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Heads of global organizations issue joint call for vaccine equality

Agence France-Presse
Jun 02 05:10 AM

The aim is to vaccinate at least 40 percent of the global population by the end of the year, and at least 60 percent by the end of next year, so as to enable a lasting economic recovery. Read more »

Pope updates canon law to address pedophilia by priests

Alexandria Sage, Agence France-Presse
Jun 02 02:26 AM | Updated Jun 02 02:45 AM

It came after repeated complaints by victims of sexual abuse and others that previous wording within the code was outdated and opaque. Read more »

WHO approves Sinovac COVID shot in second Chinese milestone

Stephanie Nebehay, Reuters
Jun 02 12:49 AM | Updated Jun 02 01:43 AM

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus welcomed the move, calling the vaccine safe and effective and noting its easy storage requirements make it suitable for low-income countries. Read more »

Back to pubs, gyms, and movies: Plotting the road back to normal

Reuters
Jun 01 10:31 PM

As the COVID-19 vaccine rollout gains momentum, many countries are planning a gradual return to normal, opening borders and letting people back into restaurants, shops and sports venues after more than a year of on-off lockdowns. Read more »

THROWBACK: Sikreto sa successful na minimart business | My Puhunan

ABS-CBN News
Jun 01 07:40 AM

Sally Bermundo shares how she reluctantly got into retail after she had to quit her teaching job. She also opens up on how she worked her way up the retail business from a struggling sari-sari store. Read more »

Malicious tagging resurfaces on FB, with some accounts hacked

ABS-CBN News
May 31 08:26 PM | Updated Jun 01 01:54 AM

MANILA (UPDATED)- Social media users in the Philippines are once again reporting malicious tagging on Facebook, which some have said led to their accounts being hacked and suspended. Read more »

Southeast Asia's coronavirus surge prompts shutdowns and alarm

Matthew Tostevin and Aradhana Aravindan, Reuters
May 31 05:29 PM | Updated May 31 11:09 PM

A sharp rise in coronavirus cases from new variants in parts of Southeast Asia that had been less affected by the pandemic has prompted new restrictions, factory closures and attempts to rapidly scale up vaccination programs across the region. Read more »

THROWBACK: Kakaibang French toast at milkshakes, patok sa social media

ABS-CBN News
May 31 10:47 AM

Kaakibat ng negosyo ang pagbabago. Patok ang iyong produkto kapag ito ay may kakaibang pakulo. Read more »

The Filipino mothers selling their children for online sexual abuse

Neil Jayson Servallos, Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
May 30 11:26 AM

Online sexual exploitation of children surged during the pandemic, when many Filipinos lost their jobs. Tech companies reported more than 1.29 million images and videos of child abuse materials produced in the country in 2020 – triple the number in 2019.   Read more »

Why scientists are concerned about leaks at biolabs

Issam Ahmed, Lucie Aubourg and Paul Handley, Agence France-Presse
May 30 10:53 AM

While the evidence linking SARS-CoV-2 to the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China is strictly circumstantial, a number of experts want tougher controls on such facilities over fears that accidental leaks could touch off the next pandemic.   Read more »

Pfizer jab less effective, still protects against Indian strain, shows study

Agence France-Presse
May 29 11:38 PM

People who had received two doses of Pfizer saw a three-fold reduction in their antibodies against the variant, B.1.617, according to the study, but were still protected. Read more »

The Myanmar police came for me. My unsuspecting mother offered them traditional tea.

Han Kha-yar* - Reporting ASEAN
May 29 11:03 PM | Updated May 29 11:05 PM

I am determined to carry on journalistic work – as long as I don't get arrested by the police or soldiers.  Read more »

'Pinagtatagpi-tagpi’: Mother, daughter struggle between making a living and modular learning

Gerimara Manuel, PCIJ/PCP
May 29 05:19 PM | Updated May 30 10:59 AM

Mother, daughter struggle between making a living and modular learning during the Covid-19 pandemic. Read more »

COVID-19 vaccines safe for pregnant women, breastfeeding babies: expert

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
May 28 05:48 PM

MANILA - Antibodies in COVID-19 vaccines available in the Philippines will not negatively affect pregnant women and breastfeeding babies, a health official said Friday. Read more »

Sperm count ng mga lalaki sa ilang Western countries, bakit kumakaunti?

ABS-CBN News
May 28 05:36 PM

Mula 1973 hanggang 2011 bumagsak sa 50 hanggang 60 percent ang sperm count ng mga lalaki mula sa ilang mayayamang bansa, ayon sa isang pag-aaral.  Read more »

THROWBACK: Bibingkoy | Local Legends

ABS-CBN News
May 28 04:00 PM

“Local Legends” features 83-year-old Lolit Alejo as she prepares Cavite City’s most popular and sought after rice cake "bibingkoy." Read more »

COVAX: $2B more needed by June for poor countries’ vaccination program

Agence France-Presse
May 28 05:31 AM

COVAX said it has already delivered 70 million vaccine doses to 126 countries, but faces a shortfall of 190 million at the end of June. Read more »

US intelligence community acknowledges 2 theories of COVID-19 origin

Reuters
May 28 02:48 AM | Updated May 28 02:49 AM

Two agencies believe the virus emerged naturally from human contact with infected animals and a third embracing a possible laboratory accident as the source. Read more »

EXPLAINER: What we know about the Indian coronavirus variant

Reuters
May 27 06:39 PM | Updated May 27 07:05 PM

NEW DELHI - India has recorded the world's sharpest spike in coronavirus infections this month, with political and financial capitals New Delhi and Mumbai running out of hospital beds, oxygen and medicines. Read more »

THROWBACK: Payong Modus | Red Alert

ABS-CBN News
May 27 06:33 PM

PNP-Public Information Office criminologist PC Insp. Bryan Gregorio advises the public to be aware of the "payong" modus.   Read more »

Researchers tie cold viruses used to deliver COVID-19 vaccine to rare blood clot risk

Reuters
May 27 09:05 AM

German researchers on Wednesday said that based on laboratory research, they believed they have found the cause of the rare but serious blood clotting events among some people who received COVID-19 vaccines made by AstraZeneca Plc and Johnson & Johnson. Read more »

Seeking a pill to cure COVID, drugmakers eye alternative to vaccines

Issam Ahmed and Lucie Aubourg
May 27 07:28 AM | Updated May 27 01:58 PM

An easily storable and transportable pill would also offer practical advantages over existing treatments such as monoclonal antibodies, which are mainly injected by drips at hospital infusion centers.   Read more »

US FDA gives emergency use approval to GSK-Vir COVID-19 antibody drug

Reuters
May 27 06:23 AM

The EUA was for the treatment of mild-to-moderate COVID-19 in people aged 12 years and older, the US health regulator says. Read more »

In Loving Memory

Lauren Alimondo, PCIJ/PCP
May 26 05:57 PM

In the last two years, 29 cases of killings and dumping of cadavers in Baguio City and Benguet were probed by the Commission on Human Rights Cordillera. Majority of the cases remained under investigation. After an extensive investigation, the Baguio City Police Office identified the suspects on Dec. 16 as police officers of the Regional Drug Enforcement Unit (RDEU) of Police Regional Office Cordillera. Read more »

Only 0.01 pct? Tiny number of infections found among fully vaccinated people, study says

Agence France-Presse
May 26 03:21 AM

About 0.01 percent of people became infected with COVID-19 between January and April despite being fully vaccinated, a US study confirming the shots' high efficacy showed. Read more »