Another cargo of life-saving coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines--this time branded Sputnik V--have arrived in the country on Friday, Aug. 13. Photo from MIAA Photo from MIAA A total of 15,000 of the Sputnik jabs touched down at 4:50 p.m. at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3....
Some 10,000 doses of coronarivus disease (COVID-19) vaccines, specifically the Russian-made Sputnik V, will be sent to Bohol this week for the inoculation of tourism frontliners in the province, Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat announced on Monday, June 14. A health...
President Duterte expressed his admiration to the Russian government anew for assisting the Philippines without strings attached. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte talks to the people after holding a meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) core members at...
Landscape Gemma Cruz Araneta In the winter of 1889, Filipino ilustrados in Madrid were alarmed that the Russian flu, first spotted in Bukhara, then in St. Petersburg, attacked Madrid with ferocity after only five days. Already, 6,180 deaths were reported and in Barcelona, 52,000 were infected with...
As promised by the Russian government, 50,000 doses of Sputnik V vaccines were flown into the country late Sunday night, May 31. (Ariel Fernandez/ MANILA BULLETIN) The Qatar Airways flight (QR928) that carried the anti-coronavirus disease (COVID-19) jabs arrived at NAIA Terminal 3 at 10:23 p.m....
The Philippines will seek to strengthen its ties with its “newly found old friend” Russia by exploring opportunities in the areas of vaccine, defense, space and energy cooperation as the two countries celebrate the 45th year of the establishment of diplomatic relations. President Rodrigo...
President Duterte has expressed gratitude to Russia for delivering the initial batch of coronavirus vaccines to the Philippines. The country recently received the 15,000 doses of Sputnik V vaccines developed by Russia's Gamaleya Research Institute. The vaccines, procured by the government, will be...
As the government set to initially roll out the Sputnik V vaccine in Metro Manila, the country’s vaccine expert panel (VEP) said that the Russian-made vaccine against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was evaluated “very thoroughly” before it was approved for emergency use in the country. PHOTO...
The negotiation for the procurement of 20 million doses of the Russian-made Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine is now in the final stage, Russian Federation Ambassador to the Philippines Marat Pavlov said Friday. Russian Federation Ambassador to the Philippines Marat Pavlov (PCOO) Pavlov made this...
Metro Manila residents will be the recipients of the initial batch of 15,000 doses of Sputnik V coronavirus vaccines upon its arrival on Wednesday, April 28, Malacañang said. Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine (Photo by Natalia Kolesnikova / AFP / MANILA BULLETIN In his virtual press briefing, President...
The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), Russia’s sovereign wealth fund), said that a multi-country survey showed that Russia is the “most trusted vaccine producer” alongside the US, with its Sputnik V as the most recognizable vaccine. In its statement, RDIF based this claim from the...
The Philippines temporarily banned the importation of poultry products coming from the Russian Federation, which was recently hit by the dreaded bird flu or H5N8 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI). This was contained in Department of Agriculture’s (DA) memorandum order (MO) no. 17, which...