The Philippines is sure to get about 30-million dosage of COVID-19 vaccine made in India Novavax. According to Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. the vaccine supply contract will be signed before the end of the year. The secretary added that the information came from the Serum Institute of India, which is said to be…
PNP Chief Gen. Debold Sinas saw a viral video of a policeman shooting a mother and her son in Paniqui, Tarlac. According to Sinas, what PSMS Jonnel Nuezca did was offensive. So he ordered the PNP Crime Laboratory to investigate the shooting. The PNP, on the other hand, considered the shooting an isolated case. However,…
MANILA – A mother and her son died after being shot by a policeman in Paniqui town, Tarlac this Sunday afternoon, according to an initial police report. Sonya Gregorio, 52, and Frank Anthony Gregorio, 25, died after being shot by Police Senior Master Sgt. Jonel Nuezca, a policeman assigned to the Parañaque City Crime laboratory…
The Department of Health (DOH) is said to be considering recommending that individuals riding bicycles should not wear face shields. The public and health experts are concerned about the possible impact if even cyclists have to wear full face shields. According to Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire, if cyclists are not comfortable wearing their face…
CEBU CITY – Nearly 300 individuals from Brgy. Ibo, Lapu-Lapu city, after a huge wave hit 76 households. According to Ibo Brgy. Councilor Leo Yape said the storm surge destroyed houses from the coastal area of Sitio Apro when tropical depression “Vicky” hit Cebu early this morning. The councilor is now very grateful because the…
Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III insisted that there is no “favoritism” in the government’s decision on which vaccine to be approved first. Duque said all vaccine candidates will undergo a thorough evaluation by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Vaccine Expert Panel and the Single Joint Ethics Review Board. According to…
ILOILO CITY – Bus companies have ensured that the health protocol will be followed in line with the expected influx of people to the terminals. This is after the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases and President Rodrigo Duterte issued a go signal on the return of the operation of provincial…
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) and experts have admitted that COVID-19 cases are likely to resurface in the Philippines by 2021. Based on the initial projection of the OCTA Research Team and experts of FASSSTER (Feasibility Analysis of Syndromic Surveillance using Spatio-Temporal Epidemiological Modeler), there is a high chance of a “surge” or…
President Rodrigo Duterte slammed the Toll Regulatory Board for allegedly failing to attach RFID to vehicles that caused heavy traffic in Valenzuela city and neighboring areas. In his national address on Wednesday night, he said the TRB should carefully study whether the RFID system is really effective. He said the government of the president is…
More than 368,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) have been repatriated amid the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Labor Sec. Silvestre Bello III, it is expected that 50,000 Filipino workers will return to the country after losing their jobs due to the health crisis. To help with the crisis, the DOLE has provided one-time financial assistance of…
