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May 26, 2024
MANILA: The Department of Health (DOH) is still looking into pieces of evidence showing the benefits of administering a third booster shot of the Covid-19 vaccine. In a media briefing on Friday, DOH officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said the government ensures the effectiveness and safety of Covid-19 vaccines, especially for the vulnerable population through the studies by the country’s health experts. “Pero kailangan tanggalin natin sa isip natin, even though there are a lot of vaccines still there in our warehouses, the original ones ay kailangan na natin magbigay kahit wala pang ebidensya (But we need to remove
SEOUL: Police brought in two emergency monitoring officers for questioning Friday as part of their widening investigation into the bungled response to the crowd crush in Seoul’s Itaewon neighborhood. Former senior emergency monitoring officer at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency (SMPA), Ryu Mi-jin, appeared before a special investigation team in western Seoul as a suspect. She has been booked on a dereliction-of-duty charge. Ryu is under suspicion of failing to promptly understand the situation on October 29, resulting in the death of 158 people, mostly those in their 20s. Another SMPA emergency monitoring officer surnamed Jeong also
MANILA: The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday confirmed that it has detected the “highly transmissible and immune-evasive” Omicron BQ.1 subvariant in the country. In a media forum, DOH officer in charge Maria Rosario Vergeire reported 14 new cases of the BQ.1 subvariant have been recorded to date. “What we know so far from this BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 would be that it is more transmissible and also it is highly immune-evasive compared to the other subvariants of Omicron,” she said. Thirteen of the recorded cases are local cases from the Cordillera, Ilocos, and Central Visayas regions, as
MANILA: The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said Friday a series of military operations in Northern Samar that began in October resulted in the neutralization of a ranking New People’s Army (NPA) leader and 20 other rebels. In a statement, it said Wednesday’s operation in Barangay Imelda in Las Navas town resulted in the death of Helenita Pardales, the leader of the Eastern Visayas Regional Party Committee (EVRPC) of the Communist Party of the Philippines – NPA – National Democratic Front. Five other ranking NPA members were killed in a joint operation spearheaded by the 803rd Infantry
MANILA : The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the local government of Baguio City on Friday signed a partnership agreement for transportation research. During the signing of the memorandum of agreement (MOA) in Baguio City, DOTr Secretary Jaime Bautista said the program aims to promote low-carbon transport research and innovation across the country. “The DOTr is pursuing research-based solutions, evidence-based policies, and continuous improvement of the department’s monitoring schemes to improve projects,” Bautista said. Under the MOA, the DOTr and Baguio City will coordinate research and innovation projects that could be adopted at the national level.
MANILA: The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) said Friday the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is keen on providing multi-faceted opportunities to former rebels. This is part of the government’s counter-insurgency efforts and whole-of-nation approach against insurgent groups. NTF-ELCAC vice chairperson and National Security Adviser Clarita Carlos made this assurance during the Regional Development and Security Forum in Zamboanga City held from Wednesday to Thursday. During the forum, Carlos emphasized the importance of peacebuilding for economic growth. “The magic word really is to ‘sustain’ it, because no economic growth
