From keeping coronavirus vaccines cold in tropical temperatures to ensuring they reach remote islands; a top drug distributor is gearing up for major challenges in shipping shots across Asia.Only a few countries in the region, which has generally not been as badly affected by COVID-19 as many parts of the West, have started inoculation drives in earnest.But campaigns are expected to be ratcheted up in the coming months and distributors will face a major test. One of Asia's bigge

The breakthrough in the development and availability of COVID-19 vaccines is a leap forward in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. This positive development brings hope to the world.

The Philippines on Wednesday confirmed its first case of a British-identified coronavirus mutation that appears to be more infectious, as authorities scramble to secure vaccine supplies.Since taking hold in Britain, the fast-spreading new variant has been detected in dozens of countries and territories globally.President Rodrigo Duterte's government had hoped to keep the mutation out by shutting its borders to foreigners arriving from more than 30 nations.Filipinos returning home from co

The Philippines has secured 30 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine developed by United States (US) drug maker Novavax, officials said Sunday, as the country braces for a surge in infections after a huge religious event.This is only the second vaccine deal signed by the national government, which has faced growing criticism for its slowness in procuring jabs for the archipelago where nearly half a million infections have been recorded.It hopes to secure 148 million doses this year from seven c

The Philippine 1987 Constitution thus far has many provisions with strong restrictions on the flow of foreign capital in some areas of economic activities and these include: (a) the first provision concerning the prohibition to foreigners to own land; (b) the exclusion of foreigners from the exploitation of the country’s natural resources; and (c) the limitation placed on foreign capital in the public utility sector. Under the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines, these limitations a

Last week, while many were welcoming 2021 and bidding farewell to the dreaded 2020, a tragedy occurred in a grand hotel in Makati City in the Philippines.Christine Angelica Dacera checked in at the City Garden, a four-star hotel to celebrate New Year’s Eve with her friends.However, on 1 January, 2021, the 23-year-old flight attendant at Philippines Airlines was found unconscious in the bathtub of a hotel room.According to media reports, one of her friends, Rommel Galido woke up around 10:00 a

Public trust and confidence in the efficacy, safety, and appropriateness of a coronavirus vaccine to be procured and made available in a country like the Philippines is heavily dependent on the political context in which a potential candidate vaccine is approved and distributed. These are also contingent on the kind of information about the potential candidate COVID-19 vaccine(s) being dispersed by the mainstream media, medical practitioners, political personalities, and gov

One of the most important things in society that has been shaken by the global pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus, SARS CoV-2, is the education sector. The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the lives of all learners in the Philippines since March.

Typhoon Goni, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Rolly, was an extremely powerful tropical cyclone that made landfall in the Philippines in the province of Catanduanes, and affected the Bicol region and Southern Luzon.

Members of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's security team have received a Chinese-made coronavirus vaccine, officials said Monday - the first people in the country to be officially immunised despite no regulatory approval.The Philippines is in talks with several pharmaceutical firms, including Britain's AstraZeneca, United States (US) company Pfizer and China's Sinopharm, to secure 60 million doses for a vaccination drive starting as early as the second quarter of 2021.No