Emerging ‘tinderbox’
DEFENSE and military authorities are bracing for a possible escalation of tensions anew between China and the Philippines amid the raging territorial dispute in the...
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More support for easing vaccine patent rules, but hurdles remain
GENEVA—France joined the United States on Thursday in supporting an easing of patent and other protections on Covid-19 vaccines that could help poorer countries get...
New rules for arriving travelers require 10-day facility-based quarantine
Arriving travelers in the country will now be required to undergo 14 days of quarantine–the first 10 days in an accredited quarantine hotel or facility...
Govt in talks with firms in Calamba, Taguig, Cebu to ensure Adequate oxygen supply for pandemic response
Three of the country’s oxygen manufacturers are in talks with government to ensure there would be no shortage of oxygen supply for the pandemic response....
DOH set to resume AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccination
The Department of Health (DOH) will resume vaccination with AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine following the recommendation of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the DOH...
D.O.T.: Establishment of mega-vaxx center in Parañaque ‘above board’
THE Department of Tourism (DOT) on Friday assured the public that the steps taken to establish the mega-vaccination center at the Nayong Pilipino Foundation (NPF)...
PHL exports, imports recover in March
The country’s exports and imports recovered in March with double-digit growths, according to data released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) on Friday. Based on...
Manufacturing output drops 73.4 percent, PSA data show
The country’s manufacturing industry performance contracted in March, marking its sharpest decline since August last year, according to data released by the Philippine Statistics Authority...
Crew of Covid-stricken ship from India get medical help
Crew members of the MV Athens Bridge, a container ship with several Filipino personnel infected with Covid-19, have been given medical assistance upon arriving at...
Meralco adjusts May electricity rates
Electricity rates for the month are up by P0.1853 per kilowatt-hour (kWh), from last month’s P8.4067 to P8.5920 per kWh, mainly due to the completion...
China’s trade surges on strong global demand, commodity boom
China’s exports rose more than expected in April and imports climbed, a reflection of strong domestic and international demand despite the pandemic and surging commodity...
Seafarer crisis seen worsening amid India virus outbreak
Hundreds of thousands of seafarers risk being stuck at sea beyond the expiry of their contracts because of India’s surging coronavirus outbreak, according to one...
Merkel pushes back on vaccine patent waiver in row with US
German Chancellor Angela Merkel weighed in against a US proposal to waive patent protections for Covid-19 vaccines, casting doubt on whether the idea has enough...
Man charged with stabbing two Asian women in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO—A man who allegedly stabbed two elderly women without warning at a San Francisco bus stop was charged with attempted murder in an attack...
FDA allows local laboratory to make, sell Ivermectin for human use
THE Philippine Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a Certificate of Product Registration (CPR) for Ivermectin, allowing a local laboratory to manufacture and sell...
PSALM finally finds buyer for Malaya power plant; Fort Pilar Energy bids for P3.1B
THE Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM) has successfully sold the 650-megawatt (MW) Malaya Thermal Power Plant (MTPP) via a negotiated bid. The...
Exports, Imports recover in March
The country’s exports and imports recovered in March with double-digit growths, according to data released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) on Friday. Based on...
Manufacturing output contracts 73.4 percent in March
The country’s manufacturing industry performance contracted in March, marking its sharpest decline since August last year, according to data released by the Philippine Statistics Authority...
Fiji Sequesters Hospital Staff After COVID Death
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The military and police in the Pacific nation of Fiji have surrounded and locked down a major hospital amid concerns of...
Seniors, undergrads boost labor’s ranks
ECONOMIC difficulties caused by the Covid-19 pandemic have forced seniors and undergraduate students to look for work, local economists said, as the Philippine Statistics Authority...
Mega-vaxx site at Nayong Pilipino stalled
TWENTY-SIX days after the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) approved the establishment of a temporary mega-vaccination center at the...
ADB nixes cancel-debt call but vows end to coal finance
THE Asian Development Bank (ADB) said that while cancelling debts in light of the pandemic would not be possible as it would undermine its credit...
New EO on pork tariffs, MAV ‘next week’
PRESIDENT Duterte may issue the new executive order (EO) implementing the compromised tariff rates on pork imports next week, Agriculture Secretary William D. Dar said...
Tapping PHL energy: The ball is with the courts, says D.O.E.
THE Department of Energy (DOE) and the Philippine National Oil Company -Exploration Corporation (PNOC-EC) are urging the judiciary to help push for the expansion of...