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[ad_1] MADE IN CHINA The Beijing Institute of Biologicals states that the Sinopharm vaccine is 79 percent effective. —REUTERS MANILA, Philippines – The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said on Monday it would prosecute government officials behind the illegal importation and use of an unregistered vaccine from China to inoculate …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte may have been “misinformed” and “misled” that his security assistants would be summoned to a Senate investigation for allegedly obtaining unregistered COVID-19 vaccines, the Senate President said Tuesday. , Vicente “Tito” Sotto III. “He is misinformed,” Sotto said in a text message when …

[ad_1] Posting a short video of a sunrise, the first Baywatch The 53-year-old actress wrote: “A special sunrise for my dear friend #Julian Assange – (not to be extradited) stay tuned, the fight is not over – but, in a hopeful breath – I can only imagine Julian cut, still …

[ad_1] The Department of Health (DoH) “expects” an increase in cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in mid-January. Undersecretary of Health María Rosario Vergeire. Screenshot of DOH Beat COVID-19 press conference The Undersecretary of Health, María Rosario Vergeire, attributed the increase to the return to normal operation of the testing …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – More local governments are inclined to make their own purchases of COVID-19 vaccines even as the Department of Health discouraged them from taking this initiative. Makati Mayor Abby Binay said Monday that the city government had allocated P1 billion to buy vaccines developed by various pharmaceutical …

[ad_1] Teresita The Headquarters MANILA, Philippines – Some 100,000 Chinese based in the Philippines were inoculated with a COVID-19 vaccine in December, according to prominent Chinese-Filipino civic leader Teresita Ang-See. Ver made the disclosure on Monday, amid a controversy over the vaccination of troops from the Presidential Security Group (PSG), …

[ad_1] Secretary of Health Francisco Duque III. Screenshot of Kapihan in a video interview from Manila Bay. MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Health (DOH) will not know until January 15 if there has been an increase in coronavirus infections in the country due to the Christmas and New Year …

[ad_1] The government now intends to curb the repatriation of Filipino workers abroad (OFW) amid its mandatory quarantine requirement for travelers coming from countries with the new strain of the novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19). It is also now considering imposing travel restrictions on more countries that have reported cases of …

[ad_1] The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) owes the Philippine Red Cross nearly P1 billion in coronavirus smear tests, the president of the humanitarian organization said on Monday. Senator Richard Gordon. FILE PHOTO Red Cross President Senator Richard Gordon urged the state insurer to pay the outstanding balance on time …

[ad_1] AUTHORITIES are now investigating the Covid-19 reported immunization of some 100,000 Chinese nationals working in the Philippines Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) industry. In an interview with PTV on Monday, the Department of Health (DOH) said that the claim made by crime advocate Teresita Ang-See will be included in the …