Negotiations for the country’s purchase of 20 million doses of Russian-made Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine are in the final stage. Russian Federation Ambassador to the Philippines Marat Pavlov made the statement at the Vaccine Summit organized by various business chambers in the Philippines. Based on reports from the Russia Direct Investment Fund, Pavlov hopes that…
The Inter-Agency Task Force has already allowed some foreign nationals to enter the country starting tomorrow, May 1, 2021. Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said foreigners are only required to have a valid visa when entering the Philippines unless they qualify for the Balikbayan Program. The Inter-Agency Task Force has already allowed some foreign nationals to…
The couple Vicki Belo and Hayden Kho participated in the vaccination program of Makati City. The celebrity doctor shared the photo on his Instagram while injecting the COVID-19 vaccine to the residents of Barangay Dasmariñas. The photo also shows his colleagues at Belo Medical Group wearing personal protective equipment. Belo thanked those who helped their…
Surprised by Interior and Local Government Sec. Eduardo Año is what the police are doing by patrolling various community pantries to allegedly conduct profiling on its organizers. According to Año, he did not order the PNP to conduct profiling and the emerging community pantries are not new because Filipinos have been doing this for a…
MANILA – The number of new coronavirus cases recorded by the Department of Health (DOH) has returned to more than 9,000. That is why the total of COVID-19 cases in the Philippines has jumped to 828,366. Today the agency reported 9,216 newly hit by the pandemic disease. “5 labs were not able to submit their…
A study by American health experts showed that one in three COVID-19 survivors was diagnosed with a brain or psychiatric disorder within six months. This is based on a study conducted by more than 230,000 American patients who tested positive for the deadly virus. Because of this, experts believe that testing positive for COVID-19 even…
Miss South Africa Gizzelle Uy is Miss Eco International 2020 MANILA, Philippines (2nd Update) – Miss South AfricaGizzelle Uys took home the Miss Eco International 2020 crown took place at the Baron Resort Sharm El Sheikh in South Sinai, Egypt, Miss Philippines Kelley Day was 1st runner up, USA was 2nd, Venezuela 3rd. This is…
President Rodrigo Duterte will study whether to extend the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in the National Capital Region, Cavite, Laguna, Rizal and Bulacan. In his national address on Monday night, the president said they will first look into the whole situation by the end of the ECQ on April 4. Meanwhile the President also placed…
Former president and Manila Mayor Joseph “Erap” Estrada was rushed to the hospital after testing positive for COVID-19. According to his son, former Sen. Jinggoy Estrada, the former president was weak so he was rushed to the hospital. Although the condition of the 83-year-old Estrada is stable, they continue to ask for their prayers for…
MANILA, Philippines (2nd Update) – Miss USA took home the Miss Grand International crown that took place at the Show DC Hall, Bangkok, Thailand. Including Appiah, a total of 63 candidates competed for the crown. Samantha Bernardo, 27, of the Philippines was first runner-up while Ivana Batchelor, 22, of Guatemala, Aurra Kharishma, 20, of Indonesia…