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Threats to end VFA if ‘US can’t give COVID-19 vaccines,’ unnecessary – Robredo
Vice President Leni Robredo believes that President Rodrigo Duterte does not need to threaten to end the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) in the United States if they fail to provide COVID-19 vaccines to the Philippines. Robredo said that President Duterte’s threat against America is not necessary if the Philippine program is in order when it…
2 dead in burned bus in QC: passenger allegedly burned the bus conductor?
A fire broke out in a passenger bus along the Commonwealth, Quezon City this first Sunday of 2021, leaving two dead. According to the initial report of the Bureau of Fire Protection-Quezon City, it was conductor Amelene Sembana and an unknown man. According to Valentino Obligasion, a 45-year-old driver of the Fairview Bus with plate…
Construction worker, dead after police mistaken him as a holdaper
A construction worker in Sta. Rita, Pampanga after being shot by a policeman. According to the police investigation, the police are conducting a dragnet operation due to the theft of a peso net shop in Barangay San Matias in Sta. Rita just passed the victim Federico Pineda, 29 years old. According to Police Capt. Renemer…
Robredo: There is no supply yet, there is ‘special vaccination’ vs COVID-19
MANILA – Vice President Leni Robredo urged the government to be transparent in its commitment to prioritizing vaccination against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). “There is no vaccine available yet, that is what adds to the concern of our countrymen when it will come, but there is a special vaccine,” Robredo said in his weekly radio program….
More than 450 families in Bicol celebrated the New Year despite the floods
LEGAZPI CITY – At the evacuation centers, 451 families or 1,232 individuals in some provinces in Bicol were greeted by the new year. This follows the floods experienced in some parts of the region due to the incessant heavy rains, in conjunction with the change of year. In an interview by Bombo Radyo Legazpi with…
Injuries in the new year dropped by 85% amid the COVID crisis – Duque
DOH Sec. Francisco Duque III had the lowest number of casualties due to fireworks at the start of the new year. According to the secretary, the number of people injured today is 85% less than 50 nationwide compared to last year which reached 290 in the same period. Based on the five-year average from 2015,…
Pope Francis to miss New Year’s Eve masses due to sciatic pain
SOURCE: Wisc News Pope Francis will not lead the Vatican’s New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day celebrations due to sciatic pain, the Vatican said in a statement on Thursday. This marks the first time the Pope has missed New Year’s Eve or Christmas celebrations, but not the first event he has skipped. On February 27, Pope…
NBI, ordered to investigate smuggling of COVID-19 vaccines to PH – DOJ chief
Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra has instructed the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to investigate the alleged smuggling of unregistered COVID-19 vaccines into the country. According to Guevarra, it has instructed NBI OIC Chief Eric Distor to immediately investigate the reported unauthorized distribution and injection of the vaccine against coronavirus. Investigators will look into possible violations…
Congresswoman Sheena Tan, defended by Sec. Bello and Sen. Go to DPWH’s involvement in corruption
CAUAYAN CITY – Congresswoman Sheena Tan of the 4th district of Isabela has strongly denied the Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) allegation that she owns construction companies. In a statement issued by the congressman on her social media page, she said that she has never had any construction companies or even the existence of shares. She…
FDA on vaccination of soldiers, PSG: ‘We’re not consulted’
MANILA – Food and Drug Administration (FDA) director general Eric Domingo admitted that they have no idea about Health Sec. Francisco Duque III with COVID-19 vaccines introduced into the Philippines, and injected into several uniformed government personnel. This is the official’s reaction after President Rodrigo Duterte revealed that the vaccine from China’s Sinopharm was used…