Author: Argyll Cyrus Geducos
-
Palace: Sinovac’s CoronaVac not a low-quality vaccine
Malacañang said that even with just a 50.4-percent accuracy rate, the CoronaVac vaccine of Chinese pharmaceutical firm Sinovac was not of low quality and that it is better to have a vaccine than none at all.
-
Cinemas to reopen soon in GCQ areas; expansion of other business, leisure activities ok’d
Movie buffs can rejoice as the government's pandemic task force allowed the reopening of traditional cinemas in areas under the general community quarantine (GCQ) after being closed for almost 11 months due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
-
‘Vaccine for VP? Let’s see’, says Roque
Malacañang said it will check if Vice President Leni Robredo has a place in the government's vaccination priority list as the country is set to receive its first batch of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines next week.
-
IATF to meet with Church leaders on Ash Wednesday protocols
The government’s coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) task force is set to discuss with leaders of the Catholic Church protocols on the conduct of this year’s Ash Wednesday next week, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said.
-
PH expands list of foreign nationals allowed in PH; tourists still not allowed
The government's pandemic task force has allowed the entry of foreign nationals with certain visas issued as of March 20, 2020, but tourists are still not allowed inside the Philippines.
-
Duterte to Filipino people: Keep your faith in gov’t on COVID-19 response
President Duterte asked the public to keep their faith in the government amid different reports about the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation in the Philippines, particularly the efforts to procure vaccines against the deadly disease.
-
Reminder: The holidays of 2021
While all vacation plans for 2020 were foiled by the COVID-19 pandemic, here are the holidays for 2021 that families and friends can plan for a well-deserved vacation, should the health situation improve and the quarantine restrictions allow:
-
ARTA pushes anti-red tape committee in gov’t agencies
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) is pushing for the implementation and creation of a Committee on Anti-Red Tape (CART) in government agencies to ensure that they are following the guidelines of the Ease of Doing Business Act.
-
Roque denies violating quarantine protocols in Bantayan, Cebu event
Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said he followed quarantine protocols when he graced the opening of the airport of Bantayan Island, Cebu Friday.
-
Duterte thanks China for PH investments
President Duterte thanked China for its investments in the country as he assured the Asian giant that the Philippines remains as one of its strong partners in the Southeast Asian region.
-
Isolation areas in domestic flights removed due to improved health protocols
Malacañang explained that the government's pandemic task force removed the isolation areas in air carriers during domestic flights because of improved health protocols that would ensure the safety of everyone in the flight.
-
Palace hopes more Filipinos would get COVID-19 vaccine
Malacañang is hoping to see an increase in the number of Filipinos willing to get the COVID-19 vaccine once it arrives in the country, saying it is a priority program of the government.
-
Duterte extols Bahrain’s Prince Khalifa as PH’s true friend
President Duterte remembered the late Bahraini Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa who died at the age of 84 this week.