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THE Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday clarified that before it accepts donated vaccines, it should first secure an emergency use authority (EUA) from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to be able to administer the medicine. “We will wait
MoreTHE Department of Tourism (DOT) is expanding its subsidized Covid-19 testing program in a bid to boost domestic tourism in the country. In an interview with the BusinessMirror, Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo Puyat said she received a request recently from
MoreTHE Senate is on track to pass a law regulating the Philippine liquefied petroleum gas industry (PLPGI). Senator Sherwin Gatchalian, Energy Committee chairman, on Tuesday sponsored for plenary deliberations Committee Report No. 160 endorsing early enactment into law of Senate
MoreDepartment of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana revealed on Tuesday he would likely scrap pacts with other schools similar to the terminated agreement with the University of the Philippines (UP) after declaring that the country’s top government university has
MoreCONCERNED over the possible spike in the prices of processed meat products due to higher tariff for mechanically deboned meat (MDM) of chicken and turkey, President Duterte finally signed a new executive order (EO) bringing down the import duty for
MoreTHE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) announced on Monday that Governor and Chairman of the Monetary Board Benjamin Diokno underwent a medical procedure on Sunday after a “minor head accident.” The BSP said Diokno’s accident caused a blood clot to
MoreCONTINUING to impose mobility restrictions on children affects the economy’s ability to recover from the pandemic, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (Neda). In a statement, Acting Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Kendrick T. Chua said preventing families, including
MoreTHE Bureau of Customs (BOC) said it will follow Duterte’s executive order and collect 5-percent tariff on imports of mechanically deboned meat (MDM) of chicken and turkey until end-2022. Customs Assistant Commissioner and spokesman Vincent Philip Maronilla told the BusinessMirror
MoreOver 28,000 more Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) combatants will be decommissioned by the government, according to the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). In an online interview with PTV, BARMM chief minister Ahod Ibrahim disclosed they decommissioned 13,500 of the
MoreTHE Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is hiring additional traffic enforcers to improve the traffic management in Edsa. “We need additional traffic enforcers to improve our traffic management efforts,” said MMDA Chairman Benjamin “Benhur” Abalos Jr. The hiring process is
MoreThe Senate on Monday unanimously adopted Resolution 613 honoring the late Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman, General Danilo Lim, a bemedalled Scout Ranger. Conveying the Senators profound sympathy and sincere condolences on the death of the MMDA Chairman Lim, Senate Resolution No.
MoreThe Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) is now crafting guidelines for areas that may be placed under “new normal” classification as early as next month. In an online press briefing on Monday, Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said
MoreFOREIGN travelers, including overseas Filipino workers (OFW), must now be tested for Covid-19 before they can enter the United Kingdom (UK), according to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). Citing the report from the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO),
MoreNATIONAL Task Force Against Covid-19 Chief Implementer and vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. vowed on Monday to get a fair share of the remaining 18 percent of the global supply of Covid-19 vaccines. During the House Committee on Health’s hearing
MoreThe Healthcare Professionals Alliance Against Covid-19 (HPAAC) on Monday vowed to closely watch processes of the government’s vaccination program to ensure that all legal procedures are complied with. In a media forum on Monday, HPAAC’s Dr. Antonio Dans also urged
MoreMembers of the New People’s Army operating in Southern Tagalog have lost three guerrilla fronts amid the military’s intensified drive against insurgency. The manpower strength of a guerrilla front is equivalent to a company-size formation, or from a few dozens
MoreThe Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) intends to build a comprehensive profile of agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) nationwide that would enable government to gauge farmers’ economic status after having been awarded with lands through the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP).
MoreDespite rapid urbanization, regions such as Metro Manila and Calabarzon still have areas where open defecation occurs, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). Based on the results of the 2020 Annual Poverty Indicators Survey (APIS), while Metro Manila and
MoreThe National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has wrapped up its forensic examination of tissues taken from the remains of flight attendant Christine Angelica Dacera, who was found dead following a New Year revelry with male friends inside a hotel in Makati
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TORONTO, Jan 14, 2021 – (ACN Newswire) – Rhotex ( www.rhotex.com ) has officially launched 3 miner cases configured with an in-built factory cooling system to ensure 100% efficiency as the chips generate heat. From Rhotex, this first of its kind innovation designed by seasoned crypto
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