Danilo Garcia (Pilipino Star Ngayon) – April 17, 2021 – 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — Kakailanganin pa ng ikatlong dose ng bakuna ng kumpanyang Pfizer ang mga indibidwal na naturukan nito sa loob ng isang taon upang maging “fully vaccinated”. Sinabi pa ni Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla na maaaring kailanganin ang taunang pagpapaturok ng bakuna upang
Malou Escudero (Pilipino Star Ngayon) – April 17, 2021 – 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — Inaprubahan ng Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) ang listahan ng mga kasama sa Priority Group A4 para sa National COVID-19 Vaccine Deployment Plan kung saan kasama ang lahat ng tindera sa palengke, frontline workers sa groceries, supermarkets at delivery services. Pasok din
Gilbert Bayoran (The Philippine Star) – April 17, 2021 – 12:00am BACOLOD CITY, Philippines — A member of urban poor group Kadamay was shot dead in Silay, Negros Occidental on Thursday. Jesus Pason Jr., 33, was driving a tricycle when he was shot by motorcycle-riding assailants in Barangay Mambulac. He was declared dead on arrival
Jennifer Rendon (The Philippine Star) – April 17, 2021 – 12:00am ILOILO CITY, Philippines — A woman and her son died when a fire hit a residential area in Leganes town shortly after midnight yesterday. The bodies of Ana Vivien Ganon, 49, and Anthony Quin, 21, were discovered on the ground floor of their house
Joy Cantos (Pilipino Star Ngayon) – April 17, 2021 – 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — Ultimo mga patay na, menor de edad at maging ang mga Pinoy na naka-tira na sa ibang bansa ay kabilang pa sa sablay na listahan ng Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) sa P22.9 bilyong cash aid para sa mga
Romina Cabrera (The Philippine Star) – April 17, 2021 – 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — Secretary Eduardo Año is back at the helm of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) after a three-month medical leave following heart surgery and two bouts with COVID-19. The DILG said Año received clearance from his doctors to
Omar Padilla (Pilipino Star Ngayon) – April 17, 2021 – 12:00am PLARIDEL, Bulacan, Philippines — Personal na ininspeksyon ni Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rolando Bautista ang ginagawang pamamahagi ng ayuda sa mga benepisyaryo sa lalawigang ito. Sa kanyang pahayag, pinayuhan ni Bautista ang may 2.9 milyong Bulakenyong benepisyaryo na gastusin lamang sa pinaka-kailangan
(Pilipino Star Ngayon) – April 17, 2021 – 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — Naniniwala si Senator Christopher “Bong” Go na malaki ang kakayahan ng Pilipinas sa paggawa at pagpoprodyus ng bakuna laban sa virus o iba pang mga gamot sa sakit at aniya’y napapanahon na ito para maisakatuparan. Kaya naman pinuri ni Go ang pagsisikap
Sheila Crisostomo (The Philippine Star) – April 17, 2021 – 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — Survivors of COVID-19 can be vaccinated immediately after recovering from the illness amid the continuing increase of cases, the Department of Health (DOH) said yesterday. At a press briefing, DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire noted the previous protocol was for COVID-19
Helen Flores (The Philippine Star) – April 17, 2021 – 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — Residents of Bicol and Eastern Visayas have been warned to brace for strong winds and heavy rains due to Typhoon Bising (international name Surigae), which entered the Philippine area of responsibility yesterday. “It is likely that winds and heavy rains associated