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Duterte security team's use of unauthorized COVID-19 shots a 'heroism': AFP

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS CBN News
Posted at Feb 26 03:52 PM

The Armed Forces of the Philippines on Friday dubbed as an act of "heroism" the use of unauthorized COVID-19 shots by President Rodrigo Duterte's security team, which has again gained attention as the country's vaccination drive lagged.    Read more »

China approves 2 more domestic coronavirus vaccines

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 25 11:38 PM

The vaccines made by CanSino Biologics and a unit of Sinopharm were given conditional approvals after they were found protective against COVID-19. Read more »

Palace says 'there should be no questions anymore' on Duterte guards' unauthorized vaccination

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS CBN News
Updated as of Feb 25 06:30 PM

Malacañang said on Thursday "there should be no questions anymore" on the unauthorized use of allegedly smuggled COVID-19 shots by President Rodrigo Duterte's security men.   Read more »

Palace: Up to Duterte if he wants to use Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccine

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 25 04:06 PM

Malacañang said on Thursday it was up to President Rodrigo Duterte if he would take COVID-19 shots from Beijing-based Sinovac, despite his preference for jabs from another Chinese drug maker.   Read more »

Tulfo faces probe over smuggled Sinopharm vaccine

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 25 05:06 AM

Philippine regulators will investigate the vaccination of columnist and special envoy to China Ramon Tulfo using a smuggled vaccine from China's Sinopharm. Read more »

FDA iimbestigahan ang pagpapaturok ni Mon Tulfo ng smuggled vaccine kontra COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 24 08:17 PM

Sa isang kolum sa diyaryo nitong Sabado, sinabi ni Tulfo, special envoy ng Pilipinas sa China, na kabilang siya sa mga nagpabakuna gamit ang produkto ng Sinopharm mula China, noong Oktubre.  Read more »

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 »

Mon Tulfo says 'nothing wrong' with his use of smuggled COVID-19 vaccine

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 24 01:55 PM

Special envoy to China Mon Tulfo on Wednesday denied committing wrongdoing in having himself illegally vaccinated with China's Sinopharm. 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 »

CSC reiterates: Civil servants are not above the law

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 24 10:05 AM

As a Philippine government official, there is perceived a conflict of interest in Tulfo's application as a Philippine distributor of the Chinese vaccine. Read more »

PH special envoy to China Ramon Tulfo says he applied to be Sinopharm vaccine distributor

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 24 02:32 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte's special envoy to China Ramon Tulfo said he has applied to be a Philippine distributor of Sinopharm vaccine, the COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by a Chinese government-owned pharmaceutical company.   Read more »

Mon Tulfo admits getting Sinopharm's COVID-19 vaccine last year

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 23 10:34 PM

An unabashed revelation by Philippine columnist Mon Tulfo. Read more »

China’s Sinopharm seeks general use green light for second vaccine

Zhuang Pinghui, South China Morning Post
Posted at Feb 23 05:55 PM

Just two months after its first coronavirus vaccine was approved for general use, Chinese pharmaceutical giant Sinopharm is applying for similar regulatory approval for a second, with plans for clinical trials for a third, group chairman Liu Jingzhen said. Read more »

PH approves Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 22 11:09 PM

The Philippines approved Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use.   Read more »

OFW na nabakunahan na ng COVID-19 vaccine, nagpositibo sa sakit sa Mandaue City

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 18 07:22 PM

Nabakunahan na sa UAE ng COVID-19 vaccine na gawa ng Sinopharm ang OFW bago umuwi sa Pilipinas.  Read more »

2 OFWs vaccinated vs COVID-19 in UAE, Canada test positive for virus in PH

Aleta Nieva Nishimori, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 18 03:36 PM

MANILA (UPDATE)— Two overseas Filipino workers (OFW) who had been inoculated with COVID-19 vaccines abroad have tested positive for the virus while in the Philippines, a health official said Thursday.    Read more »

'Walang naramdamang side effects': OFW sa Dubai nabakunahan na kontra COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 17 10:23 AM

Walang naramdamang side effects ang isang overseas Filipino worker (OFW) sa Dubai matapos itong mabakunahan kamakailan kontra COVID-19. Read more »

Filipinos among 40 million vaccinated so far in China vs COVID-19: PH envoy

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 16 05:10 PM

China has so var vaccinated 40 million residents with homegrown shots against COVID-19, including Filipino medical workers, an official said on Tuesday.    Read more »

FDA: Half of PSG’s Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine to be allocated to wives, close contacts

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 12 04:51 PM

A compassionate special permit is regularly given to specialty groups and hospitals to allow the use of experimental drugs for particular individuals. Read more »

Cambodia launches COVID-19 vaccinations with shots for PM's sons, ministers

Reuters
Updated as of Feb 10 03:33 PM

Cambodia launched its coronavirus inoculation drive on Wednesday, using 600,000 vaccine doses donated by China, with the sons of long-serving Prime Minister Hun Sen and government ministers among the first recipients.   Read more »