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House Committee on Health gives nod to Salceda’s CDCP bill
Obviously having learned vital and urgent lessons from the raging Covid-19 pandemic, the House Committee on Health passed last Tuesday House Bill 6096 which seeks to establish a Center for […]
PH launches nanosatellite Maya-2 launched into space
The Philippines recently launched successfully its nanosatellite Maya-2 to the International Space Station (ISS), Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary Fortunato de la Peña said the Maya-2 was launched […]
Pandemic to end early 2022 – WHO official
DENMARK, Copenhagen – The World Health Organization (WHO) regional director for Europe on Sunday said he believes the coronavirus outbreak will end in early 2022. Hans Kluge told Danish state broadcaster […]
FDA: AstraZeneca, Pfizer vaccines OK for senior citizens
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has assured the Covid-19 vaccines from AstraZeneca and Pfizer would be suitable for senior citizens who are among the priority targets in the national […]
PH Navy beefs up defense capabilities
Philippine Navy (PN) officials have expressed pride and elation over the continuing build-up of their defense capabilities that will progressively and greatly enhance their ability to protect and defend the […]
House ICT panel OKs bill on Satellite Tech use for digital economy, education
The House Committee on Information and Communication Technology has passed this week House Bill 70812 that proposes the development and broad use of satellite technology in the digital economy to […]
1.27M CL kids benefit from measles, polio vaccination
By Zorayda Tecson CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – Some 1.27 million children in Central Luzon have been vaccinated since the start of the measles, rubella, and oral polio vaccine supplemental […]
Pfizer vaccine effective against UK, SA strains
ANKARA – The Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine is effective against the South African and United Kingdom variants of the virus, the companies announced Monday. They cited a study published in Natural Medicine […]
UN Human Rights Council slates special session on Myanmar
GENEVA – The United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) said it is to hold a special session on Myanmar on Friday, on the day the UN office there voiced strong concerns […]
Australia supports PH vaccination program
The Australian Embassy in Manila has made known its readiness to assist the Philippine government in its Covid-19 inoculation program. Australian envoy to the Philippines, Ambassador Steven Robinson made the […]