Nationwide round-up (03/02/21)
THE Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) is expecting to book a P17-billion loss this year with the deferment of the contribution rate hike and higher expenses due to coronavirus-related programs and benefits.
Regional Updates (03/02/21)
PROVINCES and cities in the Western Visayas Region are keeping strict travel protocols, including the mandatory quarantine period for returning residents, despite the reduced requirements contained in a Feb. 26 resolution issued by the national task force on coronavirus.
Philippines reports first cases of COVID-19 South African variant
MANILA (UPDATED) - The Philippines has documented six cases of the South African coronavirus variant, its health ministry said on Tuesday, raising concern among...
Manila starts vaccination of health workers
THE PHILIPPINES started immunizing its most vulnerable people against the coronavirus on Monday after receiving 600,000 doses of CoronaVac donated by China.
Philippines orders a million more shots of Chinese CoronaVac
THE PHILIPPINE government has ordered a million more doses of the coronavirus vaccine made by Chinese drug maker Sinovac Biotech Ltd. worth P700 million that would arrive this month, according to the country’s vaccine czar.
Three magistrates on short list for chief justice post — DoJ
THREE magistrates have applied for the chief justice post that will become vacant this month, according to the Justice chief.
Senators want limited face-to-face classes to start
SEVEN senators on Monday filed a resolution asking the government to start the pilot tests for face-to-face classes in more than a thousand public schools amid a coronavirus pandemic.
Nationwide round-up (03/01/21)
THE National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has until the end of this week to submit its report on the shootout between police officers and agents of the drug enforcement agency last Feb. 24, where three law enforcers and one informant died while several others were injured.
Regional Updates (03/01/21)
THE latest shellfish bulletin from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) includes Murcielagos Bay and Ozamiz City in Misamis Occidental, and Taguines Lagoon in Camiguin among the areas positive for red tide contamination.
Philippines begins vaccinations with China-donated Sinovac shots
The Philippines started Monday vaccinations against the coronavirus using Sinovac Biotech Ltd. doses donated by China, planning to further reopen the economy that suffered...
Few PGH workers want CoronaVac injections
ONLY 1 of 10 health workers at the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) want to get inoculated against the coronavirus using vaccines from Chinese drug maker Sinovac Biotech Ltd., according to a hospital spokesman.
Opposition may need charismatic leader to win in 2022 elections
THE POLITICAL opposition does not stand a chance against President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s anointed presidential candidate unless it finds a unifying and inspirational leader who can rally popular support, according to analysts.