Ontario walks back new pandemic police powers following widespread backlash

TORONTO — Ontario reversed course on sweeping new police powers Saturday, just one day after Premier Doug Ford announced the measures that triggered a swift and...

Alberta confirms country’s second blood clot after AstraZeneca vaccine dose

COVID-19 alarm bells sounded across the country Saturday, with Alberta confirming Canada’s second rare blood clot case in a patient who received the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine and...

Why You Should Get Pre-Approved Before You Go House Hunting

There is nothing more discouraging than having spent days, if not months, looking at properties for sale, going to open houses, envisioning the décor or the...

PH reminds nations to include vulnerable sectors in vax drives

MANILA – The Philippine government is leading the clarion call for the international community to band together in the spirit of solidarity and ensure that all nations...

3 human trafficking survivors home from Syria

MANILA – Three Filipino survivors of trafficking and who stayed as wards of the Philippine Embassy shelter in Damascus, Syria arrived Saturday afternoon at the Ninoy Aquino...

Vax ‘hoarding’ hurts global response, Galvez tells UN meet

Community pantries exemplify Filipinos’ ‘bayanihan’ spirit

MANILA – Malacañang on Saturday commended Filipinos for keeping the “bayanihan” (teamwork) spirit alive amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic by setting up community pantries. Community...

DOH records 799 new recoveries

MANILA  – A total of 799 people have survived the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), jacking up the number of recoveries to 706,532, the Department of Health (DOH) reported...

PH, 5 vaccine manufacturers ink deals

MANILA – A steady supply of coronavirus vaccines this year has been secured after the government closed procurement contracts with five pharmaceutical companies. In a press release...

DOH crafting guidelines on AstraZeneca vax use

MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) is now in talks with relevant experts to craft guidelines for the use of AstraZeneca jabs, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire...