The Philippines is negotiating with seven vaccine manufacturers to procure at least 148 million COVID-19 shots as it seeks to inoculate close to two-thirds of its population this year, a senior …
COVID expected to spur baby boom in Philippines after years of declining birth rates
Hard won access to family planning has diminished during the pandemic. The surge in births will strain resources at already overcrowded hospitals like Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital, known as the …
Unidentified US Troops Who Died in Philippines Returned to Hawaii
The DPAA recently conducted an “honorable carry” ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for about 40 sets of remains.
Philippines adds 6 countries to travel restrictions list over new coronavirus variant
Foreign travelers coming from or who have been to Portugal, India, Finland, Norway, Jordan, and Brazil within 14 days preceding arrival in the Philippines will be refused entry to the Philippines …
Philippines’ National Grid Plans $1 Billion IPO
National Grid Corp. of the Philippines is planning an initial public offering that could raise as much as $1 billion, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
Philippines Targets to Buy 148 Million Vaccine Doses This Year
The Philippines plans to buy 148 million coronavirus vaccine doses to inoculate more than half of the population this year.
AstraZeneca applies for emergency use for vaccine in Philippines
Pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca has applied to health regulators for emergency use authorization (EUA) of its COVID-19 vaccine in the Philppines, the food and drugs agency chief said on Wednesday. A …
JICA releases another 10 billion yen loan to Philippines
Japan released yesterday 10 billion yen to the Philippines as second tranche disbursement under the post-disaster standby loan, the Japanese embassy in Manila said.
Lawsuit alleges financial exploitation of immigrant teachers
New Mexico’s attorney general is accusing a company that recruits immigrant teachers from the Philippines to work at public schools of charging exorbitant fees and …
No presence of UK variant of new coronavirus yet in Philippines —DOH
The UK variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus causing COVID-19 disease, identified as B.1.1.7, has not been detected in the country just yet, the Department of Health (DOH) said Wednesday. The DOH issued the …