Philippines

The Philippine National Police (PNP) has completed its coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination for its medical frontliners using the 1,200 doses allocated from the China-donated Sinovac. (NOEL CELIS / AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) Of the total vaccine allocation for the PNP, only two doses are left…

Senator Alan Peter Cayetano said it is time for the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to update its packages to account for high inflation that has driven up healthcare costs. But in order to update PhilHealth packages to current healthcare expenses, fine-tuning PhilHealth’s No..

The Philippines’ historic achievement in the phase out of paints containing lead additives has been highlighted in the observance of this year’s International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (ILPPW). The ILPPW from Oct.  25 to 31 is an initiative of the United Nations-backed Global Alliance…

Kobe Paras (B.League photo) The teams of Kiefer Ravena and Kobe Paras couldn’t snap their losing streaks anew after suffering defeats in Japan’s B.League this weekend. Ravena and the Shiga Lakestars were handed a 102-75 road defeat by the Shibuya Sun Rockers to start their two-game set Sunday,…

Senator Sherwin Gatchalian reiterated his call for distribution facilities to contract more renewable energy (RE) as such a move would benefit consumers amid prevailing global energy risks. Gatchalian’s call echoes a decision made by the Department of Energy (DOE) to increase the percentage of…

LAGUNA – Governor Ramil L. Hernandez proudly announced that the province has exceeded its target during the National Vaccination Days from Nov. 29 to Dec. 1. “Hindi lamang po natin basta naabot kundi nahigitan pa natin ang 210,660 na target na mabakunahan (We didn’t only hit but we exceeded…

While the results of the 2022 Bar examinations have not been released, the Supreme Court (SC) announced that the passers’ oathtaking and signing of the Roll of Attorneys will be held starting at 10 a.m. on May 2, 2023 at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Pasay City. The SC…

Senator Pia Cayetano on Wednesday attributed to the lack of inspectors at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) its belated discovery of unregistered products. Senator Pia Cayetano (SENATE OF THE PHILIPPINES / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) During the Senate’s plenary debates on the proposed 2021…

By Reuters JERUSALEM/ASUNCION (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the closure of Israel’s embassy in Paraguay on Wednesday, hours after the Latin American nation’s new government announced it would move its embassy back to Tel Aviv from Jerusalem. Israeli Prime…

DAVAO CITY – The City Government of Davao reported a total of 1,010,811 individuals jabbed with the first of anti-coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines or 84.23% of the target of 1.2 million as of November 19. According to the data released by the Davao City Vaccination Cluster of the local…