Filipino pharmaceutical firm Glovax Biotech has partnered with a Korean vaccine manufacturer to produce the EuCorVac-19 in the Philippines, should the government purchase 40 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine.
"Sa ating bansa, itinuturing nating age of majority ang edad na 18 ngunit ang age of sexual consent ay edad na 12. Dapat lang na amyendahan na ang batas upang maprotektahan natin ang mga kabataan at panagutin ang mga nang-aabuso sa kanila," said Gatchalian.
Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has approved the inclusion of all importations of COVID-19 vaccines in the "Mabuhay" or express lane of the Department of Finance to allow the quick processing of the tax and duty exemptions of these vital shipments.
The House of Representatives on Tuesday night adopted the Senate version of a bill that would establish and expedite the purchase and administration of COVID-19 vaccines to Filipinos.
More than 1,000 job vacancies will be made available in an online job fair that the Public Service Employment Office on February 24 in time for the Cebu City Charter Day celebration.
The House of Representatives on Monday night approved on third and final reading a bill establishing a vaccine indemnity fund and expediting the purchase of vaccines against the COVID-19.
The city government of Manila will extend financial aid to about 600 families who lost their homes during a fire incident in Parola Compound, Tondo over the weekend.