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New Senate committee heads named

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Posted at Aug 02 05:59 PM

The Senate on Tuesday identified the senators will lead the upper chamber's remaining committees in the 19th Congress. Read more »

Expert panel hopes more jabs will be available vs monkeypox

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Updated as of Jul 25 04:13 PM

'Siguro with the declaration of public health emergency of international concern ng WHO, baka pag-iigtingin pa nila ang pag-develop, pag-produce nitong mga bakuna na ito.' Read more »

Expert panel eyes COVID vaccination of ages 5 below soon

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 15 05:29 PM

Dr. Nina Gloriani said if individuals aged under 5 would be vaccinated, the country's immunization coverage 'will be complete.' Read more »

'mRNA vaccine effect vs omicron halved after 3 months'

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Updated as of May 18 02:30 PM

The efficacy of messenger RNA booster shots against the omicron COVID-19 variant wane to 50 percent after 3 months, an expert said. Read more »

DepEd dares Pacquiao: Name corrupt official

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 08 12:23 PM

The Department of Education dared Sunday presidential candidate Sen. Manny Pacquiao to name an official from the agency whom the lawmaker claims is involved in corruption. Read more »

Sotto to attend Comelec panel interviews

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Posted at Apr 28 09:09 PM

Senate President Tito Sotto is so far the first vice presidential candidate who publicly confirmed to attend the panel interviews organized by Comelec and the KBP. Read more »

PH to expand 2nd booster to elderly, health workers

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Updated as of Apr 27 02:58 PM

The Philippines will soon administer a second COVID-19 vaccine booster for the elderly and health-care workers, a health official said Wednesday. Read more »

Isko to join Comelec pres'l interviews if schedule permits

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 25 03:16 PM

Presidential candidate Isko Moreno Domagoso said he would be 'happy to join' the Comelec-organized panel interview after the agency canceled the last leg of its presidential and vice presidential debates. Read more »

Expert panel recommends heterologous second booster

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 21 03:27 PM

A heterologous or different vaccine brand is recommended as a second booster for those eligible to receive it, government's vaccine expert panel said Thursday. Read more »

Doctors: COVID booster cards should replace vax cards

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 08 02:58 PM

Government is urged to set a period of validity for COVID vaccination cards and replace them with booster cards. Read more »

UN to release handbook of climate change solutions

Kelly Macnamara, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 04 01:15 PM

UN climate experts are set to release what is expected to be the definitive guide to halting global warming on Monday, in a report that lays out how societies and economies must transform to ensure a "liveable" future. Read more »

Govt urged: Include booster shot in fully vaxxed status

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Updated as of Apr 01 01:27 PM

Government is urged to include a booster shot in defining a fully vaccinated individual, a member of the country's vaccine expert panel said Friday. Read more »

Govt mulls requiring booster for fully vaxxed status

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 31 04:48 PM

Government is studying the possibility of requiring booster shots to be considered fully immunized against COVID-19. Read more »

Sinovac has modest protection vs omicron, delta in kids

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 24 03:05 PM

Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccine can protect children against variants of concerns delta and omicron, an expert said Thursday. Read more »

Global warming: The window is rapidly closing

Rodel D. Lasco and Ayn G. Torres
Posted at Mar 20 03:22 PM

As 2021 drew to a close, Typhoon Odette lashed the country killing 400 people, affecting 10 million people. Can it get any worse? With global warming, the bad news is that it will get worse if we don’t act soon. Read more »

Green firm finds new use — and home — for plastic waste

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 20 07:40 AM

A social enterprise in Muntinlupa launched Friday a recycling line that would turn waste into eco-boards or panels equivalent to plywood. Read more »

Bakunahan kontra COVID-19 palalawigin sa mga clinic, opisina

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 08 04:37 PM

Palalawakin pa ng Pilipinas ang COVID-19 vaccination sites sa darating na ika-4 na National COVID Vaccination Drive. Read more »

PH vax panel backs 4th dose for elderly, immunocompromised

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Posted at Mar 04 03:17 PM

Government's vaccine expert panel has recommended that a fourth dose or second booster shot be given to the elderly and immunocompromised, a pandemic task force adviser said Friday. Read more »

As climate dangers rise, scientists predict disasters before they happen

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Posted at Mar 03 05:35 PM

On Monday, a report by the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the top global climate science authority, warned heatwaves, droughts and extreme rainfall would become more frequent in coming decades as temperatures continue to climb. Read more »

Janssen effective as booster for mRNA jabs, vice versa

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 31 03:16 PM

Single-dose vaccine Janssen is an effective booster for mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 such as Pfizer's and Moderna's, and vice versa, experts said. Read more »