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MANILA – The chairman of the House Committee on Public Accounts on Monday stressed the need to make a more economical, yet equally effective, child pneumonia vaccines accessible to the public to help save the government billions of pesos in losses.... Read full article
MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte said he is "most eager" to answer the legality of his order prohibiting executive branch officials, particularly Cabinet members, from attending the Senate Blue Ribbon committee hearings...... Read full article
MANILA – The Philippines avoided another surge in Covid-19 cases through continuous Covid-19 vaccinations and adherence to minimum public health standards, outgoing President Rodrigo R. Duterte said Monday.... Read full article
MANILA – The national government will exercise all legal remedies against Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corporation if proven that there was tampering with the labels of medical-grade face shields to make it appear they were manufactured recently..... Read full article
MANILA – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Friday night confirmed that a Filipino national was injured in the attempted Houthi drone attack at the Abha International Airport in Saudi Arabia.... Read full article
MANILA – The Israel Embassy in Manila on Tuesday vowed to support the Philippines' efforts to help Filipino women in their quest to better health.... Read full article
MANILA – Partido Reporma standard bearer, Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson, is hopeful that the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) sector can find potential business partners among foreign investors following the recent ratification of the amend... Read full article
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Department of Health (DOH) 9 (Zamboanga Peninsula) announced that 533,805 individuals have been fully vaccinated since the vaccination program was rolled out in the region in March.... Read full article
MANILA – President Rodrigo R. Duterte has signed a law instituting a revised charter for the Philippine Veterans Bank (PVB) to include post-World War II veterans and soldiers.... Read full article
MANILA – Outgoing Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte has worked hard for the Philippines to attain a credible defense posture to protect its vast maritime territories.... Read full article