Hannah Santos
Cold chain management a challenge in vaccine distribution
The Philippine Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sees cold chain management as a challenge for the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccines, according to a report by GMA News. Interviewed on Balitanghali, FDA director general Eric Domingo highlighted the importance of cold chain management especially...
BOC unit formed to facilitate vaccine imports
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has created a unit that will ensure smooth flow of import commodities, including vaccines, as the country continues to battle the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), according to a report by Philippine News Agency. In a statement released on Friday, the bureau said...
Isolated rains likely to prevail on Friday
Two weather systems will continue to bring isolated rain showers in most parts of the country Friday, the weather bureau said in a report by Philippine News Agency. In its 4 a.m. weather bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Ca...
Senate wants to institutionalize UP-DND accord
Malacañang Palace viewed as “reasonable” the Senate’s proposal to institutionalize the University of the Philippines’ (UP) 1989 deal with the Department of National Defense (DND) that limits the government forces’ entry in university campuses, according to a...
Scattered rain expected on Wednesday
The low-pressure area (LPA) spotted 20 km. northeast of Romblon will bring scattered rain showers over most parts of the country, the weather bureau said in a report by Philippine News Agency. In its 4 a.m. bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (...
Galvez describes vaccine deals as ‘fair'
The country's negotiations with pharmaceutical firms for the acquisition of Covid-19 vaccines are “fair and square”, National Task Force Against Covid-19 and vaccine czar Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr. said in a report by Philippine News Agency. Galvez said the government makes sure t...
Students protest termination of UP-DND accord
An indignation rally was held Tuesday inside the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman campus as rallyists “fought back” the supposed “state terror,” following the “unilateral” abrogation of the Defense department’s accord with the State Unive...
Free swab test facility to open at Rizal Park
Manila is set to launch free drive-through coronavirus disease (Covid-19) swab test facility at the Quirino Grandstand on January 18, according to a report by Philippine News Agency. In his Capital Report live broadcast on Friday, Mayor Francisco ‘Isko Moreno’ Domagoso said he will...
Alex Gonzaga marries fiance Mikee Morada
In Alex Gonzaga's latest vlog entry, she and Mikee Morada announced that they are in fact married, and that they've been married since last November, according to a report by GMA News. Alex announced the news on her birthday, exactly one year after she announced they were engaged. The...
San Juan prepares for Covid-19 vaccination
San Juan City concluded a two-day simulation of its vaccination campaign, according to a report by Philippine News Agency. Mayor Francis Zamora said the dry run is part of the city government's preparation for the National Immunization Program on Covid-19. "As early as now, we are pr...