ADDITIONAL 38,400 DOSES OF ASTRAZENECA VACCINES ARRIVE IN MANILA MANILA - An additional 38,400 doses of COVID-19 vaccines from British-Swedish drug firm AstraZeneca arrived in Manila Sunday night. The second batch of AstraZeneca vaccines from the COVAX Facility arri
PAKISTAN ELECTION PANEL REJECTS IMRAN’S ALLEGATION OF CORRUPTION IN SENATE POLLS The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday rejected the narrative of Prime Minister Imran Khan and his cabinet members that the electoral body was responsible for protecting corru
COVID-19 VACCINATION ROLLS OUT IN PROVINCES MANILA — Inoculations against COVID-19 were conducted in more provinces yesterday after the delivery of Sinovac vaccines donated by China. Philippine Airlines carried 10,580 doses to Iloilo; 17,480 to Cebu; 6,600 to
PAKISTAN PM TO SEEK VOTE OF CONFIDENCE ON SATURDAY AFTER SENATE SETBACK Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Imran Khan, said he will seek a vote of confidence from parliament on Saturday after the finance minister lost his bid for a Senate seat. Khan and his government
487,200 DOSES OF ASTRAZENECA COVID-19 VACCINES FROM COVAX FACILITY ARRIVE IN PH MANILA — The Philippines on Thursday received its first batch of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine supply from the global vaccine-sharing initiative COVAX Facility, a boost in its immunization d
BIDEN BUDGET PICK TANDEN DROPS OUT OF NOMINATION In the first major setback to US President Joe Biden, Indian-American policy expert Neera Tanden has withdrawn her nomination as his top White House budget official after she faced strong opposition from both Democratic and Re
NEARLY 40 PEOPLE KILLED IN MYANMAR AS SECURITY FORCES QUELL ANTI-COUP PROTESTS: UN ENVOY "It's a massacre", says protester Thirty-eight people were killed in Myanmar on Wednesday as the military quelled protests in several towns and cities, the United Nations said,
US IMPOSES SANCTIONS ON RUSSIA OVER POISONING OF CRITIC NAVALNY The Biden administration announced sanctions against Russia over the poisoning and jailing of opposition leader Alexey Navalny. The penalties -- like those adopted by the European Union -- target senior
PH EYES DISTRIBUTION OF ALL 600,000 SINOVAC VACCINES WITHIN FIRST WEEK OF MARCH MANILA - The government is planning to deploy all 600,000 Sinovac vaccine doses to different hospitals across the country within the first week of March, vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr., said Wed
EU DECRIES VIOLENCE AGAINST CIVILIANS IN MYANMAR The EU foreign policy chief on Saturday called on Myanmar’s military junta to end violence against civilians. “The military authorities must immediately stop the use of force against civilians and allow th
