President Rodrigo Duterte is expected to visit China’s Xi Jinping to personally thank him for his donation of 600,000 doses of Sinovac’s Covid-19 vaccine, probably before his presidency ends in 2022, Malacañang said Wednesday.
Japan has asked China to avoid using anal swabs to test its citizens for coronavirus, saying the method prompted complaints of “psychological distress”.
President Rodrigo Duterte will wait for the approval of the emergency use authorization (EUA) application of China-made Sinopharm before receiving the vaccine, his spokesman said Tuesday.
Lorenzana is too old to get the Chinese-developed vaccine, which has not been recommended by local drug regulators for senior citizens.
Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., vaccine czar and chief implementer of the National Task Force Against Covid-19, has received his first dose of vaccine from China-based Sinovac Biotech Ltd.
The government has begun rolling out its Covid-19 Vaccination Program with yesterday’s arrival of vaccines from China’s Sinovac.
Frontline healthcare workers will not be forced to get Sinovac’s Covid-19 vaccine, Malacañang said, adding that they have the choice on what vaccine they prefer.
The United States is seeking election to the UN Human Rights Council, three years after former president Donald Trump’s administration withdrew, the US top diplomat told the rights body Wednesday.
The United States on Friday warned China against the use of force in disputed waters as it reaffirmed its view that Beijing’s assertive campaign in the South China Sea is illegal.
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday reiterated her call to have the Chinese government pay reparations for the value of the wealth and marine life stolen in the West Philippine Sea due to Beijing’s “adventurism” in the disputed waters.
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday called on Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana to stand up for the country’s interests in the West Philippine Sea and renewed her call for a clear, consistent, and firm national policy for meeting the challenge of Chinese aggression in the disputed waters.
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has issued a total of 60 diplomatic notes on the West Philippine Sea (WPS) under the Duterte administration but only 48 of them have been addressed by China.
The UN’s top rights body demanded Friday that Myanmar’s military restore civilian rule and immediately release Aung San Suu Kyi.
MANILA – Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Friday took exception to claims that he is downplaying the effects of China’s new coast guard law on Filipino fishermen.
President Rodrigo Duterte admitted on Friday that he can’t afford to antagonize China because the Philippines is not capable of confronting the Chinese military power.
President Rodrigo Duterte admitted on Friday that he can’t afford to antagonize China because the Philippines is not capable of confronting the Chinese military power.
China’s broadcasting regulator announced Thursday it has pulled BBC World News from the air, saying the channel’s content had “seriously” violated guidelines for reporting in the country.
US intelligence on the supposed origin of the coronavirus pandemic was not reliable, a member of the special WHO mission to China said Wednesday, after Washington cast doubt on the transparency of the probe.
Japan said Monday it has protested to China over two incursions into Japanese territorial waters that come after Beijing enacted legislation toughening its response to violations of its maritime territory.
A rare uncensored app that had attracted Chinese internet users to freely discuss taboo topics, including the mass detention of Uighurs, democracy protests in Hong Kong and the concept of Taiwanese independence appeared to have been blocked on Monday night.
China delivered 600,000 doses of its Sinopharm coronavirus vaccine to ally Cambodia on Sunday, making the kingdom the latest country to use Chinese jabs despite concerns about their efficacy compared to Western alternatives.
China on Friday warned off a US warship sailing near contested islands in the South China Sea, Beijing said, the first such encounter made public since the inauguration of President Joe Biden.
Chinese police have arrested more than 80 people who were making counterfeit Covid-19 vaccines, state media said, as China races to inoculate millions before the Lunar New Year holiday.
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Monday denied the statement of Senator Risa Hontiveros that he’s lawyering for China and downplaying the new Chinese coast guard law.
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