVID-19 vaccine purchases after supplies arrived in small drips despite a total of around P126.75 billion, mostly from foreign loans, reserved for acquisition. The loans have been granted since last year by the World Bank …

[ad_1] Photo Illustration: Vulture and HBO Max We will probably never know for sure how many people see Zack Snyder’s Justice League now that it has landed on HBO Max. Likewise, although I wouldn’t be surprised to see a press release next week talking about some aspect of his performance, …

[ad_1] FILE Sara Duterte-Carpio, mayor of the city of Davao. REQUEST PHOTO MANILA, Philippines – Davao City mayor and presidential daughter Sara Duterte on Thursday rejected the coalition of unity formed by her father’s critic, retired Supreme Court Justice Antonio Carpio, saying it smells of authoritarianism. Carpio’s pro-democracy coalition, dubbed …

[ad_1] MARCH 15, 2020 Surgical mask. FILE PHOTO OF RESEARCHER / EDWIN BACASMAS MANILA, Philippines – Undersecretary of Health Leopoldo Vega on Thursday recommended wearing two masks instead of one as a way to improve minimum public health standards amid the surge in COVID-19 cases. “You have to improve it …

[ad_1] The vice chairman of the National Adverse Events Post-Immunization Committee (NAEFIC), Dr. Rommel Lobo, speaks during an online press conference. MANILA, Philippines – The health worker who died after receiving a coronavirus vaccine had comorbidities that may have put her at risk of developing COVID-19 despite inoculation, an official …

[ad_1] Pedestrians walk past a sign displaying the coronavirus as a bomb to warn against the new coronavirus covid-19 at Seoul City Hall on December 8, 2020 (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP). GENEVA, Switzerland – COVID-19 appears likely to become a seasonal illness, the United Nations said on Thursday, …

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: Oxford / AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine vials are displayed at a vaccination center in Bierset, Belgium, on March 17, 2021. REUTERS / Yves Herman FRANKFURT / PARIS – Europe’s drug watchdog is reviewing a small number of reports of bleeding, blood clots, and low platelet counts in people …

[ad_1] ANNOUNCEMENT: In light of the alarming increase in COVID-19 cases in Metro Manila and as an additional precautionary measure,… Posted by the Philippine House of Representatives on Wednesday March 17, 2021 MANILA, Philippines – The House of Representatives has been temporarily blocked due to the increase in cases of …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Senator Panfilo Lacson on Wednesday criticized the reassignment of a senior agricultural official who had been implicated in alleged corruption in meat imports that opened the floodgates for the spread of African swine fever (ASF) in the country. Lacson said Ronnie Domingo, former head of the …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The management of the government’s People’s Television Network (PTV) said Wednesday that it would “certainly institute disciplinary action” against members of its social media team who, in one “wrong post,” used the #dutertepalpak hashtag popular with Netizens dissatisfied with the government’s COVID-19 response. “Palpak” in Filipino …