12 PARTIES, 4 OPP CMS WRITE TO PM OVER COVID FIGHT The political fault lines over the Covid second surge sharpened yesterday with leaders of 12 major Opposition parties, including four Chief Ministers, writing a joint letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi asking the Centre to p
CHINA WARNS OF 'SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE' TO TIES IF BANGLADESH JOINS US-LED QUAD ALLIANCE China has warned Bangladesh against joining the US-led Quad alliance, saying that Dhaka’s participation in the anti-Beijing “club” would result in “substantial damage&rdq
BARANGAY HEADS TOLD: ENFORCE PROTOCOLS, OR ELSE… MANILA — President Duterte warned village chiefs that they would be held liable if they fail to enforce COVID-19 health and safety protocols.
CAUSE FOR CONCERN: 533 DISTRICTS REPORTING OVER 10% POSITIVITY As many as 533 of the country’s 700-plus districts are now reporting a test positivity rate of more than 10 per cent, the government said on Tuesday, underlining the massive spread of the coronavirus infection
SHUT DOWN AND VACCINATE, SAYS DR ANTHONY FAUCI TO INDIA Antony Fauci, the top US expert on Covid-19, has called on countries to provide India with resources to make its own vaccines or donate vaccines.
DUTERTE SAYS HE DIALED XI FOR VACCINE HELP; CHINESE LEADER MADE NO DEMAND MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday said he asked his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping for help to secure COVID-19 shots, and the latter made no demand that Manila abandon its maritime dispute
MORE ON CENTRE’S VACCINE POLICY AFFIDAVIT TO SC Clearing a cloud of claims over monetary aid given to Covid-19 vaccine manufacturers, the Centre informed the Supreme Court that it has provided no financial assistance to either Bharat Biotech or Serum Institute for developm
DELAYED MARAWI REHAB MAY FUEL VIOLENT EXTREMISM, WATCHDOG WARNS MANILA The ongoing delay in the rehabilitation of Marawi City, which was reduced to rubble during a 5-month war against Islamic State-inspired homegrown terrorists, can fuel resurgence of violent extremism, a peacebuildin
CHINESE SCIENTISTS DISCUSSED WEAPONISING SARS CORONAVIRUSES 5 YEARS BEFORE COVID PANDEMIC: REPORT A document written by Chinese scientists and health officials before the pandemic in 2015 states that SARS coronaviruses were a "new era of genetic weapons" that could be "artificia
DUTERTE SEES XI AS 'PERSONAL PROTECTOR' VS MUTINY - CARPIO MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte sides with China because he thinks of Chinese President Xi Jinping as his personal protector, retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio said Monday.
