The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) is keeping to its promise of being an integral partner of the Philippine Government in its Covid-19 vaccination drive as it procured ultra-low freezers for several of its “Bakuna Centers”. The first batch of the ultra-low freezers was delivered at PRC’s PLMC Bakuna Center in Mandaluyong City last Friday afternoon. The ultra-low freezer has a capacity of 88 liters, accommodating around 20,000 doses or about 3,300 vials of the Pfizer vaccine. Pfizer vaccine requires ultra-low temperatures. With the freezers in place at the PLMC Bakuna Center, the PRC is now equipped with three types of
A handful of President Rodrigo Duterte’s priority legislation to tweak the economy, which he highlighted during his State of the Nation Address (SONA) last year, have been approved by the Senate. These are the laws on the use of the coconut industry fund, economic provisions for banks and other financial institutions, and granting the President powers to cut red tape in regulatory offices. Legislation to face the economic challenges posed by the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic likewise earned the Senate’s nod – Bayanihan 1 and 2 that granted the President additional authority to respond to the crisis, including the
445 new survivors bring Soccsksargen recovery tally to 22.7K Source: Philippines News Agency
Filipino taekwondo player Kurt Barbosa missed out on a chance to win a bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics. This came after his first-round opponent, Jang Jun of South Korea, lost in the men’s under-58-kilogram taekwondo semifinals on Saturday at the Makuhari Messe Hall in the Japanese capital. Barbosa could have qualified for the repechage if Jang made it to the gold medal fight. However, 12th seeded Mohamed Jendoubi of Tunisia continued his giant-slaying in the tournament after stunning Jang. Jang struck first with a kick to the head, but Jendoubi scored back-to-back kicks to take the lead before Jang
The municipality of Glan, Sarangani province has created a special task force to counter the movements of undocumented travelers from nearby islands of Indonesia. Mayor Vivien Yap said in a public advisory released late Friday afternoon the move is in support of the government’s efforts to prevent the entry and spread of the dreaded coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) Delta variant to the area. She said the task force was formed in an emergency meeting on Friday joined by sea and land-based law enforcement and security units. “We need to protect our coastal areas from these breaches as they could cause
The military has reported the seizure of a weapons cache from a house in Sitio Pasabuli, Barangay Tongbakaw, Panglima Sugala in the island province of Tawi-Tawi on Thursday. Lt. Col. Charlie Caña, Marine Battalion Landing Team (MBLT) 12 commander, said on Saturday the arms cache consisted of three M16A1 rifles, one M203 grenade launcher, three M16A1 handguards, one 3-9X40E scope, 14 long and six short M16 magazines, two 40-mm. ammunition, a rifle grenade, four chest rigs, and 352 rounds of 5.56-mm. live ammunition. Marine troops conducted a maritime security patrol after a tip-off by a concerned citizen that two unidentified
