The United States FDA amended on Thursday the emergency use authorizations (EUAs) of the bivalent Covid-19 vaccines of Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech to include use in children down to six months old.... Read full article
MANILA – A decline of oil prices overnight partly improved the risk-on sentiments in the local bourse resulting in the positive close of both the main equities index and the peso on Tuesday. ... Read full article
MANILA – Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said the recommendation to place the National Capital Region (NCR) under more stringent Alert Level 4 status ... Read full article
CEBU CITY – The provincial government of Cebu has proposed a PHP18.3-billion budget for 2022, the bulk of which will be spent on infrastructure, economic recovery programs, and the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) response.... Read full article
MANILA – The Philippine Consulate General in New York has welcomed the new measures that would protect Filipinos and other domestic workers living and working in New York City.... Read full article
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) strongly opposes the blatant disregard of public health in the recently approved Senate Bill 2239 (Vaporized Nicotine and Non-Nicotine Regulation Act)... Read full article
MANILA – As part of its overall response to Typhoon Odette, the United States government, through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), is providing an additional PHP17.5 million (USD350,000) to support ecosystem and community recovery... Read full article
MANILA – Antique Rep. Loren Legarda, eyeing a return to the Senate, believes that pushing for innovation, research and development, and knowledge economy will be the game-changers in the country’s recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.... Read full article
COTABATO CITY – The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) is building a PHP25 million modern public market that will serve as an “economic engine” to spur the economy of an upland town in Maguindanao.... Read full article