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(File photo) MANILA - The Philippine Medical Association (PMA) has expressed its support for the pediatric vaccination of children aged 5 to 11 years old against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19). In a statement, the PMA warned that Covid-19 directly affects children and could put them at risk of the multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C). "While it is true that most present as mild or asymptomatic cases, some may develop more serious consequences such as Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children, and even death," the group said in a statement. The pandemic, it sa...

(File photo) MANILA - The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the Bankers Association of the Philippines (BAP) said stringent measures are in place against the proliferation of fake banknotes, like those dispensed through the automated teller machines (ATMs). This, as the central bank earlier called on the public to be more vigilant on checking paper bills they get even from ATMs. "ATM services are part of core banking functions, and banks are bound by law to exercise the highest degree of diligence in protecting their clients' interest. The BSP will hold the banks accountable shoul...

MANILA - The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has granted provisional authorities (PA) to two separate companies to use channels 23 and 43 -- both previously used by broadcast giant ABS-CBN Corp. -- to operate on digital television (TV) in Mega Manila. In a statement on Wednesday, the NTC said it granted a provisional authority to Aliw Broadcasting Corporation (Aliw) to "install, operate, and maintain" a digital TV broadcasting system using channel 23 in an order promulgated on Jan. 5, 2022. "Aliw was the second applicant to install, operate, and maintain a digital T...

VAX CHECK. An Inter-Agency Council for Traffic officer checks the vaccination cards of passengers inside a bus as part of the "no vax, no ride policy" along Mindanao Avenue, Quezon City on Jan. 20, 2022. The Department of Transportation on Monday reiterated that the policy is "legally valid" and is necessary to help "maintain and preserve safe travel". (PNA photo by Robert Oswald P. Alfiler) MANILA - The Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Monday reiterated that the "no vaccine, no ride" policy in public transportation is "legally valid" and...

Department of Foreign Affairs facade (PNA photo by Avito Dalan) MANILA - The Philippine government, through the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), on Friday welcomed the reaffirmation of the 2016 Arbitral Award in a study released by the United States last week. "We welcome the affirmation of the 2016 Arbitral Award by the US State Department's Limits in the Seas No. 150: People's Republic of China: Maritime Claims in the South China Sea," the DFA said in a statement. The 47-page State Department report said Beijing's maritime claims in the South China Sea, "especi...