(Philstar.com) – March 1, 2021 – 10:01pm MANILA, Philippines — The country’s former ambassador to Brazil, who was caught on video maltreating her Filipino house helper, has been dismissed from service, President Rodrigo Duterte said Monday. Marichu Mauro was recalled in late October of last year in the wake of the incident that had gone
(Philstar.com) – March 1, 2021 – 9:52pm MANILA, Philippines — The Makabayan bloc at the House of Representatives on Monday called for hearings into a plan by Cordillera Administtartive Region agency heads for a “Tokhang-style” campaign against “left-leaning personalities,” warning it could lead to more human rights violations. The Regional Law Enforcement Coordinating Committee of CAR signed
Alexis Romero (Philstar.com) – March 1, 2021 – 9:08pm MANILA, Philippines — One million doses more of COVID-19 vaccines developed by Sinovac Biotech may be delivered to the Philippines this month, an executive of the Chinese drug maker said Monday. “We’re discussing with the Philippine government to arrange another one million doses in March, we’re
(Philstar.com) – March 1, 2021 – 8:35pm MANILA, Philippines — Student journalists from the University of the Philippines on Monday raised the alarm on reported death threats and accusations against campus publications. Earlier that day, Tinig ng Plaridel, the official student newspaper of the UP College of Mass Communication in Diliman, reported in a series of tweets that it had
(Philstar.com) – March 1, 2021 – 7:21pm MANILA, Philippines — San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora has contracted the coronavirus, he announced on Monday. The local chief executive said in a statement he is not experiencing symptoms and remains in good condition. His results from a routine swab test revealed on Sunday evening that he is
Alexis Romero (Philstar.com) – March 1, 2021 – 6:50pm MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang’s legal team is studying whether President Rodrigo Duterte can get inoculated with COVID-19 vaccines developed by Chinese firm Sinopharm, which has secured a license for compassionate use. The Food and Drug Administration allowed last month the compassionate use of 10,000 doses of
(Philstar.com) – March 1, 2021 – 6:00pm MANILA, Philippines — Some doses of Sinovac Biotech’s COVID-19 vaccine—the only jab available in the country at the moment—will be transported to Visayas and Mindanao within the week, vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. said Monday. The vaccination drive against COVID-19 started at six hospitals in Metro Manila, with
Alexis Romero (Philstar.com) – March 1, 2021 – 5:39pm MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte may agree to ease restrictions nationwide and to hold face-to-face classes in the second quarter of 2021 if the government sustains a stockpile of at least two million vaccine doses, a Cabinet official said Monday. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr.
(Philstar.com) – March 1, 2021 – 5:05pm MANILA, Philippines — Government should take back a move to decrease the number of non-working holidays this year, a senator said Monday, describing it as “rubbing salt on people’s wounds” as the country deals with the pandemic and its effects on the economy. Proclamation 1107, which President Rodrigo
Franco Luna (Philstar.com) – March 1, 2021 – 4:28pm MANILA, Philippines — Citing the threats to public safety, the Quezon City government said it is ready to launch its own probe into an anti-drug operation outside a mall that led to a shootout between anti-drug operatives and personnel of the national police if a complainant comes forward. “[Mayor