Category: Philippines
Philippines flags ‘incursions’ by nearly 300 Chinese militia boats
The Philippines on Wednesday reported what it said were incursions into its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) by 287 maritime militia vessels from China, in a further sign of [...] » More
FDA to cooperate with anti-red tape body on delays in drug applications
The country’s Food and Drug Administration is already looking for applications said to be pending before its drug testing centre after the government’s anti-red [...] » More
Jet ski boast was pledge to assert sovereignty in West Philippine Sea-analysts
The fisherman on the receiving end of President Rodrigo Duterte’s campaign boast that he would jet ski to the West Philippine Sea on Wednesday acknowledged being hurt [...] » More
287 Chinese militia ships scattered across West Philippine Sea-task force
A total of 287 Chinese maritime militia ships have been sighted over various features near the Municipality of Kalayaan in Palawan, both within and outside the Philippine [...] » More
26 government agencies approved construction of mega jab centre-DOT
The Department of Tourism on Wednesday denied that only its agency, NTF chief implementer and vaccine czar Galvez, the International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI) [...] » More
How 2 local startups are making positive impact on environment, communities
With their scale, most micro, small to medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the country faced the challenges or worse, suffered the consequences brought about by the COVID-19 [...] » More
Active COVID-19 cases hit 53,214 after Philippines logs 4,842 new infections
Local health authorities on Wednesday recorded 4,842 additional coronavirus infections, bringing the national caseload to 1,118,359. Active cases: 53,214 or 4.8 percent of [...] » More
Duque to recommend strict travel restrictions on travellers from Middle East
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said Wednesday he will recommend strict travel restrictions on passengers arriving from the Middle East following the detection of cases [...] » More
DHL delivers 1st batch of Pfiser vaccines, diluents to Philippines
DHL Express, the world’s leading express service provider, announced the successful delivery of COVID-19 vaccines to the Philippines the other night. DHL Express [...] » More
Philippines economy shrinks 4.2pct in first quarter
The Philippine economy shrank in the first three months of the year as coronavirus restrictions suppressed activity, but a top official said there were signs the country was [...] » More
Government allows ‘unli’ deployment of nurses to UK
The Philippine government has allowed the deployment of an unlimited number of nurses to the United Kingdom. In an interview with “The Chiefs” on One News/TV5 on [...] » More
Vaccine panel waiting for Pfiser to seek permission on using COVID-19 jab for teens
The head of the vaccine experts panel on Wednesday said they are awaiting request from foreign drugmakers to use their developed COVID-19 jab on those belonging to younger [...] » More
Philippines declares state of calamity over African swine fever
President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday has declared a state of calamity nationwide due to African swine fever (ASF) until the end of the year in the Philippines. President [...] » More
BSP seen keeping rates steady this year
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) will likely keep interest rates at record lows this year as rising cases of COVID-19 infections continue to impede recovery from the [...] » More
4 suspected terrorists killed in S. Philippines clash
Philippine soldiers clashed with suspected terrorists in the southern Maguindanao province early on Wednesday morning, leaving four dead, an army officer said. Major general [...] » More
