Japan Donates 1.1M AstraZeneca Vaccines to the Philippines

Manila, Philippines: President Rodrigo Roa Duterte welcomed the arrival of 1,124,100 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines donated by the Japanese government on Thursday, July 8, 2021 at the Villamor Airbase. The donated vaccines are part of Japan’s assistance to Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member-nations and on top of its contribution to the COVAX facility. … Read more

Philippine Schools Won’t Return to Face-to-Face Class Yet

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on Monday, June 28, reiterated that he would not allow students to go back to face-to-face classes despite the start of the vaccination of the country’s educators. The President made the remarks after Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque reported the government’s move of symbolically inoculating government workers such as soldiers, policemen, jail … Read more