Philippines

The Duterte administration declared that it intends to get 60 to 70 million Filipinos vaccinated against coronavirus in three to five years, with some 35 million inoculation priorities already established. In a Laging Handa briefing, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., the vaccine czar of the country, shared that by mid-2021, mass vaccination could begin in the best case scenario. But he …

Philippine Airlines is planning a major restructuring of its activities, which supposedly involves running to court to request compensation from paying creditors and holding the airline afloat. The declaration of Dominguez was accompanied by that of PAL, which said that a comprehensive plan for recovery and restructuring is ongoing, all but suggesting plans to seek court involvement. Strictly speaking, after …

When the travel ban on medical staff is lifted in January, the Philippines is supposed to still have enough health professionals to battle COVID-19. This is the reason why Harry Roque said President Duterte had sought the assurance of the Department of Health (DOH) that before accepting the proposal to lift the ban on deployment, the country would have enough …

The United States government handed over to the Philippines precision-guided munitions worth P868 million ($18 million). The new donation fulfills the pledge made by US President Donald Trump during a conference call with President Rodrigo Duterte in April, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. stated. The weapons, including 100 TOW-2A missiles, 12 ITAS and 24 MK-82s, were handed over by …

The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) stated that digital transformation will continue to play a stronger role in the growth and recovery of Metro Manila‘s economy in the midst of the pandemic. In view of this, NEDA Assistant Secretary for Regional Development Greg Pineda said growth by new offerings will commence from the services sector during the presentation of …

More relief for commuters coping with the shortage of transportation choices is in sight with the green light obtained by motorcycle taxi firm Angkas to hit the roads again beginning on November 23rd, eight months after they were first suspended in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic. Bong Nebrija, MMDA EDSA traffic leader, shared that some 6,000 Angkas units have …

The students calling for an academic strike should not have any consequences, more than 700 graduates of the University of Ateneo de Manila said in a statement in support of the grassroots protest against the national government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic and the recent typhoon attacks. The school’s official student paper, The GUIDON, announced this new development. The declaration …

In online gaming, Manny Pacquiao is all set to conquer another domain this time. In a new smartphone game, “Fighting Pride: The Manny Pacquiao Saga,” which is set for an early 2021 worldwide release, the only eight-division world champion who has won 12 world boxing belts will be featured. Fighting Pride: The Manny Pacquiao Saga is a smartphone free-to-download beat-them-up …

As a national pollster said Thursday night, more than half of Filipinos are eager to be inoculated against coronavirus until a vaccine becomes available. In fact, These results come despite concerns that the national initiative to vaccinate Filipinos against a lethal and lingering pandemic will be more complicated by the memory of a failed dengue vaccine campaign from three years …

Baguio City is the first in northern Luzon to receive a grant from the national government for its socialized housing scheme dubbed as the permaculture community. In view of this, The City Planning and Growth Coordinator Dona Tabangin shared that the P255-million grant for the city’s socialized housing initiative was received from the Department of Human Settlements and Economic Development …