[ad_1] The National Covid-19 Task Force was asked to prioritize public school teachers in the priority groups lined up for the vaccine launch, along with non-teaching staff and school administrators. Justifying the measure, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate Committee on Basic Education, Arts and Culture, noted that giving …
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[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Two police officers were demoted for a case of serious misconduct, which stemmed from allegations of illegal arrest and conducting a search without proper warrants, the city government said on Friday. In a statement, Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte said that patrolmen Zaldy Mejos Jr. and …
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[ad_1] The number of cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the Philippines reached 467,601 on Friday after the Department of Health (DOH) reported 1,885 new infections, as 15 laboratories did not submit data in time. Quezon City had the highest number of new cases with 130, followed by Bulacan …
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[ad_1] AFP photo Manila, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte convened infectious disease experts and those responsible for the country’s COVID-19 response to a special meeting on Saturday to discuss possible policy changes to deal with the new variant of the coronavirus that emerged in the United Kingdom, according to presidential …
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[ad_1] In the Christmas message, Pope Francis highlights the plight of children caught in wars and advocates that COVID vaccines be available to all. Pope Francis has highlighted the plight of children caught up in war, pointing to the victims in Syria, Yemen and Iraq in his Christmas message. “On …
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[ad_1] Manila, Philippines – The two homicide cases involving Police Sergeant Major Jonel Nuezca stemmed from his participation in alleged shootings in buy-raid operations in 2016 and 2018 in which three drug suspects died. Nuezca, who was caught on video shooting dead a woman and her son, her neighbors in …
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[ad_1] MADE IN CHINA A doctor shows the Sinovac vaccine. —AFP Manila, Philippines – Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri on Saturday urged the Interagency Working Group for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) to reconsider its plans to take advantage of vaccines with a low efficacy rate, calling this proposal …
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[ad_1] China’s rapid economic growth has profoundly changed eating habits, and Wednesday’s figures reveal that more than half of adults are overweight. Image: AFP / Hector Retamal More than half of adults in China are now overweight, official figures showed Wednesday, and increasingly sedentary lifestyles among the country’s growing middle …
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[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon reminded the government on Friday to prioritize the safety of Filipinos and said the efficacy rate of China’s Sinovac Biotech COVID-19 vaccine “pales in comparison “with other available vaccines. Drilon made the comment after the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) …
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[ad_1] The US space agency NASA recently shared an image of the Saturn-Jupiter conjunction seen from space, prompting a variety of reactions on social media. The rare celestial phenomenon, which was visible in the night sky on December 21, saw the two largest planets align closer to each other, resulting …
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