[ad_1] The Senate recommended the filing of corruption and embezzlement charges against Health Secretary Francisco Duque 3rd and eight former and current Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) officials. Secretary of Health Francisco Duque 3rd PHOTO BY RUY MARTINEZ The recommendation was contained in the 88-page report presented by Senate President …
Read More »Russia to launch second vaccine – The Manila Times
[ad_1] Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has announced that his country is developing a second vaccine for the 2019 coronavirus disease (Covid-19) that is expected to be ready this month. Russian President Vladimir Putin. AP PHOTO In a television interview on August 27, the transcript of which was shared by the …
Read More »Can Europe stop the deadly threat of vaccine nationalism?
[ad_1] Yesterday, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, Announced the support of the European Union to the Center for Global Access to COVID-19 Vaccines (COVAX) with a contribution of 400 million euros for the advance purchase of future vaccines for the benefit of developing countries. It …
Read More »Dragging the probe into Sorsogon’s ‘bubble’ leaves the giant program hanging
[ad_1] Among the teams that could be affected by the UST sanctions is its promising women’s volleyball team. —SHERWIN VARDELEON The investigative body that investigates the alleged violations of health protocols by the University of Santo Tomás (UST) and the National University (NU) had not yet reached a resolution on …
Read More »New head of PhilHealth ordered to change regional vice presidents
[ad_1] Dante Gierran MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte ordered Dante Gierran, the new president of Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth), to clean up the bribery-riddled health insurer and send its corrupt officials to jail. “I pity the country. My heart bleeds for my country. The incessant corruption, with no …
Read More »Why a Buddy Hield NBA draft trade makes sense for the Mavs
[ad_1] “When it comes to money, I’m a buyer. I’m always a buyer. Always,” Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban recently told us on our Mavs Step Back podcast. “(If) the teams want to take the salary, if it puts us above, yes. People forget, now a salary of $ 100 …
Read More »2022 Mercedes-Benz C-Class spied torturing tires at Nurburgring
[ad_1] As of this article published on September 1, the world is less than a day away from seeing the new Mercedes-Benz S-Class sedan. With the focus on the great flagship, it is the perfect opportunity for other divisions of the manufacturer of automobiles accelerate the prototype testing program. Maybe …
Read More »‘I’m stuck until that border opens’: Abandoned in paradise
[ad_1] The US Border Crossing in Blaine, Washington, July 16, 2020 When the US-Canada border was closed to non-essential travel on March 21, southbound traffic to Blaine, the busiest crossing between Washington and British Columbia, it dropped to a trickle. , paralyzing the economy of the city. Ruth Fremson, The …
Read More »China-backed projects will go ahead – Palace
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte will push ahead with China-backed projects even if the United States has blacklisted 24 Chinese state-owned companies involved in the massive recovery of Philippine-owned islets in the South China Sea. These include the Sangley Point International Airport project, a joint venture between Lucio …
Read More »Seniors is the first Philippine coronavirus-related death in Israel
[ad_1] MANILA – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Tuesday that a 65-year-old Filipino woman in Israel died from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in August. She is the first Filipina to die from the deadly virus in the country, the DFA said in a statement. Meanwhile, the …
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