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Drilon alarmed by reported administrative order to block select firms from buying COVID-19 vaccines, says it is illegal, unauthorized
'WHO is playing God here once more? asked Drilon, adding that it is everyone's moral responsibility to share the vaccine in these difficult times Senate Minority Leader Franklin M. Drilon on Sunday warned the Department of Health (DOH) that barring several companies...
Hontiveros objects to the presence of 220 Chinese militia vessels in WPS, backs filing of diplomatic protest
SENATOR Risa Hontiveros has objected to the presence of 220 Chinese maritime militia vessels spotted by the Philippine Coast Guard in the West Philippine Sea, calling it a "severe provocation" that only escalates tensions in the disputed waters. Hontiveros also backs...
STATEMENT OF SEN. NANCY BINAY on being considered to run for higher office by 1Sambayan Coalition
I am thankful to the convenors of 1Sambayan for including my name in the list of those being considered to run for the two highest offices in government. I recognize the special significance of building a coalition that would articulate the voices of many Filipinos...
De Lima seeks probe into killing of Calbayog Mayor Aquino, incessant attacks vs local chief executives
OPPOSITION Senator Leila M. de Lima has called for a Senate investigation into the continuing attacks and killings of local chief executives across the country as she condemned the murder of Calbayog City Mayor Ronaldo Aquino. In filing Senate Resolution (SR) No. 683,...
IMEE: DOH, NTF CRIPPLING NATIONAL VACCINATION PROGRAM
ENTIRE industries are being blocked by the Department of Health (DOH) and the National Task Force (NTF) from procuring Covid-19 vaccines, Senator Imee Marcos revealed Saturday. Marcos got hold of a draft administrative order, about to be passed on for President...
Intramuros’ San Agustin Church on lockdown after parish priest dies from Covid-19
THE parish priest of the historic San Agustin Church in Manila’s Intramuros district has died from Covid-19 on Sunday. Augustinian Fr. Arnold Sta. Maria Cañoza succumbed to coronavirus at the age of 45, according to his religious order. According to his congregation,...
Lipa archbishop, some priests infected with Covid-19
ARCHBISHOP Gilbert Garcera of Lipa was infected with Covid-19, making him the tenth Filipino prelate to contract the disease. In a statement issued on March 20, the archbishop said that he and some of his priests tested positive after undergoing swab tests. He did not...
CHA-CHA PLENARY DELIBERATIONS SHOW WISDOM OF RHB 2 PROPOSALS — GARBIN
PROPOSALS to insert the phrase “unless otherwise provided by law” in the restrictive economic provisions of the Constitution would empower Congress to assess and evaluate prevailing economic factors before determining the wisdom of opening up certain sectors of the...
‘Ningas-cogon approach brought us back to square one’ — Sen. Nancy
WITH COVID-19 cases projected to reach 8,000 daily by the end of March in Metro Manila alone, Sen. Nancy Binay today expressed alarm that minimum health protocols are no longer being observed nor being implemented in public places, or even by public officials....