ADB country director for the Philippines Kelly Bird said Manila’s expected debt levels are “relatively low” for a country with a BBB plus debt rating.
Philippines in talks to loan $325M from ADB for COVID-19 vaccines
The Philippines has requested to loan about $325 million or P15.627 billion from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to finance the procurement of vaccines against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) …
Police Brutality Trends as Philippines Murder Video Goes Viral
The Philippine government said it would prosecute a police officer over the deaths of a mother and son, after a video of the point blank shooting went viral in social media, prompting renewed calls …
Philippines to get 30 million doses of India’s Novavax vaccine
The Philippines expects to receive 30 million doses of Novavax Inc’s Covid-19 vaccine by July next year, its foreign minister said on Monday, boosting the country’s effort to secure supplies to …
Philippines to get 30 million doses of Novavax COVID-19 vaccine: Minister
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 …