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Oversupply of vaccines? LGUs told to coordinate amid concerns of 'panic buying'

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 22 06:23 PM

Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian raised concerns over what he perceived as LGU's "panic buying" COVID-19 shots from different pharmaceutical giants. Read more »

Manila Water-Tubig Pilipinas consortium bags water supply deal in San Jose, Nueva Ecija

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 15 02:28 PM

A consortium of Manila Water Philippine Ventures and Tubig Pilipinas Group bagged a water supply and sanitation project in San Jose, Nueva Ecija to provide for the water requirements in the area. Read more »

DA, uumpisahan nang mamahagi ng mga baboy para maparami ang suplay

April Rafales, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 14 07:58 PM

Tutugunan ng Department of Agriculture ang kakulangan sa supply ng baboy sa pamamagitan ng pamimigay ng mga baboy na palalakihin at pararamihin sa mga lugar na walang African swine fever. Read more »

DA ensures pork supply from Visayas, Mindanao as prices surge in Luzon

Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 08 10:36 PM

MANILA - The Department of Agriculture said Friday it is working on increasing the supply of pork to address high pork prices in the markets of Metro Manila and other areas of Luzon. Read more »

BioNTech founders warn of vaccine supply gaps

Douglas Busvine, Reuters
Posted at Jan 03 07:53 AM

BioNTech is working flat out with partner Pfizer to boost production of their COVID-19 vaccine, its founders said, warning there would be gaps in supply until other vaccines were rolled out. Read more »

Ilang LGUs naghahanda ng sariling COVID-19 vaccine supply

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 02 06:45 PM

Ang Maynila, nagsasagawa na ng pre-registration para sa libreng pagpapabakuna kontra COVID-19 para sa mga residente nila. Read more »

Logistics company Fast Group to take part in COVID-19 vaccine distribution

Art Fuentes, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 15 09:14 PM

Logistics firm Fast Group said it will be part of the COVID-19 vaccine distribution program of the government and the private sector next year as it wields its expertise in handling healthcare supply chains. Read more »

Health center water crisis increasing virus risk: WHO

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 14 09:53 AM

One in four health centers worldwide lacks access to water, putting around 1.8 billion people at increased risk of contracting the coronavirus, the World Health Organization said Monday.   Read more »

Airlines gear up to transport vaccines that could revive travel

Niraj Chokshi, The New York Times
Posted at Dec 11 04:26 AM

Airlines are preparing to run vaccine-only flights: planes that are chock-full of freezer boxes or coolers and a skeleton crew of pilots and crew members to secure and monitor the precious cargo. Read more »

Manila Water, partners ink deal to manage, operate Saudi Arabia water utility

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 04 11:49 AM

Manila Water and its international partners inked a 7-year deal to "manage, operate and maintain" the water and wastewater facilities of Saudi Arabia's North West Cluster, the company told the stock exchange on Friday. Read more »

Vivant sees 'total' business recovery in 2022, eyes investing up to P3-B in Cebu project

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 01 12:46 PM

Power firm Vivant Corp. said on Tuesday it expects total business recovery by 2022 as the effects of the pandemic is seen to stretch until the third to fourth quarter of next year. Read more »

Service interruption ng Maynilad pinalawig hanggang Nobyembre 29

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 24 07:02 PM

Inanunsiyo ngayong Lunes ng Maynilad na extended hanggang Nobyembre 29 ang kanilang rotational water service interruption dahil sa malabong tubig.   Read more »

MWSS tells Maynilad: Explain service interruption, solve turbidity issues

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 23 11:22 AM

Maynilad should explain and solve the turbidity concerns in its water supply weeks after Ulysses hit the country, the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System Regulatory Office said on Monday.    Read more »

Maynilad nagpaumanhin sa patuloy na nararanasang water interruption

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 21 02:25 PM

MAYNILA - Mananatili ang ipinatutupad na rotational service interruption schedules ng Maynilad dahil wala pa rin sa normal na output ang produksiyon ng tubig sa La Mesa Treatment Plant.   Read more »

Maynilad apologizes for prolonged water interruption in some areas

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 19 10:28 PM

Customers of Metro Manila water provider Maynilad call out the concessionaire for extending a water service interruption beyond its set duration. Read more »

Canada names China, Russia as main cybercrime threats

David Ljunggren, Reuters
Updated as of Nov 19 02:42 AM

OTTAWA - Canada on Wednesday identified state-sponsored programs in China, Russia, Iran and North Korea as major cyber crime threats for the first time, and said it feared foreign actors could try to disrupt power supplies. Read more »

Poorer nations face vaccine wait as West locks down supply

Patrick Galey, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 18 01:23 PM

Hailed this week as a pandemic game-changer, the new COVID-19 vaccine offered countries that had pre-ordered doses a potential escape from a cycle of lockdowns and new waves of sickness and death. Read more »

Alsons sets P3 billion commercial paper offering to fund first renewable energy project

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 17 05:27 PM

Power firm Alsons Consolidated Resources Inc (ACR) is set to raise P3 billion from an offering of commercial paper to fund their first renewable energy project, it told the stock exchange on Tuesday.   Read more »

Rice supply still sufficient despite typhoons: Agriculture chief

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 15 04:21 PM

The Department of Agriculture (DA) said Sunday the country's rice supply remained sufficient even after a series of typhoons ravaged the country in the past weeks. Read more »

DepEd cancels P4.2-million Christmas ham, cheese procurement amid pandemic

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 14 05:24 PM

The bidding, Gudoy said was 'part of their regular procurement'  Read more »