Health

[ad_1] MANILA – Deposed Philippine President Joseph “Erap” Estrada expressed his gratitude for those who wished for his speedy recovery from COVID-19 on Tuesday afternoon, as he continued to recover in a hospital. In a video released by Estrada’s son, former Senator Jinggoy Estrada, the former CEO, could be seen …

[ad_1] REUTERS COVID-19 vaccines developed by Pfizer, Inc. with BioNTech SE and Moderna, Inc. reduced the risk of infection by 80% two weeks or more after the first of two injections, according to data from a published real-world American study on Monday. The risk of infection was reduced by 90% …

[ad_1] REUTERS THE RISK of recession for the Philippines has increased due to the growing COVID-19 case count, making it likely to be among the worst performing economies in ASEAN in the first half of 2021, Moody’s Analytics said. “With additional targeted closures and foreign travel bans recently imposed, prospects …

[ad_1] Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, March 29) – The top Quezon City official said she has tested positive for COVID-19 again. In a statement posted on the Quezon City government social media pages on Monday, Mayor Joy Belmonte said she was only experiencing mild symptoms and will continue to work …

[ad_1] Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, March 29) – The first batch of COVID-19 vaccines purchased by the Duterte administration arrived in the country on Monday. President Rodrigo Duterte witnessed the arrival of 1 million doses of CoronaVac vaccines, worth $ 700 million, manufactured by the Chinese manufacturer Sinovac Biotech. The …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – “It is not because [the] Government. It’s because of the virus ”. Malacañang reiterated on Monday that it is not the government’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic that should be blamed for the country’s apparent return to “starting point” after Metro Manila and four other provinces …

[ad_1] FACEBOOK.COM/ALLHOMEOFFICIAL AllHome Corp., led by VILLAR, generated a net income of P399.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2020, growing 28% from its third quarter income of P312.5 million. “The improvement in sales and net income was due to the opening up of the Philippine economy and the easing …

[ad_1] Despite mounting the world’s fastest per capita Covid-19 vaccination campaign, Chile has been forced to announce new strict closures as it plunges further into a second wave of severe cases that is expanding intensive care capacity. Chile trails only Israel and the United Arab Emirates in vaccine doses per …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Malacañang wished President Rodrigo Duterte “more healthy years ahead” to fulfill his vision of bringing “genuine and meaningful change” to the Philippines when the Executive Director turned 76 on Sunday. “We pray to the Almighty to continue to provide President Duterte with more years of health …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The government will impose the strictest lockdown for a week starting Monday in Metro Manila, Bulacan, Rizal, Cavite and Laguna, which have seen a sharp increase in the number of daily COVID-19 cases. Presidential spokesman Harry Roque announced the drastic move on Saturday when the Department …