Nearly 900K more Pfizer jabs reach Philippines
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Source:Philippine Star
November 06, 2021 03:12 UTC
La Union drops COVID tests for vaxxed returning residents
LAOAG CITY — Fully vaccinated residents who are returning to La Union province will no longer be required to present any negative COVID-19 test results beginning Nov. 8, an official said. ADVERTISEMENTThe new guidelines would cover not only returning residents, but also nonresidents who are traveling to the province for work, business, medical and other similar purposes. Fully vaccinated residents traveling to the province for work, business and medical purposes would only be required to present their COVID-19 vaccination cards. Both test results are only valid if taken within three days before traveling to the province. La Union is the first province in the Ilocos Region to relax its COVID-19 testing protocols for the fully jabbed.
Source:Philippine Daily Inquirer
November 06, 2021 03:07 UTC
Robredo: DQ case against Bongbong doesn’t matter to me
MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Leni Robredo is puzzled by insinuations that the opposition is behind Bongbong Marcos’ disqualification case, saying they should have filed that way back in 2016 when they competed for the vice presidency. Robredo said she doesn’t need to file a disqualification case against Marcos for their upcoming presidential campaign in 2022, since she beat him in 2016 without such measures. (And also, if the purpose of the disqualification case is to remove him from this contest, I think that’s unnecessary. ADVERTISEMENTREAD: Petition to cancel COC of Bongbong Marcos filed before ComelecREAD: Disqualify Bongbong Marcos, martial law victims ask ComelecHowever, Marcos’ camp dismissed the disqualification case as nothing but propaganda. READ: PET dismisses Marcos poll protest vs Robredo, stresses’ entire’ case junkedabcSubscribe to our daily newsletter By providing an email address.
Source:Philippine Daily Inquirer
November 06, 2021 02:25 UTC
DOH now considering mandatory vaccination
MANILA, Philippines — Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire on Friday said the country may have to implement mandatory vaccination to achieve herd immunity against COVID-19. The Philippine government is targeting 70 percent of the country’s 110 million population for inoculation to achieve herd immunity. The government has already used other means to boost jab acceptance, especially in the provinces through information drives, incentives and house-to-house vaccination, Vergeire said. But it wants to “push its campaign forward” to achieve herd immunity sooner, she said. After starting the inoculation of minors age 12 to 17 the government may soon administer booster shots or third doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Source:Philippine Daily Inquirer
November 05, 2021 23:59 UTC
National Vaccination Day: 5 million eyed for inoculation
National Vaccination Day: 5 million eyed for inoculationThe general pediatric population (children ages 12 to 17 years old) receives the first dose of Pfizer vaccine at the Marikina Sports Center on Nov. 3, 2021. MANILA, Philippines — Some five million Filipinos are being eyed for inoculation during the three-day National Vaccination Day being prepared by the national government, the Department of Health (DOH) said yesterday. Earlier, National Task Force against COVID-19 chief Carlito Galvez Jr. revealed the government’s plan to conduct a three-day National Vaccination Day event. As of Nov. 4, some 28.7 million Filipinos have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, while another 33.7 million are partially inoculated. In Metro Manila, more than 9.5 million or 97.45 percent of the target population received their first dose while over 8.6 million or 88.86 are fully vaccinated.
Source:Philippine Star
November 05, 2021 22:56 UTC
NCR moves closer to 'new normal'
The alert level will last until November 21. Under Alert Level 2, business establishments can operate up to half their indoor capacity and at 70-percent outdoor capacity. An Alert Level 2 for NCR will be a big boost for businesses," Concepcion said. This teamwork with the private sector will help us coexist with Covid-19," Concepcion added. On Thursday, the country logged 1,766 new Covid-19 cases, marking the second consecutive day where less than 2,000 cases were reported.
Source:Manila Times
November 05, 2021 22:24 UTC
Science scholarship application extended
THE Department of Science and Technology Science Education Institute (DoST-SEI) has extended the deadline for the filing of applications for the Junior Level Science Scholarship (JLSS). The new deadline, which will now be on November 30, will allow aspiring scholars to complete the requirements needed for their application. DoST regional offices, provincial science and technology centers and network universities were also notified of the extension through a memorandum. The JLSS "aims to support the education of third-year college students enrolled in priority science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) courses from identified higher education institutions" determined by DoST. They may also be given a summer allowance of P1,500 for tuition and other school fees, P500 for book allowance and P7,000 monthly allowance for two months if summer classes are required under their curriculum.
Source:Manila Times
November 05, 2021 21:56 UTC
Explainer: How does Merck’s COVID-19 pill compare to Pfizer’s?
Trial figures provided by the two companies suggest that Pfizer has the more effective pill, but they have not yet offered full data. It did not provide figures regarding patients getting the pill within three days of onset. Pfizer said about 20% of patients who received either the pill or a placebo experienced adverse events, mostly mild. Drugs in the same class as Merck’s pill have been linked to birth defects in animal studies. Britain has secured 250,000 courses of Pfizer’s drug, but prices for the British contracts have not been made public.
Source:Philippine Daily Inquirer
November 05, 2021 21:34 UTC
High Court denies bail to former Next Digital CEO pending foreign collusion trial
Cheung Kim-hung, former CEO of Next Digital which owned the now-defunct Apple Daily, who has been detained for almost five months awaiting trial under the national security legislation was denied bail in a Hong Kong court on Friday. The High Court turned down Cheung’s bail application after Judge D’Almada Remedios said she was not satisfied there were sufficient grounds to believe that Cheung would not continue to commit acts endangering national security if bail were granted. The 59-year-old Cheung is among six senior executives of Next Digital or Apple Daily who were accused of conspiring with the media company’s founder Jimmy Lai Chee-ying to request foreign powers to impose sanctions on Hong Kong and China. Three companies tied to the pro-democracy tabloid have also been charged. The seven are set to appear in court again on December 28.
Source:The Standard
November 05, 2021 21:15 UTC
PNP says social media posts saying Sermonia to succeed Eleazar ‘fake news’
MANILA, Philippines — Social media posts which implied that the police Directorate for Operations chief Maj. Gen. Rhodel Sermonia will be the next Philippine National Police (PNP) chief are ‘fake news’, the organization’s Public Information Office (PIO) said on Friday. We believe this is a work of saboteurs who wish to put malice on the President’s upcoming appointment of the new Chief PNP,” Sermonia said on his Facebook page. Already, I have asked the PNP Anti-Cybercrime Group to investigate the source of this malicious posting in social media,” he added. Eleazar was appointed by Duterte last May after his predecessor, former PNP chief Gen. Debold Sinas, also retired. READ: Eleazar warns cops: Clean up or face sanctionsREAD: PNP chief wants police stations to be clean, orderlySubscribe to our daily newsletter By providing an email address.
Source:Philippine Daily Inquirer
November 05, 2021 19:09 UTC
2,376 more individuals test positive for COVID-19
MANILA, Philippines — Another 2,376 individuals have tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19, the Department of Health (DOH) reported on Friday. According to DOH, there are now 37,377 active cases out of the 2,797,986 confirmed cases of the disease in the country. The DOH said 6.5 percent of 44,182 individuals tested were found positive for the virus on Wednesday. Four testing laboratories that contributed an average of 1.4 percent of samples tested and 0.9 percent of positive individuals in the last two weeks were not able to submit data on time. RELATED STORY:August worst month for COVID-19 deaths – DOHJPVSubscribe to our daily newsletter By providing an email address.
Source:Philippine Daily Inquirer
November 05, 2021 10:58 UTC
Top court upholds NT small-house rights
"King of judicial reviews" Kwok Cheuk-kin and social worker Hendrick Lui Chi-hang filed a judicial challenge against ding rights in 2015 as they felt the policy discriminates against non-indigenous and female indigenous villagers. The Court of Appeal, however, overturned that ruling earlier this year, a move the Court of Final Appeal has now ruled was correct. "'Lawful' in Article 40 of the Basic Law is not intended to refer to the absence of discrimination forbidden by Article 25 and 39 of the Basic Law and Article 22 of the Bill of Rights, whose application in the special context of indigenous rights is excluded by Basic Law Article 40." The top court, however, disagreed with the Court of Appeal which had pointed to a "glaring delay" in this legal challenge. The Court of Final Appeal judges said the rule that judicial reviews must be brought promptly has never been absolute.
Source:The Standard
November 05, 2021 10:45 UTC
From fashion to passion: 5 ways Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE lets you own your style
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Source:Philippine Star
November 05, 2021 08:51 UTC
Memento mori, memento vivere: On skulls and things
Memento mori, memento vivere: On skulls and thingsI have a thing for skulls. We may find that we let go of things (or people) that don’t belong and to hold on to things that we need. When your kids remember you, maybe your grandkids, maybe your great-grandkids, what will they remember? It is to put aside fear, live in hope, not to live recklessly, but to discern and embrace the risk when it comes to who or what we love. Remember that we are going to die someday, but in the meantime, today is a good day to live.
Source:Philippine Star
November 05, 2021 08:37 UTC
Vaccine willingness in Philippines climbs to 64% — SWS poll
Vaccine willingness in Philippines climbs to 64% — SWS pollAn adolescent receives his first dose of COVID-19 vaccine at the Marikina Sports Center on November 3, 2021MANILA, Philippines — More Filipinos are now willing to be vaccinated for COVID-19 eight months into the country's inoculation efforts, a Social Weather Stations survey has suggested. The results made public on Friday showed 64% of 1,500 adult respondents said they would get the jab. "It is twice as high as the 32% in May 2021, when SWS first surveyed about it," the local pollster said. SWS noted an increase in vaccine willingness across education accomplishments. This month, inoculation czar Carlito Galvez Jr. said they are targeting up to 1.5 million vaccinations per day in the hopes of a better holiday season in the country.
Source:Philippine Star
November 05, 2021 08:02 UTC