[ad_1] Two senators presented different views on the government’s experiment to return to face-to-face classes in January. Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go, chairman of the Senate Health and Demographics Committee, questioned Wednesday the mock face-to-face classes planned by the Department of Education (DepEd) in low-risk areas for coronavirus disease 2019. …
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[ad_1] It’s official: the FDA has given the green light to administer the Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) and BioNTech (NASDAQ: BNTX) coronavirus vaccine on US soil. Doses of the vaccine will be meager at first and therefore limited to healthcare workers and nursing home residents, those who are said to be …
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[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: A woman holds vials labeled “COVID-19 Coronavirus Vaccine” on dry ice in this illustration taken on December 5, 2020. REUTERS / Dado Ruvic / Illustration BRUSSELS— The global scheme to deliver COVID-19 vaccines to the poorest countries faces a “very high” risk of failure, which could leave …
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[ad_1] While the government continues to evade inquiries about its subsequent plan after filing the unsolicited proposal for the redevelopment of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia), a group of policy experts and a group of travelers criticized the state for its alleged lack of will to rehabilitate the air …
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[ad_1] The Department of Health (DoH) is closely monitoring Metro Manila after 12 cities in the capital region recorded an alarming increase in cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). Undersecretary of Health María Rosario Vergiere said in a media forum Wednesday that initially eight cities posted a reproduction number, or …
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[ad_1] The Department of Education (DepEd) announced Wednesday that more than 1,000 schools have been nominated for the pilot implementation of face-to-face classes. In an interview with PTV, the Secretary of Education, Leonor Magtolis Briones, said that their regional directors have already nominated 1,114 schools for this initiative, which will …
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[ad_1] HEALTH Secretary Francisco T. Duque III denied on Wednesday that “someone dropped the ball” on Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine for negotiations, which he said are still ongoing. In a media forum, Duque was asked to react to a tweet from Foreign Secretary Teodoro L. Locsin Jr. on Tuesday about the …
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[ad_1] LOANS available to the Philippines from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) are expected to reach $ 9.4 billion between 2021 and 2023 to increase its funding for infrastructure construction and Covid-19 recovery programs. In a briefing on Wednesday, ADB’s country director for the Philippines, Kelly Bird, announced that the …
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[ad_1] TOKYO – The torch relay for the postponed Tokyo Games will begin in just over three months, and it faces the same questions as the Olympics about security during the coronavirus pandemic. Organizers said Tuesday that the relay will begin on March 25 from the northeastern prefecture of Fukushima. …
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[ad_1] Ayala Corp., the country’s oldest conglomerate, announced on Wednesday key organizational changes within the group that will take effect next year. The conglomerate said in a statement to the stock exchange that its board approved the nomination of José Teodoro Limcaoco to succeed Cezar Consing as president and CEO …
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