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BusinessWorld April 22, 2021 | 8:35 pm REUTERS THE PHILIPPINES expects to take delivery of more than five million doses of coronavirus vaccines this quarter as it tries to fast-track the rollout amid a fresh surge in infections, according to the government’s vaccine czar. Half-a-million doses of CoronaVac made by China’s Sinovac Biotech Ltd. was expected to arrive on Thursday, and 15,000 more doses would come on April 25, Carlito G. Galvez, Jr., chief implementer of the country’s pandemic plan, told a televised news briefing on Thursday. The government would also take de...

US issues travel advisory vs Philippines on COVID-19 surge April 21, 2021 | 8:48 pm THE UNITED States has asked its citizens to avoid traveling to the Philippines, where there has been a surge in coronavirus infections since March. “Do not travel to the Philippines due to COVID-19,” the US Department of State said in an advisory posted on its website. “Additionally, exercise increased caution due to crime, terrorism, civil unrest and kidnapping.” The agency issued the April 20 notice after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Level 4 travel health notice for t...

Philippines fires off protest after Chinese ships swarm waterway BusinessWorld 3 hrs ago Reporters THE PHILIPPINES on Wednesday fired off another diplomatic protest against China after authorities spotted a swarm of Chinese vessels, including six war ships within its waters in the South China Sea. Two Houbei class missile warships were spotted at Mischief Reef, one Corvette class warship at the Fiery Cross Reef and one navy tugboat at Subi Reef, a Philippine task force on border security said on Tuesday night. Two Chinese coast guard vessels were also spotted at Thitu Island, which the Phil...

THE PHILIPPINES expects to take delivery of as many as 40 million doses of Pfizer, Inc.’s coronavirus vaccine by the third quarter, according to the presidential palace, amid criticisms of a slow vaccine rollout.

Manila summons Chinese envoy over vessels in disputed waters BusinessWorld 2 hrs ago © Provided by BusinessWorld MANILA on Monday summoned China’s ambassador to convey its “utmost displeasure” over the continued presence of Chinese militia vessels in a Philippine-claimed reef in the South China Sea. Whitsun Reef, which the Philippines calls Julian Felipe, is within its exclusive economic zone, Foreign Affairs acting Undersecretary Elizabeth P. Buensuceso had told Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said in a statement on Tuesday. “The continuin...