The Beijing-based Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Manila are expected to soon process India’s loan request, which will be used to purchase 667 million Covid-19 jabs to vaccinate at least 317 million people in 19 states across the country.

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India applies for $2bn loan from AIIB, ADB for Covid vaccine purchase

MANILA, Philippines — The latest international COVID-19 report which ranked the Philippines at the bottom for the second straight month is “biased towards Western countries,” Interior

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Bloomberg study that ranked PH at bottom of COVID-19 resiliency ‘biased’

MANILA - Visitors to the graves of their loved ones arrived early at the Manila North Cemetery this Thursday.

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Visitors to Manila North Cemetery, early visits

MANILA, Philippines — “When we don’t speak against the rampant social injustices, including the proliferation of fake news [about the Marcoses, martial law and the like], we allow them to

Critical thinking can’t be apolitical, teachers tell DepEd

MANILA Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso said he envisions a country whose citizens will slip back to some sense of normality amid the pandemic.If he wins in the presidential race, Domagoso pledged to exert all efforts to ensure that Filipinos will "live normal lives by the end of next year.""Ang gusto ko by Dec. 31, 2022, lumalabas ka na, kumakain na kayo kasi lahat kayo bakunado ng booster already (I want you by Dec.

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WASHINGTON, D.C.: A medical panel of US government advisors endorsed the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine in 5- to 11-year-olds on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila), paving the way for younger children to get their shots within weeks.The independent experts concluded the known benefits — both directly to kids' health but also in ending school and other disruptions — outweighed the known risks.

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US recommends jab for 5- to 11-yr-olds

OTTAWA: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila) named prominent former climate activist Steven Guilbeault as environment minister in a major post-election Cabinet shuffle ahead of a key global climate conference.

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UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary General António Guterres said on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila) the climate crisis is a code red for humanity and that urgent action is needed before it is too late."The United Nations and this assembly were created precisely for the kind of challenge that brings us together today.The climate crisis is a code red for humanity.

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