A Chinese military aircraft carrying the first batch of Sinovac Biotech’s CoronaVac doses arrived on Sunday in the Philippines, President Rodrigo Duterte’s spokesman said, the first batch of …
Philippines receives first batch of COVID-19 vaccine, doses donated by China
The Philippines received on Sunday its first batch of COVID-19 vaccine doses in a shipment donated by China, a day before it was due to roll out a national inoculation campaign. President Rodrigo …
Philippines may be back to normal in 2023 —Duterte
With the Philippines having spent nearly one year under community quarantine, President Rodrigo Duterte said the country may have to wait until 2023 before the situation reverts back to normal …
Philippines to receive COVID-19 vaccine after delays
The Philippines is due to receive its first batch of COVID-19 vaccine Sunday, among the last in Southeast Asia to secure the critical doses despite having …
Philippines Gets First Vaccine Shipment, To Start Rollout
The Philippines will begin inoculations against Covid-19 this week after receiving its first vaccine delivery of 600,000 doses from Sinovac Biotech Ltd. on Sunday.
Philippine small-caps thrive in Asia’s worst performing market
Small stocks in the Philippines are thriving amid a surge in demand from retail investors, generating the best returns in Asia’s worst performing equity market this year. All but one of the 10 biggest …
Local firm eyes first COVID-19 vaccine plant in Philippines
A Philippine pharmaceutical firm that provides low-cost vaccines announced a plan to establish the first COVID-19 vaccine plant in the country.
Philippines confirms 2,921 new Covid-19 cases, highest in over 4 months; total now at 574,247
The Department of Health (DOH) of the Philippines reported on Saturday 2,921 new Covid-19 cases, the highest daily increase in over four months, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the …
The Philippines is a flashpoint in the US-China cold war
As discussed in a previous column of this series, the U.S. requires a firm alliance with Europe, and particularly Germany, to compete globally with China. Yet the outcome of that rivalry also rests …
Philippines Says First Vaccine Shipments to Arrive Sunday
The Philippines will get its first shipment of Covid-19 vaccines on Sunday, allowing the nation to kickstart an inoculation effort weeks after some of its neighbors started theirs.