13 contacts of man with new COVID-19 strain test positive
THIRTEEN people who had contact with a 29-year-old Filipino who got infected with a more contagious coronavirus strain have tested positive for the coronavirus including his girlfriend, according to Health authorities.
State should let local governments import vaccines — senator
A SENATOR has filed a resolution asking the government to allow local governments and the private sector to order coronavirus vaccines.
House lawmakers may start Charter change debates by February
CONGRESSMEN could start debates on proposed changes to the 1987 Constitution next month, according to the head of the House of Representatives committee on constitutional amendments.
Nationwide round-up (01/20/21)
A MEASURE that will institutionalize the 1989 agreement between the University of the Philippines (UP) and the Department of National Defense (DND) that limits military and police presence in UP campuses nationwide has been filed in the Senate.
Regional Updates (01/20/21)
TRANSPORTATION Secretary Arthur P. Tugade is counting on the new Bicol International Airport, which is now 72.2% complete, to help boost the economy battered by the coronavirus pandemic.
Manila to wait for FDA consent before using free China shots
THE PHILIPPINES will wait for an emergency use authorization (EUA) from its Food and Drug Administration (FDA) before accepting and using 500,000 doses of coronavirus vaccines donated by China, according to the Health department.
Vaccine contracts bar gov’t from disclosing prices, says Duterte
THE GOVERNMENT is barred from disclosing the prices of coronavirus vaccines it ordered from suppliers under the terms of the contracts, President Rodrigo R. Duterte said on Monday night.
Gov’t in talks with logistic companies for vaccine storage
THE GOVERNMENT is in talks with dozens of logistic companies in time for the arrival of coronavirus vaccines in mid-February, an official said on Tuesday.
Relaxed age rules for malls sought
THE TRADE department might propose to ease the age restriction for mall goers to boost consumer spending amid a coronavirus pandemic, the agency said on Tuesday.
Nationwide round-up (01/19/21)
THE head of the country’s biggest state-run university has asked the defense chief for a dialogue over the unilateral cancellation of an agreement that keeps the police and military out of its campuses nationwide.
Regional Updates (01/19/21)
CEBU Governor Gwendolyn F. Garcia met with the provincial board and mayors on January 15 to assure them that the province will not be left behind in the coronavirus vaccine distribution program.
Philippines to buy 20M doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine
The Philippines will buy 20 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine from Moderna Inc., the country’s presidential spokesman Harry L. Roque, Jr., said on Tuesday.