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SunStar (SunStar Baguio File) January 29, 2021 BAGUIO City Mayor Benjamin Magalong has tendered his resignation as the country’s contact tracing czar in the wake of the controversy over the quarantine violations committed during the birthday party of eventologist Tim Yap. National Task Force Against Covid-19 (NTF) chief implementer Carlito Galvez Jr., however, rejected Magalong’s resignation. In a statement, Galvez appealed to the public to withhold their judgment while an investigation into the incident is being conducted. He assured that those who violated quarantine protoc...

By TED CORDERO, GMA News Published December 19, 2020 11:17am Updated December 19, 2020 12:37pm A woman holds a small bottle labeled with a "Vaccine COVID-19" sticker and a medical syringe in this illustration taken April 10, 2020. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. on Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020 said the Philippine government is targeting to secure a deal with various manufacturers in the next few weeks. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo On the heels of the issue that the Philippines missed an opportunity to have Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine delivered by January next year, the governm...