The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Friday, May 7, that three more vaccine developers have applied to conduct coronavirus disease (COVID) vaccine clinical trials in the country. (Manila Bulletin File Photo) DOST Undersecretary Rowena Cristina Guevara, chief of the Task Group on...
China Banking Corporation has declared cash dividends amounting to P2.69 billion or P1.00 per share. During the firm’s annual stockholders’ meeting, the China Bank Board of directors said this is equivalent to a cash dividend yield of 4.02 percent based on the Bank’s closing price of...
President Duterte became a trending topic on social media anew after withdrawing from his debate with Retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio on the West Philippine Issue. President Duterte (Malacañang Photo) The hashtag #DuterteDuwag (Duterte is a coward) trended on Twitter...
With barely a year left into the Duterte Administration, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. is demanding an explanation as to who ordered the Philippine Navy ship to withdraw from the Scarborough Shoal (Panatag Shoal) standoff with Chinese vessels in the summer of 2012. Foreign Affairs...
The government is confident that a coronavirus vaccine developed by China's Sinopharm will soon secure approval for its emergency use in the country. A health worker administers a vaccine shot on a person at a vaccination center in Makati City on May 6, 2021 (Ali Vicoy/ Manila Bulletin) According...
President Duterte has only the Philippines' best interest in mind amid the continued intrusion of China's military, maritime militia, and fishing vessels in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr. (Screenshot from DZBB) National Security Adviser Hermogenes...
The fifth batch of government-procured vaccines from China arrived in the country on Friday morning, May 7, with the delivery of 1.5 million doses of CoronaVac from its manufacturer Sinovac Biotech. National Task Force Against COVID-19 Chief Implementer Carlito Galvez Jr. and Health Sec. Francisco...
President Duterte mere stated China's position when he mentioned the South China Sea arbitral ruling was a piece of paper meant for the trash bin, Malacañang clarified Thursday. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said the President's statement...
Former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert Del Rosario on Thursday said it is a “national tragedy” that the President of the Philippines takes the side of China and believes that the landmark ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague is just a “piece of paper” that can be...
Former Supreme Court Justice Antonio Carpio should take legal action if he believes President Duterte violated the law related to West Philippine Sea issue, Malacañang said Thursday. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) Presidential spokesman Harry Roque told Carpio to cease his...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. on Thursday expressed his support to the suggestion of President Duterte that former DFA Secretary Albert Del Rosario and former Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio should be investigated and held accountable for the pullout of Philippine...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin is hoping that the controversy created by his recent expletive-laced tweet against China will not impact the bilateral relations between the two neighboring countries. CHINA PHOTO Locsin made this comment on Thursday in reaction to an opinion piece published...
