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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 […]
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 […]
Speaker Velasco wants to expedite Covid-19 vaccines procurement
House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco has filed House Bill 8648, the proposed Emergency Vaccine Procurement Act of 2021 which seeks to expedite the prpcurement and administration of the Covid-19 vaccines […]
Online complaint desk on LTO services launched
The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, chaired by Senator Richard Gordon, has launched it online complaints desk that will accept “grievances on poor and unlawful services of the Land Transportation Office […]
Salceda sees TESDA department as critical to job recovery after Covid-19
A legislative measure that seeks to transform and elevate the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) to a full-pledged department in the executive branch of government, has been filed […]
DOH: PH to get Covax vaccines for 20% of Filipinos
The Philippines will continue to receive vaccine allotment from Covax for 20% or about 20 million of its population. Covax is a global initiative that ensures rapid and equitable access […]
Global foreign direct investment down 42% in 2020
ANKARA – Mainly driven by the economic fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic, global foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2020 slipped by 42 percent year-on-year to US$859 billion, according to the UN’s […]