TOKYO (JAPAN): Japanese PM Yoshihide Suga to postpone plans to visit India and the Philippines on a trip originally set for the end of the month. Suga will instead focus on handling a recent surge in coronavirus cases, broadcaster FNN and other media said.
MANILA (PHILIPPINES) – The Philippines will get back to administering AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine to people below 60 years of age, said health officials on Monday, putting an end to a temporary suspension over reports of rare blood clots in younger recipients overseas. “The benefit outweighs the risk. Only a small percentage of the population had […]
MANILA (PHILIPPINES) – Urging Beijing to respect its maritime sovereignty both Vietnam as well as the Philippines expressed concern to China’s ambassador about Chinese vessels massing in the South China Sea. International concern has grown in recent days over what the Philippines has described as a “swarming and threatening presence” of more than
MANILA (PHILIPPINES) – A chance for a wider lockdown in the Philippines cannot be dismissed if its surge in COVID-19 infections continues, said its health minister on Wednesday. Authorities announced strict regulations on international arrivals to contain the virus spread. The government is facing a slew of remarks over its handling of the epidemic after […]
MANILA (PHILIPPINES) – A senior official in the Philippines said on Tuesday that the nation will permit thousands of healthcare workers, mostly nurses, to take up jobs in the UK and Germany if both nations agree to donate much-needed coronavirus vaccines. The nation has the highest number of infections in Asia and it recently relaxed […]
MANILA (PHILIPPINES) – The Philippines defence apparatus is looking forward to keep a Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the United States, said its defence minister on Thursday, as officials came together for a meeting to solve differences over a pact central to Washington’s Asia strategy. Thursday’s meeting in Manila between US and Philippine
MANILA (PHILIPPINES) – President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte inked a law on Friday to bolster anti-money laundering and terrorist financing regulations. This comes ahead of a Feb. 1 deadline set by a global financial watchdog. The Southeast Asian nation was at risk of returning to a Financial Action Task Force “grey list” which could […]
MANILA (PHILIPPINES) – The Philippines will ease travel curbs on foreigners arriving from more than 30 countries, which have detected cases of the British variant of the coronavirus, found to be more contagious, starting from next month, the presidential spokesman said on Friday. The move covers foreigners previously given permission to enter the Philippines, which
MANILA (PHILIPPINES) – The Philippines will maintain “close and friendly” relations with the United States under President-elect Joe Biden, said a top Philippine official said on Wednesday, even as it goes through a strainful period in terms of their decades-old alliance. Presidential spokesman Harry Roque told CNN Philippines ahead of Biden’s
MANILA (PHILIPPINES) – Philippine students and activists protested on Tuesday against the government allowing security forces to do patrolling of the campuses of the country’s biggest university after accusations from authorities that it was a breeding ground for communist rebels. President Rodrigo Duterte’s government has strengthened efforts to prevent