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Special envoy to China Mon Tulfo, iimbestigahan matapos magpaturok ng Sinopharm vaccine

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 24 07:25 PM

Inamin ni Tulfo na kaya siya nagpabakuna ay dahil gusto niya rin maging distributor ng Sinopharm vaccine sa bansa. Read more »

FDA to probe Mon Tulfo's use of 'smuggled' coronavirus vaccine

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 24 02:13 PM

The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday said it would investigate the admission of use of a smuggled COVID-19 vaccine by President Rodrigo Duterte's special envoy to China, columnist Mon Tulfo.  Read more »

PSG gets go signal to use COVID-19 shots months after some members got unauthorized jabs

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 12 05:10 AM

MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte's security team has received permission to get COVID-19 jabs from China's Sinopharm, months after some of its members took the vaccine which was then still unauthorized for local use, officials said on Thursday.  Read more »

Congress 'well within its rights' to probe illegal PSG vaccination: Gordon

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Posted at Jan 13 12:03 PM

Congress is "well within its rights" to investigate the illegal vaccination of President Rodrigo Duterte's close-in security, a senator said Wednesday. Read more »

Kondisyon ng mga PSG members na nabakunahan kontra COVID-19, dapat bantayan

Johnson Manabat, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 11 08:01 PM

Dapat mabantayan ang kondisyon ng mga miyembro ng Presidential Security Group (PSG) na nauna nang nabakunahan kontra COVID-19, ayon sa isang senador ngayong Lunes. Read more »

Perfidy and perversity in COVID-19’s wake

Buddy Gomez — Cyberbuddy
Posted at Jan 09 04:27 AM

This Sinopharma episode simply lengthens the litany of undisclosed public interest happenings in the President’s office.  Read more »

PSG to submit monthly reports on men who got COVID-19 vaccines

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 07 10:33 AM

The Presidential Security Group will have to submit monthly reports on its personnel that have been vaccinated against COVID-19, Health Sec. Francisco Duque III said Thursday as he emphasized that what the guards did was dangerous. Read more »

De Lima files resolution to probe early vaccination of PSG, Cabinet members

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 06 04:52 PM

MANILA - Opposition Sen. Leila de Lima on Wednesday said she has filed a resolution urging the Senate to investigate the COVID-19 vaccination of Cabinet members, the Presidential Security Group (PSG) and several Armed Forces personnel while no such drug has been authorized yet in the country.  Read more »

FDA to push through with probe on Duterte security team's COVID-19 vaccination

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 06 02:36 PM

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Wednesday it would go ahead with an investigation into the unauthorized COVID-19 vaccination of President Rodrigo Duterte's security detail.  Read more »

AFP calls off probe into PSG's unauthorized COVID-19 vaccination

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 05 09:46 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte ordered his security detail to ignore congressional probes and keep mum on the illegal COVID-19 shots they received last year. Read more »

Palace: Up to NBI, FDA whether to pursue probe on PSG's COVID-19 vaccination

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 05 02:35 PM

MANILA — Executive bodies have the discretion on whether or not to pursue their investigation on the Presidential Security Group's use of unauthorized vaccine shots against COVID-19, President Rodrigo Duterte's spokesman said on Tuesday.  Read more »

Duterte sa PSG: 'Wag sumipot, magsalita kung ipatawag sa Kongreso dahil sa COVID-19 vaccination

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 05 07:52 PM

Inihayag ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte noong Lunes na inutusan niya ang Presidential Security Group na huwag sumipot sakaling ipatawag ng Kongreso kaugnay sa isyu ng pagpapabakuna laban sa COVID-19. Read more »

Palace should not meddle with Congress probes, Lacson says after Duterte's 'crisis' threat

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 05 10:57 AM

Sen. Panfilo Lacson on Tuesday said the executive branch should not meddle with congressional investigations after President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the Presidential Security Group (PSG) to "shut up" if they are summoned to a Senate probe on COVID-19 vaccines. Read more »

'Medyo mababaw': Local execs urge public to 'move on' from illegal PSG vaccination

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Updated as of Jan 05 11:05 AM

Valenzuela City Mayor Rex Gatchalian on Tuesday urged the public to "move on" from the illegal vaccination of President Rodrigo Duterte's close-in security against the coronavirus. Read more »

Senate won't summon PSG in inquiry: Sotto

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 05 03:00 PM

The Senate Committee of the Whole is pushing through with its investigation on the executive branch's plan for the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines this year. Read more »

Gov't execs got COVID-19 vaccines through 'official channels': Ang-See

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 05 08:55 AM

COVID-19 vaccines used by government officials went through "official channels" and were not fake, a Chinese-Filipino community civic leader said Tuesday. Read more »

Military stops probe of PSG use of unauthorized COVID-19 vaccine

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 05 08:43 AM

The Armed Forces of the Philippines has called off its investigation on the Presidential Security Group’s use of an unregistered COVID-19 vaccine, after President Duterte ordered the PSG not to bare information about its use. Read more »

'Walang silbi': AFP probe into PSG vaccination may be 'useless' after Duterte order - spokesman

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 05 09:16 AM

EXERCISE IN FUTILITY: A Philippine military investigation into the illegal vaccination of President Duterte's close-in security team is "useless" if they refuse summons or even answer questions, its spokesman said Tuesday. Read more »

FDA says it can issue special vaccine permits for small quantities, groups

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 05 01:03 AM

MANILA - The Philippine Food and Drug Administration (FDA) can issue special permits for groups who want to avail of COVID-19 vaccines, even without an emergency use authorization. Read more »

Duterte denies covering up smuggling of COVID-19 vaccine for PSG

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 05 12:20 AM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday denied accusations that he covered up the smuggling of COVID-19 vaccine used to inoculate the members of the Presidential Security Group (PSG). Read more »