Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Friday called on the government to accelerate the inoculation of children aged 5 to 11 to ensure a high Covid-19 vaccination coverage among the younger population of Filipinos which is crucial to expanding face-to-face classes nationwide. Gatchalian made the call as...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The City Health Office here reported the death of two minors due to dengue in a development that raised the alarm, especially with the increase of cases in this city the past three months this year. The city government of Cagayan de Oro conducts Oplan Kontra Dengue city-wide...
MEXICO CITY, Mexico -- The Mexican government will begin immunizing children against Covid-19 with vaccines from the COVAX mechanism, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador stated on Wednesday. During his daily press conference, Lopez Obrador noted that by the end of the month the vaccination of...
Four minors and 21 others were rescued from a sex den being operated by Chinese nationals on Thursday, April 14, in Paranaque City. The rescued victims/Paranaque police photo Col. Maximo Sebastian, Paranaque City police chief, said the victims were rescued around 1:00 a.m. at 412 7th Floor, Units...
The Department of Health (DOH) has provided additional evidence to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the amendment of the emergency use authorization (EUA) to allow the administration of the fourth dose of Covid-19 vaccine to senior citizens and immunocompromised individuals and to include...
The Mandaluyong City local government continues to boost its Covid-19 vaccination program especially for children aged five to 11 years old by bringing it directly to the barangays for easier access on Monday, April 11. (Photo from Mayor Menchie Abalos' Facebook) The initiative aims to increase the...
WASHINGTON, United States – A Texas judge on Friday blocked investigations into the parents of transgender minors, halting for the time being a controversial directive by the southern US state's governor. "Victory," the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) in Texas said on Twitter. "A judge...
70536 For security purposes, minors are legally barred from owning an account with GCash, the mobile wallet which has over 55 million subscribers nationwide and currently hauls in over P3 trillion transaction value per year. It's illegal for minors to use false documents or mule accounts to access...
The Muntinlupa City government has fully vaccinated nearly 39,000 minors aged five to 17 years old in the city. Data from the City Health Office showed that as of March 5, 35,981 minors aged 12 to 17 years old have received their second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine while there are 2,507 kids aged...
President Duterte has signed into law a measure raising the minimum age of sexual consent from 12 to 16 years old. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang File Photo) Malacañang on Monday, March 7, released the signed Republic Act (RA) No. 11648 or an "Act Providing for Stronger Protection...
Muntinlupa City continued to record low numbers for new Covid-19 cases in the last seven days as its active cases hovered in the 30s. Based on data released by the City Health Office (CHO), Muntinlupa added 50 new cases from Feb. 26 to March 4 or an average of 7 cases per day. Pediatric...
Nearly 136,000 minors aged five to 17 have already received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in Taguig. In a report released on Feb. 18, the Taguig City government said a total of 126,407 minors aged 12 to 17 have been administered the first dose of the vaccine. Of the total, 60,228 or 48...
