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Sat, 23 Jan 2021 16:46:00 +0800
Duterte: Families of security forces will also be prioritized in gov't vaccination program
President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday night said the military, the police, and their families will be among the first to receive free coronavirus jabs from the government.

Sat, 23 Jan 2021 16:00:00 +0800
Coronavirus cases in the Philippines climb to 511,679 with 1,797 new infections
The Department of Health on Saturday logged 1,797 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the national caseload to 511,679.

Sat, 23 Jan 2021 15:57:00 +0800
‘Premature’ to say new COVID-19 variant is deadlier, experts say
It is still “premature” to say that the new coronavirus variant which was first identified in the United Kingdom is deadlier, experts affiliated with the Department of Health said Saturday, adding that there may be other factors which can cause h...

Sat, 23 Jan 2021 14:06:00 +0800
New coronavirus variant in Philippines as early as December 10
The new coronavirus variant, B.1.1.7, which is feared to be more infectious, has been in the country over a month before the Department of Health (DOH) reported the first case of the mutated virus, but experts affiliated with DOH insist that the coun...

Sat, 23 Jan 2021 10:59:00 +0800
No compromising claim on West Philippine Sea in vaccine talks with China — Galvez
Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. on Friday assured that he would not compromise the country's rights to the West Philippine Sea in negotiations with China but also said the differences between the two countries should be "set aside."

Sat, 23 Jan 2021 10:05:00 +0800
Girlfriend, mom of Philippines' first case of new COVID-19 variant cleared of mutation
The girlfriend and mother of the Philippines’ first case of the new coronavirus variant feared to be more infectious tested negative for the mutated virus, the Quezon City government announced.

Sat, 23 Jan 2021 09:09:00 +0800
Philippines detects 16 more cases of new COVID-19 variant
Health authorities in the Philippines reported that they detected 16 more cases of the new coronavirus variant which is feared to be more infectious, with two cases of local transmission.

Sat, 23 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0800
Philippines' COVAX share cut due to lack of funds
The vaccine allocation of the COVID-19 Vaccine Global Access Facility for the Philippines has been reduced for lack of funding, the Department of Health said yesterday.

Sat, 23 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0800
Government wants vaccines declared as state assets
The government wants Congress to immediately pass a law that will declare COVID-19 vaccines as state assets to ensure control over the supply of serums amid the scramble among local government units and private companies to secure doses for their co...

Sat, 23 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0800
Mikey Arroyo wants to be Sinopharm distributor?
Sen. Risa Hontiveros asked the Food and Drug Administration if Pampanga Rep. Juan Miguel Arroyo, with his family-owned LTA Inc., is seeking to be a distributor of vaccines from the state-owned Sinopharm of China.



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