By: DJ Yap – Reporter /Philippine Daily Inquirer / January 04, 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Who are they protecting? The commander and troops of the Presidential Security Group (PSG) could just be the fall guys in the smuggling into the country and use of an unauthorized COVID-19 vaccine from China on selected Cabinet officials and…
Jan 5, 2021, Sofia Tomacruz Despite threats from the Chief Executive, Senators are poised to launch a hearing into the Duterte government’s readiness to mount a COVID-19 vaccine program, citing constitutional duties that allow them to investigate the critical health campaign. Lawmakers in the upper chamber agreed on this much – saying details of what a…
By Mario Alvaro Limos, Esquire Philippines, January 2021 Philippine History was removed from the curriculum in 2014 In 2014, the Department of Education removed Philippine History from the curriculum of high school students. Now, a petition is calling for its return. In 2017, education secretary Leonor Briones defended the move, saying “While Philippine History, as…
By: Christia Marie Ramos – Reporter/INQUIRER.net /January 02, 2021 MANILA, Philippines — A Filipina nurse in the United Kingdom has been awarded a British Empire Medal in recognition of her outstanding work amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Charito Romano, a staff nurse at the Arbrook House Care Home in the UK, was among those included in…
Cecille Suerte Felipe (The Philippine Star) January 3, 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) once again owes the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) over P800 million for COVID-19 testing services, Sen. Richard Gordon said yesterday. Gordon, PRC chairman, said PhilHealth’s debt to PRC is now at about P800 million due to non-payment…
By: Christia Marie Ramos – Reporter /INQUIRER.net/ December 28, 2020 MANILA, Philippines—From unwrapping an immigration bribery scheme at the country’s main gateway, which has been christened pastillas scam, to digging into new reports of anomalies at Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) that led to the resignation of its president, the Senate found 2020 to be…
Dec 29, 2020, Bonz Magsambol MANILA, Philippines The Healthcare Professionals Alliance Against COVID-19 is alarmed that some Filipinos have already received COVID-19 vaccines that are not FDA-registered Medical experts called for “safe and transparent” use of COVID-19 vaccines after an unregistered vaccine was used on top government officials and soldiers. In a statement on Tuesday,…
NUPL: Duterte ‘wrong’ to publicize accused of crimes without due process By: Gabriel Pabico Lalu – Reporter, INQUIRER.net / December 29, 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The publication of any list of persons being accused of having links to crime — whether for corruption, for alleged involvement in the drug trade, or for supposed involvement with…