The Japanese government is donating one million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to the Philippines to help the country achieve its goal of herd immunity, Japanese Ambassador Koshikawa Kazuhiko said on Tuesday. Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Koshikawa Kazuhiko (via Facebook) In a tweet,...
The United States government, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) on Friday launched the P500 million ($10.3 million) President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) in the Philippines and turned over 20,000 bottles of HIV prevention drugs or pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) announced Friday, June 18, that the payout for unserved second tranche and waitlisted beneficiaries of the national government’s Social Amelioration Program (SAP) in Manila City has been rescheduled for a later date. Disregarding any form of...
How did Sinovac become the first vaccine to be available in the Philippines? Dr. Edsel Maurice T. Salvana On June 1, 2021 the World Health Organization (WHO) approved the inclusion of Sinovac (Coronavac) in its COVID-19 vaccine Emergency Use Listing (EUL). The EUL is a list of vaccines reviewed by...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, June 7, welcomed China’s approval on the emergency use of Sinovac’s vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) for children. Last week, China has authorized the emergency use of Sinovac Biotech’s COVID-19 vaccines, CoronaVac, for persons aged...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday thumbed down proposals for an emergency power for government to address an energy crisis being experienced in Luzon this summer, saying this could only become a source of corruption. “Ako hindi ko susuportahan ang emergency powers. Dahil ang emergency powers...
Philippine Ambassador to Tokyo Jose Laurel V on Thursday said Filipinos in Japan are generally “fine” amid the rising number of new COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) cases and the declaration of the state of emergency in several major prefectures and cities there. Philippine Ambassador to...
As Tropical storm “Dante” is forecast to bring moderate to heavy with at times intense rains over Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon, Romblon, Marinduque, Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Iloilo, Guimaras, and northern portion of Negros Occidental in the next 24...
Malacañang was happy with the inclusion of the coronavirus vaccine CoronaVac made by Sinovac in the emergency use list (EUL) of the World Health Organization (WHO), saying this would further boost the public's confidence about the shots. President Rodrigo Duterte holds a vial of coronavirus...
Malacañang revealed that the Philippines has not yet returned the Sinopharm coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines to China, saying the country may just actually keep them with the expected issuance of its emergency use authorization (EUA). Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS / FILE PHOTO /...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday, May 23, maintained that she has never been against China’s CoronaVac, developed by Sinovac Biotech, contrary to claims by Presidential spokesman Harry Roque. VP Leni Robredo (Mark Balmores/Manila Bulletin) Last Friday, Roque said that the vice president...
While the world continues to battle the ongoing pandemic, a former health official raised alarm over climate change being a public health emergency affecting people globally as well, with air pollution as a major environmental risk to public health. “Climate change is a public health...
