Nobody should panic about getting access to a Covid-19 vaccine because everyone who wants one will get one, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.
US Covid-19 deaths exceed WWII military toll: tracker
The number of US Covid-19 deaths on Wednesday surpassed the country’s toll of military fatalities in World War II, according to a tracker maintained by Johns Hopkins University.
PH-US ties seen to strengthen under Biden presidency
Malacañang is optimistic that the Duterte administration would maintain its “close and friendly” relations with the United States under the President-elect Joe Biden.
WATCH | PH sasaVacc with SinoVac
Handa nang magbakuna ang pamahalaan oras na dumating na ang mga inaasahang Covid-19 vaccines ngayong Pebrero. Ayon kay Sec. Harry Roque, mismong si Pangulong Duterte na mismo ang gumawa ng paraan para mapaaga ang pagdating ng mga bakuna sa bansa.
WATCH | Roque: I miss being a Tiktokerist
Inamin ni Sec. Harry Roque na pinagbawalan muna itong mag Tiktok at magkaraoke habang ginagampanan nito ang tungkulin bilang tagapagsalita ng pangulo. Looking forward naman ito sa araw na makakabalik na muli sya sa pagti-Tiktok.
WATCH | Karaoke with Roque: You’ll be safe here
Tiniyak ni Sec. Roque na ligtas at epektibo ang mga bakuna na bibilhin ng pamahalaan. Marami aniyang grupo ng nga eksperto bukod sa FDA na pinagdaanan nito.
WATCH | Choose-to-go: Anong manok mong bakuna?- Sec. Harry Roque
Sinabi ni Sec. Harry Roque na maaring maging “choosy” ang mga Pilipino sa bakunang ipatuturok nito kung magkakasabay ang dating ng mga brand ng bakuna sa bansa. Aniya, kung magiging mapili ay baka matagalan lamang sa pagpapabakuna.
‘Going home’: Biden’s surreal walk to the White House
Joe Biden held his wife Jill’s hand as they strode up their new home’s driveway Wednesday — which was the only normal thing about the day he became the president of the United States.
UN chief calls on Biden to propose new ‘ambitious’ climate target
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday welcomed US President Joe Biden’s decision to rejoin the Paris climate accord, but called on him to adopt an “ambitious” plan to fight global warming.
WATCH | ‘I fought to stay alive!’ Calapan Councilor Rona Leachon details COVID-19 survival
“You’ll realise material things don’t matter,” the wife of House Deputy Speaker Doy Leachon wrote in a Facebook post.
WATCH | Ayaw ma-Dacera! Cebu City Mayor Edgar Labella bans private parties in hotel rooms
“Hotel rooms are supposed to be places for rest and sleeping, not for partying,” Mayor Labella said.
WATCH | 1st sa Pinas! Angono Mayor Jeri Mae Calderon wants you to try some art with chicken
“Sa buong bansa, ito ang kauna-unahan,” claims the lady mayor in a Facebook post.
NBI probing ex-PDEA exec’s gun for hire links
The National Bureau of Investigation is digging deeper into reports that retired Army Lt. Col. and former Drug Enforcement Agency official Edwin Layese, heads a gun for hire operation using security guards as hitmen.
Steve Bannon and Lil Wayne among 73 pardoned on Trump’s last day
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday pardoned 73 people, including his former aide Steve Bannon and the rapper Lil Wayne, just hours beforUS President Donald Trump on Wednesday pardoned 73 people, including his former aide Steve Bannon and the rapper Lil Wayne, just hours before he was due to leave office.
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Good riddance! World leaders welcome US transfer of power
World leaders said they were looking forward to Wednesday’s transfer of power in the United States, where Democrat Joe Biden will be sworn in as president after four turbulent years under Donald Trump.
Russia says better ties with US up to Biden
The Kremlin said Wednesday that any improvement in Moscow’s tense relationship with Washington would depend on Joe Biden when he enters the White House.
Russia files for Sputnik vaccine registration in EU
Russian authorities have applied for registration of the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine in the European Union, the country’s sovereign wealth fund financing the jab said Wednesday.
Trump leaves with snub to Biden and vow to be back
Donald Trump left the White House for the last time Wednesday with a vow to stay in the spotlight and an extraordinary snub of Joe Biden, skipping his inauguration as the 46th president of the United States.
‘Hair flip is life,’ Pinky Webb says after classy handling of Harry Roque meltdown in CNN interview
The broadcast journalist has commented about her now famous “hair flip” gesture when she dealt with an on-air verbal tussle with an angry Cabinet member on her television program.
Raratsada na! House debates on Velasco’s Cha-Cha seen in February
Plenary debates on Charter change (Cha-Cha) could start in the House of Representatives in February as Speaker Lord Allan Jay Velasco seems bent on tinkering with the Constitution.
Locsin says passport revolving fund is gone; DFA debts reach P388M
The government has run out of funds for the issuance of passports.
‘Di pwedeng basta-basta! Chel Diokno: DND can’t end accord with UP on its own
The Department of National Defense (DND) can’t unilaterally terminate its accord with the University of the Philippines (UP), Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG) chairperson Chel Diokno said.
Pinapahanap na! Man behind ‘Bikoy’ videos ordered arrested over perjury
Peter Joemel Advincula alias Bikoy has been charged with perjury before the Manila Metropolitan Trial Court (MeTC) over false testimonies he made concerning the “Ang Totoong Narcolist” videos.
BI nabs 55 foreign fugitives in 2020
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) was able to arrest 55 foreign fugitives in 2020, BI Commissioner Jaime Morente said.
