Solon wants probe on food delivery apps’ failure to give senior citizen discount
A LAWMAKER seeks to investigate the alleged non-compliance of food delivery app companies to providing a 20% discount to senior citizens.
In a statement on...
China to send 400,000 more CoronaVac shots
CHINA will donate 400,000 more doses of CoronaVac shots made by Sinovac Biotech Ltd., according to President Rodrigo R. Duterte, in a boost to the Philippine drive to vaccinate more of its most vulnerable population.
Manila to get 4.6M AstraZeneca doses in May, says WHO
THE PHILIPPINES will take delivery of 4.58 million doses of coronavirus vaccines made by AstraZeneca Plc in May under a global initiative for equal access, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
Rappler chief takes witness stand for first time in tax cases
A PHILIPPINE journalist critical of President Rodrigo R. Duterte took the witness stand for the first time on Thursday to answer tax evasion charges that she said were politically motivated.
Nationwide round-up (03/04/21)
A House of Representatives panel has approved a proposed measure for the quarterly distribution of pension to indigent senior citizens instead of every six months.
Regional Updates (03/04/21)
THE alert warning for Mt. Pinatubo, located in the central Luzon area, was raised on Thursday to level 1 from 0 due to continued seismic activities, but no “imminent eruption is foreseen,” according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).
Philippines raises alert as Pinatubo volcano shows unrest
Philippine seismologists on Thursday raised an alert on the Mount Pinatubo volcano in the main Luzon island.
“There is low-level unrest that may be related...
Group warns of coronavirus variants’ spread
A RESEARCH team from the University of the Philippines has warned of rising coronavirus infections in Manila, the capital and nearby cities probably due to the spread of more contagious variants.
Regulator says it has not started reviewing Sinopharm application
THE LOCAL Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has yet to start evaluating Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd.’s application for the emergency use of its coronavirus vaccine, according to the regulator.
Philippines seeks Suu Kyi’s quick release after military coup
THE PHILIPPINES on Tuesday sought the immediate release of Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi after the military declared a coup last month.
Pandemic brought new hurdles to curbing lucrative illegal wildlife trade
THE GLOBAL health emergency made efforts to monitor and curb the lucrative illegal wildlife trade more challenging as fewer manpower could be deployed, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said on March 3, observed as World Wildlife Day.
Tribunal clarifies jurisprudence on wrongdoing
PUBLIC officials accused of wrongdoing can no longer hide behind jurisprudence that prevented their removal from office as long as they get reelected, according to the Supreme Court.