Health

[ad_1] UST formally accepts the resignation of Aldin Ayo UST coach Aldin Ayo has resigned from the men’s basketball team. (UAAP images) Santo Tomas University officially accepted the resignation of men’s basketball coach Aldin Ayo following controversy over Sorsogon’s training bubble that has put the school in the spotlight. The …

[ad_1] ILIGAN CITY – Former Ozamiz City Councilor Ricardo Parojinog, believed to be the leader of the notorious Kuratong Baleleng gang, was found dead inside his holding cell at the Ozamiz City Police Station on Friday, according to the Philippine National Police. Parojinog’s death appeared to be a crippling blow …

[ad_1] Former Vice President Joe Biden, the Democratic presidential candidate, speaks in Wilmington, Delaware, on Friday, Sept. 4, 2020 (AP Photo / Carolyn Kaster). WASHINGTON – Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden declared President Donald Trump “unfit” for the presidency on Friday, giving a passionate reaction to a report that Trump, …

[ad_1] The rate of increase in consumer prices slowed last month due to lower food costs, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed yesterday. (FILE PHOTO OF MANILA NEWSLETTER) The country’s headline inflation fell to 2.4 percent in August from 2.7 percent in the previous month, but higher compared …

[ad_1] Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, president of the United Nations General Assembly, speaks during an interview, Thursday, September 3, 2020, at the UN headquarters. (AP Photo / Mark Lennihan) UNITED NATIONS – The president of the UN General Assembly warns that a vaccine against COVID-19 must be available to all who need …

[ad_1] A view of the Binnofarm pharmaceutical factory in the city of Zelenograd on the outskirts of Moscow on August 12, 2020, where Russia is starting to produce the coronavirus vaccine. Russia claimed it has developed the world’s first vaccine that offers “sustainable immunity” against the coronavirus, despite growing skepticism …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Malacañang welcomed as a “positive development” the reduction of the country’s headline inflation to 2.4 percent in August from 2.7 percent last July, although the figure also suggests that economic activity continued slow as the country went through its worst recession in decades. Presidential spokesman Harry …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Government officials met separately with the US pharmaceutical company Pfizer and the Russian Embassy on Friday to discuss arrangements that would be made for the Philippines once a vaccine against the novel coronavirus becomes available. The Undersecretary of Health, María Rosario Vergeire, refused to reveal other …

[ad_1] This file photo shows Anakalusugan Rep. Mike Defensor during a briefing in the House of Representatives. File photo from INQUIRER.net / Noy Morcoso MANILA, Philippines – “We have not yet formally introduced legislation to be passed by the House, and yet they criticize the idea as if they already …

[ad_1] Two key health officials disagree on what exactly is triggering the widespread community transmission of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), and their differences could make it difficult to craft a more robust coronavirus response. Presidential peace adviser Carlito Galvez Jr. Presidential peace adviser Carlito Galvez Jr., the government’s main executor …