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[ad_1] Secretary of Justice Menardo Guevarra. RESEARCH ARCHIVE / MARIANNE BERMUDEZ MANILA, Philippines – Those who received the unregistered COVID-19 vaccines will only be liable if they purchase or promote the use of these vaccines, Attorney General Menardo Guevarra said Monday. “Under our current laws, a person who freely and …

[ad_1] Undersecretary of Health Rosette Vergeire. RTVM video screenshot. MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Health (DOH) has asked local government units to work with the national government to ensure an “effective distribution system” for COVID-19 vaccines once they are available in the country. DOH issued the call on Monday …

[ad_1] Filipino athletes competing for the Tokyo Olympics will resume training for the first week of January, following approval from the Interagency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases last month. Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Commissioner Ramón Fernández said the athletes will keep their preparations inside a bubble …

[ad_1] BAGUIO CITY (PHILIPPINES DAILY INVESTIGATOR / ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Coronavirus disease has broken through the defenses of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) despite a harsh lockdown since February to protect its cadets. Three infections were first recorded within the Fort del Pilar military campus after nearly 400 tests …

[ad_1] : MANILA – The Philippine Military Academy confirmed Monday that some of its cadets and military and civilian personnel have tested positive for COVID-19. In a statement, the head of the PMA Office of Public Affairs, Major Cherryl Tindog, said a massive RT-PCR test was performed on campus, although …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Total COVID-19 cases in the country reached 478,761, as 959 more contracted SARS-CoV-2, the Department of Health (DOH) reported Monday. In its daily case bulletin, the DOH said the drop in the number of additional cases is due to a “decrease in the number of patients …

[ad_1] OROn Wednesday, the transition of Republicans to the party of Confederacy will be complete. One day after the second round of the Georgia elections, at least a dozen legislators in the Senate and more than half of the party’s House members will seek to overturn the results of the …

[ad_1] (CNN) – Japan may enter a state of emergency this week as the country grapples with rising coronavirus cases, several of which have been linked to a potentially more infectious new variant. At a New Years press conference on Monday, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said an emergency declaration was …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Test results on whether the new and more infectious variant of the COVID-19 virus has entered the country may be released this week, the Health Department said Monday. The Undersecretary of Health, María Rosario Vergeire, said that the Philippine Genome Center (PGC) has already received samples …

[ad_1] Two of China’s COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers, Sinopharm and Sinovac, will seek emergency use approval from the Philippine Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this week, Manila Ambassador to Beijing José Santiago “Chito” Sta. Romana said Monday. Sta. Romana revealed this after the embassy’s communication with Sinopharm and Sinovac. “Apparently their …