The Philippines is negotiating with 16 manufacturers of potential Covid-19 vaccines to procure supplies needed to battle Southeast Asia’s largest outbreak.
ADB loan to boost financial inclusion—DOF
The Department of Finance (DOF) said the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) $300 million loan to the Philippines will help the government reach its financial inclusion targets. Finance Secretary Carlos G.
Philippines’ coronavirus cases rise close to 190,000
The Philippines recorded 2,378 new coronavirus infections on Sunday, its smallest daily spike in nearly four weeks, but the nationwide tally rose to 189,601, still the highest in Southeast Asia. In a …
Philippines reports 4,933 coronavirus infections, 26 deaths
The Philippines reported 4,933 infections of the new coronavirus on Saturday, the fifth straight day above 4,000, and 26 COVID-19 deaths.
Asia-Pacific Coronavirus News: India total cases near 3 mln, infections in Philippines soar to 187,249
A health worker collects nasal sample for COVID-19 testing from a woman at a mobile checkpoint in New Delhi, India, Aug. 13, 2020. (Xinhua/Partha Sarkar) — India’s death toll rises to 55,794, total …
ADB approves fresh $300-M loan for Philippines’ financial inclusion push
Multilateral lender Asian Development Bank has approved a $300-million policy loan to support the Philippine government’s push to ramp up financial inclusion especially in unserved and underserved …
ADB OKs $300-M loan to support financial inclusion reforms in Philippines
The Asian Development Bank announced Friday it approved a $300-million loan for the Philippines to boost the government’s push to trasnform the country into a cash-lite economy.
Philippines protests Chinese fishing seizures, air warnings
The Philippines has filed a diplomatic protest after Chinese forces seized fishing devices set up by Filipinos in a disputed shoal in their latest spat in the South China Sea …
Philippines protests China’s ‘illicit’ warnings, coast guard conduct
The Philippines has lodged a diplomatic protest over what it said was China’s illegal confiscation of fish aggregating devices from Filipino fisherman in a disputed lagoon held by Beijing in the South …
No more big drug labs monitored in Philippines, says PDEA chief
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Friday said it has not monitored any big illegal drug laboratory operating in the country lately, as it lauded the government’s intensified anti-drug …