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The Philippine government targets to finish vaccinating healthcare workers against COVID-19 in May and expand the program to other sectors by April, an official said Sunday.

Published February 28, 2021 10:06pm Four days after the shootout between the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said the drugs and the marked money from the failed anti-drug operation had yet to be turned over. The NBI is now in close coordination with both the PNP and the PDEA for more evidence to be surrendered, according to a report on GMAs "24 Oras Weekend" on Sunday. Two police officers, a PDEA...

Published February 24, 2021 5:01pm Sy-led BDO Unibank Inc. saw a double-digit decline in its net income in 2020, as the bank provisioned billions against the potential delinquencies from the COVID-19 pandemic. BDO said its net income fell to P28.2 billion in 2020 from P44.2 billion in 2019, due mainly to P30.2-billion of preemptive provisions in line with credit policies meant to further its balance sheet. The bank ended 2020 with a 2.65% non-performing loan (NPL) ratio with coverage at 10...

3 Filipino engineers behind Philippines second cube satellite maya-2 has been launched to space station The Maya-2 CubeSat, developed by three Filipino engineers, was officially launched at the International Space Station on Sunday afternoon, along with satellites from Japan and Paraguay, as part of the Joint Global Multi-Nation Birds Satellite Project (BIRDS-4). Behind the successful launch is a team composed of three Filipinos, all of them pursuing doctorates in Space Systems Engineering a...

Published February 17, 2021 2:49pm Eastern Communications has allocated P2.8 billion for capital expenditure this year to finance the expansion of its connectivity and information and communications technology services to cover more areas across the country. In a statement on Wednesday, the telecommunications firm said the expansion plans will cover wider service areas such as Davao City, Cagayan de Oro, Dumaguete, Tagbilaran, Bacolod, Roxas, Kalibo, Caticlan, Boracay, Naga, Legazpi, Iriga,...

A Filipina who was inoculated with a COVID-19 vaccine and who developed a rare blood disorder still believes strongly in the need for them as investigations are underway, with no links connecting the vaccines to the condition found.

Published February 15, 2021 11:43am Listed cement producer Cemex Holdings Philippines Inc. (CHP) saw a double-digit drop in its net income in 2020, as the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic weighed on business operations during the year. CHP on Monday said its net income fell to P985 million last year from P1.3 billion from 2019 to reflect a 24.23% drop, as consolidated net sales dropped by 16% while earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) declined...

The police chief of Silay City, Negros Occidental defended parading alleged health protocol violators in public last week, saying that the police station is open to investigations as they believe they did not disregard human rights.

Published February 7, 2021 7:07pm The Philippines targets to start coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccinations of frontline healthcare workers next Monday, February 15, as the government aims to inoculate the sectors 1.4 million individuals in a month. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque Jr. said on Sunday the incoming initial batch of vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech totaling 117,000 doses will cover workers included in the initial master list from hospitals across the country that wil...

Published February 7, 2021 7:07pm The Philippines targets to start coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccinations of frontline healthcare workers next Monday, February 15, as the government aims to inoculate the sectors 1.4 million individuals in a month. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque Jr. said on Sunday the incoming initial batch of vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech totaling 117,000 doses will cover workers included in the initial master list from hospitals across the country that wil...