Senate fails to serve arrest order vs Dargani siblings
MANILA, Philippines — The Senate Sergeant-at-Arms still has not served the arrest order against siblings Mohit and Twinkle Dargani, executives of Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corporation. According to...
View ArticleElection watchdog urges Comelec to expand coverage of local absentee voting
MANILA, Philippines — An election watchdog group has appealed to the Commission on Elections to expand the sectors that will be covered by local absentee voting. The Parish Pastoral Council for...
View ArticleNPC draws line between invoking data privacy law and obeying gov’t subpoena
MANILA, Philippines — The National Privacy Commission (NPC) has clarified that no one must use the Republic Act 10173 or the Data Privacy Act of 2012 as an excuse to withhold information in legal...
View ArticleCOMELEC spox says vote buying a poll offense
COMELEC spokesperson James Jimenez MANILA, Philippines – Vote buying is an election offense “regardless of financial situation or noble intentions,” Commission on Elections (COMELEC) spokesperson James...
View ArticleNationwide rollout of COVID-19 vaccination for minors set for Nov. 3 – DOH
MANILA, Philippines – The nationwide rollout of COVID-19 vaccination among children will begin on Nov. 3, the Department of Health (DOH) said Wednesday. In a statement, the DOH said it will implement...
View ArticleManila Bay office exec relieved from post over dolomite beach overcrowding
MANILA, Philippines – The ground commander assigned to oversee the Manila Bay dolomite beach has been relieved from his post over last weekend’s overcrowding incident. Department of Environment and...
View ArticleDOH: Minors with health risks inoculated vs. COVID-19 now at 18K
MANILA, Philippines – Over 18,000 minors with co-morbidities have so far received their first dose of vaccine against COVID-19 since the program was launched on Oct. 15, the Department of Health (DOH)...
View ArticleDurapower Signs MoU with Consortium led by Sunseap To Start Building...
SINGAPORE, Oct. 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Durapower, a global leader in performance lithium battery storage solutions, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) led by Sunseap Group at the Asian...
View ArticleCATL and Hyundai MOBIS sign CTP technology licensing and partnership agreement
CATL shares its CTP (cell to pack) technology with MOBIS through the agreement. The agreement also includes related CTP products supply in South Korea and the global market. The technology partnership...
View ArticleCGTN: Peng Liyuan sends congratulatory letter to Tianjin Juilliard School
BEIJING, Oct. 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping, on Tuesday sent a letter of congratulations on the inauguration of Tianjin Juilliard School (TJS), which has...
View ArticleCop nabbed over alleged robbery-extortion – PNP
MANILA, Philippines — A policeman assigned in Quezon City has been arrested for allegedly engaging in robbery-extortion activities, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said Wednesday. In a...
View Article300K anti-viral pills na molnupiravir, darating sa bansa sa Nobyembre
MANILA, Philippines – Magiging available na sa bansa ang oral antiviral pill na molnupiravir pagpasok ng buwan ng Nobyembre. Ito ay matapos pagkalooban ng compassionate special permit (CSP) ng Food...
View ArticleMga pauwi ng probinsya para sa long weekend, dumarami na – PITX
MANILA, Philippines – Unti-unti nang dumadagsa sa Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX) ang mga pauwi ng probinsiya para samantalahin ang long weekend. Sa PITX naka-himpil ang mga bus na may...
View ArticlePH Coast Guard on heightened alert for Undas
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Wednesday said it has placed its operating units on heightened alert for the long weekend in line with the observance of Undas. In a...
View ArticlePH receives over 970K more Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses
MANILA, Philippines – Another batch of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses have arrived in the Philippines, the National Task Force (NTF) against COVID-19 said. The shipment containing 976,950 Pfizer vaccine...
View ArticleReview on EUA of COVID-19 vaccines underway — FDA
MANILA, Philippines — The Food and Drug Administration is now in the process of reviewing the possibility of administrating booster shots or third doses of COVID-19 vaccines, said FDA Director-General...
View ArticleDILG tells LGUs to ramp up COVID-19 vaccination
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has urged local government units (LGU) to intensify their COVID-19 vaccination efforts to reach the 70 percent immunization target by...
View ArticleLTO to issue driver’s license with 10-year validity starting Oct. 28
MANILA, Philippines—The Land Transportation Office (LTO) will begin the rollout of driver’s licenses with 10-year validity starting October 28. The extended validity is a provision of Republic Act No....
View ArticleNLEX-SCTEX operator prepares for long weekend holiday
MANILA, Philippines — The Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation (MPTC), the operator of the North Luzon Expressway-Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (NLEX-SCTEX), has started preparing for the long weekend...
View ArticleComelec supports bill penalizing nuisance candidates
MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has announced its support for the proposed bill that seeks to penalize those who will be declared ‘nuisance candidates’. Under House Bill...
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