WASHINGTON – The US administration of Joe Biden will purchase 500 million doses of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine to donate globally, according to a report on Wednesday. The Washington Post cited three people familiar with the plans who said Biden will announce the plan at the Group of Seven (G7) meeting in Britain later this week. … Read More
MANILA – Fully vaccinated senior citizens residing in areas under general community quarantine (GCQ) and modified GCQ (MGCQ) can now enjoy more liberty despite the coronavirus 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic after the government allowed them to leave their homes. “The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases, in a meeting held Thursday, agreed … Read More
MANILA – Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said the United Kingdom’s Carrier Strike Group’s (CSG) upcoming visit to Manila will demonstrate freedom of navigation in the South China Sea (SCS). Lorenzana made this comment in an online conference with British Ambassador Daniel Pruce where several issues of mutual concern were discussed on … Read More
MANILA – The death toll in the onslaught of Tropical Storm Dante has reached six, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported on Friday. In its update, the agency said deaths from the storm include one from Western Visayas, one from Central Visayas, two from Davao Region, and two from Soccsksargen. Meanwhile, … Read More
LONDON – Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II will meet US President Joe Biden in London on June 13, the Buckingham Palace announced Thursday. “The Queen will meet the President of the United States of America and First Lady Jill Biden at Windsor Castle on Sunday, 13th June 2021,” the Royal Family official account tweeted. The meeting … Read More
MANILA – The conduct of licensure examinations for professionals from July to September this year has been “provisionally” approved, Malacañang said on Friday. This, after the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) approved Thursday the request of the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) to administer the licensure examinations from July to … Read More
MANILA – Bureau of Customs (BOC) officers have seized some PHP2 billion worth of various counterfeit items in Parañaque City. In a statement on Friday, the bureau said the goods were seized during an inspection of storage facilities by the Intelligence Group’s Intellectual Property Rights Division (IPRD) – Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (CIIS) in … Read More
MANILA – Vaccination sites across the country are prepared in case disasters strike, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said Friday. In an online media briefing, DOH Spokesperson Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said vaccination sites have been instructed on how to deal with disasters such as power outages, flooding, and strong rains to … Read More
MANILA – White House has officially named the Philippines as one of the recipients of its vaccine donation, with the delivery expected soon, according to the United States Embassy in Manila. “The President’s been very clear on the US commitment to help countries throughout the world on this. We’re going to be seeing vaccines in … Read More
MANILA – Police and anti-narcotics agents seized over PHP1.5 million worth of dried marijuana from a man in Mountain Province on Thursday afternoon. Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, Gen. Guillermo Eleazar identified the suspect as Rodeo Cacapit, 21, who was arrested in Sitio Ampawan, Barangay Poblacion in Sadanga town. Cacapit was arrested during an intelligence … Read More
ANKARA – Over two billion coronavirus vaccine shots have so far been administered worldwide, figures compiled by Our World in Data, a tracking website, showed on Thursday. China leads the global count with 704.83 million jabs, followed by the US with 296.91 million. India has administered 221.4 million shots, Brazil 68.92 million, the UK 65.66 … Read More
JERUSALEM – The Knesset (Israel’s parliament) on Wednesday elected Isaac Herzog a new president for the country, succeeding Reuven Rivlin whose term as president has ended. Herzog, a former Labour Party leader, became the 11th president of Israel. According to the Knesset news channel, Herzog received 87 votes of the 120 Knesset members during secret … Read More
MANILA – Tropical Storm (TS) Dante slightly decelerated and will continue to bring rains over parts of Luzon, the weather bureau said Thursday afternoon. “Dante” now moves northwestward at 25 kilometers per hour. It was last seen 255 km. west of Sinait, Ilocos Sur. The TS has maintained its strength, packing maximum sustained winds of … Read More
DAGUPAN CITY – A fire left 23 families homeless in this city amid rains brought by Tropical Storm Dante on Thursday. In a statement, Fire Insp. Bryan Pocyao, Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) Dagupan chief, said the fire at Sitio Patalan in Barangay Pantal started at around 11 a.m. and was declared fire out 30 … Read More
LAOAG CITY – Over 25,000 frontline workers, senior citizens and persons with comorbidities in the province of Ilocos Norte got their shot against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). Dr. Josephine Ruedas, provincial health officer of Ilocos Norte, confirmed this on Wednesday citing they are still waiting for the arrival of more vaccines to continue the mass … Read More
BEIJING – The world’s first case of a human being infected with the bird flu virus H10N3 has been registered in eastern China’s Jiangsu province, the National Health Commission said in a news release on Tuesday. At the end of April, a 41-year-old man in the city of Zhenjiang felt he was running a temperature. … Read More
MANILA – At least three persons were reported dead, another two hurt, and one missing during the ongoing onslaught of Tropical Storm Dante, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said on its Wednesday update. In its report, the agency said that two of the dead are from Region 11 while the other … Read More
MANILA – Malacañang is calling on the public, especially those who will be directly affected by the onslaught of Tropical Storm (TS) Dante (international name Choi-Wan), to stay vigilant and coordinate with their local disaster management offices. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made this remark after “Dante” has changed its track and may likely make landfall … Read More
MANILA – A lawmaker at the House of Representatives on Wednesday called for a congressional inquiry into the rotational brownouts being experienced in Metro Manila and other parts of Luzon. In a resolution, Quezon City Rep. Precious Hipolito Castelo said sufficient electricity supply is vital as the country is continuously implementing the national rollout of … Read More
LAOAG CITY – The Ilocos Norte government through the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council has directed all its cities and municipalities to place their respective disaster operation centers on heightened alert in preparation for the possible onslaught of Typhoon Dante (international name Choi Wan). Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management officer Marcel Tabije … Read More