Asia-Pacific businesses press for unified action vs. pandemic

JAKARTA – Business leaders from 21 Asia-Pacific economies discussed at this week’s virtual meeting ways to unitedly…

Lagonoy town hall in CamSur under lock down

NAGA CITY – Lagonoy town in Camarines Sur had its municipal hall locked down on Wednesday after…

Package-free Greener Option store in Pangasinan town gains popularity

CALASIAO, Pangasinan – Greener Option, a retail store in this town, has gained instant popularity for its…

1.27M CL kids benefit from measles, polio vaccination

By Zorayda Tecson   CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – Some 1.27 million children in Central Luzon have…

Pfizer vaccine effective against UK, SA strains

ANKARA – The Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine is effective against the South African and United Kingdom variants of…

UN Human Rights Council slates special session on Myanmar

GENEVA – The United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) said it is to hold a special session…

Australia supports PH vaccination program

The Australian Embassy in Manila has made known its readiness to assist the Philippine government in…

Safety protocols to be followed in Ash Wednesday observance

Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said the existing health and safety protocols will be followed in the…

Speaker Velasco wants to expedite Covid-19 vaccines procurement

House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco has filed House Bill 8648, the proposed Emergency Vaccine Procurement Act…

Online complaint desk on LTO services launched

The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, chaired by Senator Richard Gordon, has launched it online complaints desk…