PRRD drops VP bid, announces he’s quitting politics in 2022

MANILA – President Rodrigo R. Duterte caught not a few by surprise on Saturday when he announced his retirement from politics after he steps down from...

PH awaits complete clinical trial results of Molnupiravir

MANILA – The Philippine government is closely monitoring the clinical trial of Molnupiravir, an investigational drug that is slated to be the first oral antiviral medication for the...

Help for the poor works best when combined with help for all

Canada has largely failed to address racial inequality, leaving open the debate on whether social policy should be designed to target racial minorities or whether a...

California 1st US state with Covid-19 vax mandate for schools

Nearly 4M Pfizer, Sinovac jabs up PH inventory to 74M doses

MANILA – The first day of October saw nearly four million doses of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines arrive in two shipments, both government-procured and through the...

6 presidential aspirants, 3 VP hopefuls submit COCs

MANILA – Twenty-three aspirants for national positions filed their Certificates of Candidacy (COCs) while 18 party-list groups submitted their Certificates of Nomination and Acceptance (CONAs) during the...

House places Pharmally exec under protective custody

MANILA – The House of Representatives (HOR) has placed Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corp. executive Krizle Grace Mago under its protective custody, days after her revelation at a Senate...

Duterte okays 1-month extension of voters’ registration

MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte has signed a law extending the voters’ registration deadline for the May 9, 2022 national and local elections for another 30 days. Under...

Oral antiviral drug reduces death risk by 50% in Covid-19 patient

ANKARA – An oral antiviral treatment drug has reduced the risk of hospitalization or death by about 50 percent in coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) patients, Merck and...

DOH probes tampering of PPE manufacturing dates