After PH misses out on vaccines, US Secretary of State Pompeo to help – Locsin

Dec 20, 2020 | Top Stories

US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo has vowed to help the Philippines secure the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro “Teddy Boy” Locsin Jr. said on Saturday. In a tweet, Locsin, who earlier revealed that a Philippine Cabinet...

Vaccine czar denies Locsin’s allegations

Dec 20, 2020 | Top Stories

Carlito Galvez Jr., chief implementer of the National Action Plan vs Covid-19 and the country’s vaccine czar, has belied claims the Philippines had missed out on a procurement of 10 million Covid-19 vaccine doses from Pfizer. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro “Teddy...

Ex-gov’t pandemic adviser calls for transparency after botched deal with Pfizer

Dec 16, 2020 | Top Stories

Former National Task Force (NTF) Covid-19 adviser Dr. Anthony Leachon on Wednesday called for “clear and honest” answers on the country’s alleged botched procurement of 10 million Covid-19 vaccine doses from American pharmaceutical company Pfizer....

Palace says PH has ‘firm’ vaccine supply commitment from US

Nov 17, 2020 | Top Stories

Malacañang on Tuesday said that the country had secured a “firm commitment” from the US government with regards to Covid-19 vaccine supply.”We have firm commitments from the United States, relayed to (Foreign Affairs) Secretary (Teodoro) Locsin by no...

Charge slapped on ex-PH diplomat over abuse of helper

Nov 9, 2020 | Nation

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said on Monday that a formal charge has been served against former Philippine Ambassador to Brazil Marichu Mauro, who was caught on security footage abusing a Filipino helper.In a tweet, Lacson said he had sent a memorandum...