MANILA – National Task Force (NTF) Against Covid-19 chief implementer Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. on Thursday said he is open to pushing mandatory vaccination as the country...
MANILA – Despite criticisms, Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William Dar on Thursday said the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL) is a game-changing reform policy that broke the...
BRUSSELS – The coronavirus situation will deteriorate in the European Union in the next two months unless the bloc introduces new measures and raises the vaccination...
STOCKHOLM – Sweden’s first female Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson resigned hours after taking office on Wednesday. Social Democratic Party leader Andersson was elected Sweden’s first female prime...
MANILA – The Philippines on Thursday received a total of 3,191,040 doses of AstraZeneca coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccine donated by the United Kingdom through the COVAX...
MANILA – More than 100,000 coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccine booster shots and additional doses have been administered to fully vaccinated healthcare workers, senior citizens, and immunocompromised...
MANILA – The national government is eyeing the vaccination of 13.5 million children aged 5 to 11 against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario...
MANILA – An official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday reported that the refurbishment of over 97,000 vote counting machines is almost complete. “We already...
MANILA – The United Nations Philippines on Thursday called for the swift passage of a law that would protect women during emergencies, including the current coronavirus pandemic....
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