The Philippines expects to receive 30 million doses of Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine by July next year, its foreign minister said on Monday …
30M doses of COVID-19 vaccine from India assured to Philippines —Locsin
The Philippines has been assured of around 30 million dosages of Indian-made COVID-19 vaccine Novavax, according to Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Monday. The terms on the supply of …
Philippines to Start Vaccine Talks With Moderna by Year-End: CNN
The Philippines will start talks with Moderna Inc. on or before Dec. 30 to secure supply of the company’s coronavirus vaccine, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin said Monday.
‘Victory for children’: Philippines set to raise age of consent
Manila teenager Rose Alvarez was 13 when she started having sex with a man who was more than twice her age. That would be statutory rape …
DOH: No new strain of virus causing COVID-19 in Philippines yet
The Department of Health (DOH) has yet to see a new strain of the virus that causes COVID-19 in the Philippines, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said Monday.
Chess Grand Master Eugene Torre leads Philippines’ first-ever pro chess league draft
Grand Master Eugene Torre is leading the roster of Filipino chess stars who are taking part in the country’s first-ever government-licensed professional chess tournament. According to a report by Mav …
Robust buffer to help Philippines recover from shocks
The robust external payments position, which is supported by sound macroeconomic fundamentals, may help the Philippines bounce back from the pendemic-induced recession, according to the Department of …
Sen. Manny Pacquiao slams the way politics in Philippines is like a business
Senator Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao has slammed the way politics is run in the Philippines like a business and not as an opportunity for public service.
Philippines in talks to procure 30M doses of Covovax vaccine
Talks are ongoing for the Philippines to secure some 30 million doses of the Covovax vaccine against COVID-19, which is currently in its third stage of clinical trials, the local procurement partner …
Thailand donates 10,000 test kits to Philippines
The Philippines has received a donation of 10,000 test kits for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) from the Kingdom of Thailand. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. and Department of …