DUTERTE ORDERS SPEEDY VACCINE PROCUREMENT Vaccines may be purchased by Q1 2021 MANILA - Taking a cue from other countries that have sought to hasten the availability of potential cures to the pandemic, President Duterte has allowed the director general of the Food and Drug Administration
AHEAD OF TALKS WITH CENTRE, FARMERS DEMAND SPECIAL PARLIAMENT SESSION TO REPEAL FARM LAWS Ahead of another round of talks with the Centre, the protesting farmers Wednesday demanded that the government call a special session of the Parliament to repeal the contentious farm laws even as Un
SCOTT MORRISON SENDS WECHAT MESSAGE TO CHINESE COMMUNITY AMID SPAT WITH BEIJING Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison has used Chinese social media platform WeChat to criticise a "false image" of an Australian soldier posted on Twitter by the Chinese government.
DUTERTE, AUSSIE PM VOW TO BOOST TIES MANILA The Philippines and Australia have vowed to further strengthen their ties, with President Duterte calling Canberra a close partner in upholding international law.
FARMER UNIONS BEGIN TALKS WITH CENTRE; SAY NO TO PANEL, AGREE TO REVERT WITH OBJECTIONS Moving to resolve the standoff with farmers protesting at the gates of Delhi against newly enacted farm laws, the Centre opened talks Tuesday with farmer representatives who, while not warming up to i
COVID VACCINE: MODERNA SEEKS APPROVAL IN US AND EUROPE Moderna Inc plans to request clearance for its coronavirus vaccine in the United States and Europe on Monday, after a new analysis showed the vaccine was highly effective in preventing Covid-19, with no serious safety problems. &nbs
DUTERTE TO PINOYS: FIGHT COVID-19 WITH COURAGE OF BONIFACIO MANILA President Duterte yesterday urged Filipinos to take inspiration from the courage and ideals of revolutionary leader Andres Bonifacio to promote an inclusive society and to surmount the challenges confronting the countr
GOVT INVITES FARM LEADERS FOR TALKS TODAY; PM BLAMES PROTEST ON MISINFORMATION The Centre on Monday night invited agitating farmer unions for talks on December 1, two days ahead of a scheduled meeting, as their stir against the new agri-marketing laws appeared to intensify despite a stro
CHINESE DEFENCE MINISTER IN NEPAL TO BOLSTER MILITARY COOPERATION China's Defence Minister Gen. Wei Fenghe arrived in Kathmandu on Sunday to meet Nepal's top leadership and bolster military cooperation and take the existing friendly bilateral relations to a new height.
NEW LAWS HELP FARMERS, SAYS PM As farmers from Punjab and Haryana, seeking repeal of the new farm laws, continued to protest at the gates of Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi backed the laws Sunday, saying they were for the benefit of farmers. In his Mann Ki Baat address, Modi said: "T
