Cirilito Sobejana is next AFP chief – Palace
Sobejana will be the 55th AFP chief. He will reach the mandatory retirement age on July 31.
Covid-19 vaccine to be injected in Duterte’s butt—spox
“Sabi nga niya dahil sa puwet siya magpapasaksak so hindi pupuwedeng public,” he said in a virtual presser.
US confirms first case of Brazil-variant of Covid-19
The United States has confirmed the first case of a coronavirus variant that emerged in Brazil adding to the two other recently discovered variants that worries scientists due to their high transmissibility and ability to evade the body’s immune system lessening the efficacy of vaccines.
Duterte rescinds order allowing kids aged 10 to 14 to go out
Duterte said precaution was necessary as the threat of the new and more infectious UK coronavirus strain now looms in the country.
CHR, NUJP decry AFP’s erroneous list, call for responsibility
“Such gaffe… continues to be a cause for serious concern. Similar lapses, if left unchecked, can put reputations and lives in serious danger,” CHR spokeswoman Jacqueline Ann de Guia said.
After red-tagging mishap, Palace urges AFP to be ‘more prudent’
“I… suggest that they be more prudent para hindi na po napapa-apologize ang ating Secretary of National Defense,” Palace spokesman Harry Roque said in a virtual presser.
PH locates 16 more cases of UK Covid-19 variant
The two patients with the B117 variant were found in La Trinidad, Benguet and Calamba City, Laguna, with no known contact to any Covid-19 patient, and no travel history outside the country.
DOH gives green light to saliva-based Covid-19 tests
Sen. Richard Gordon earlier said that saliva-based tests were less expensive, faster and 99-percent effective.
Gov’t relaxes age restrictions in MGCQ areas
IATF and Palace spokesman Harry Roque said any person below 10 years old and those who are over 65 would be required to remain in their residence “at all times.”
Duterte congratulates new US President Biden
Duterte’s spokesman said he did not know if Duterte would call Biden to personally greet him.
PH secures up to 40M vaccine doses from Covax
Galvez did not specify the brand of vaccines to be given to the country but said Pfizer vaccines were expected to arrive first.
PH now has 15 UK coronavirus disease cases
The Philippines now has 15 reported cases of the UK coronavirus variant after exposure to a 29-year-old Filipino who arrived in the country on January 7 with his girlfriend on a business trip from the United Arab Emirates, the Department of Health (DOH) announced Wednesday.
CHR ‘alarmed’ by DND’s termination of UP accord
In a statement, the CHR said the government should understand that academic freedom includes the expression of intellectual dissent, and should be respected by the government.
Senators to Duterte: Who showed preference for a particular vaccine? Not us.
“Tell him Thanks but No Thanks! I wonder what gave him the idea that the senators favor Pfizer,” Senate President Tito Sotto said in response to President Rodrigo Duterte’s accusations that the senators prefer only the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine.
PH secures 20M doses of Moderna
So far, the national government has inked deals for more than 70-million vaccine doses with various manufacturers.
Does Duterte support the termination of the UP-DND pact? ‘Of course,’ says Palace
Lorenzana on Jan. 15 notified UP President Danilo Concepcion that the agreement, executed on June 30, 1989, was unilaterally terminated.