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(Eagle News) — On or before December 30, the country’s vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr., will start negotiating with the US-based biotech firm, Moderna, so the Philippines can get vaccine doses for its mass vaccination campaign next year. This was according to Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr, in an interview with CNN Philippines’ ‘The Source.’ Galvez is going to start negotiations with Moderna “on or before Wednesday next week,” Locsin said in the […]
(Eagle News) – The Philippines will get more than the 60 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines needed for the mass vaccination next year in the country, and sees the first roll-out of vaccines by March. This was according to vaccine czar and the chief implementer of the National Action Plan against COVID-19 Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. In his report to President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday night, Dec. 16, Galvez said that once the contracts […]
Local private firms to buy vaccines and act as donor (Eagle News) — The Philippines has signed an agreement with the United Kingdom to secure 2.6 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine produced by the pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca, which will be purchased by top local businessmen for the country. The tripartite agreement was signed by national action plan against COVID=19 Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. who is also the country’s vaccine czar, Presidential Adviser for […]
(Eagle News) – Five COVID-19 vaccines are set to hold their clinical trials here in the country, which would make the access to these vaccines easier for Filipinos. This was according to the Philippine COVID vaccine czar Carlito Galvez in his report to President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday night, Nov. 23. These five vaccines are among the nine which have already undergone Phase 3 clinical trials and have showed promising results. The five vaccine […]
(Eagle News) – More than 3 million Filipinos have undergone COVID-19 tests, and so far, 10.6 percent of them had tested positive, the Department of Health (DOH) said. As of Sept. 16, the individuals who have been tested “based on the aggregate reports on the total positive and negative tests from laboratories” have reached 3,008,239. Of these individuals, 272,934 individuals have tested positive for COVID-19, which represents 0.25 percent of the population. The number […]
(Eagle News)–Dr. Tony Leachon was let go as consultant of the National Task Force on COVID-19 because of his “preemptive releases of some information prior to official announcement…that jeopardized the communication efforts of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases and the NTF.” NTF action plan chief implementer Carlito Galvez Jr. added Leachon’s actions “caused unwarranted misunderstanding between two entities that should be working together,” noting that the doctor was “cautioned […]
Says country cannot afford a long ECQ (Eagle News) – The Philippine government is implementing “gradual” easing of restrictions in a “phased manner” which takes in consideration the precautionary measures given by the World Health Organization. This was according to Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., chief implementer of the country’s national action plan against COVID-19. He said that the WHO recommendations on easing of quarantine restrictions have been incorporated in the Philippine government’s plan on […]
Says some LGU officials have been making cuts, misusing power (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte assigned to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) the task of distributing food and financial aid to Filipinos affected by the coronavirus pandemic and lockdown, totally removing the local government officials from the picture saying they have been abusing their authority and are prone to corruption. In a late night address to the nation on Wednesday, […]
(Eagle News)—-The Armed Forces of the Philippines chief Lt. Gen. Carlito Galvez Jr. recently visited a Moro Islamic Liberation Front’s camp. Galvez visited Camp Darapanan in Maguindanao in particular, pictures provided by the military showed. According to the AFP, this is the first time the military chief visited an MILF camp.
The Commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (Indo-PACOM), Admiral Philip Davidson, visited the Philippines for the annual Mutual Defense Board and Security Engagement Board (MDB-SEB) on September 25 to 28, reinforcing the longstanding U. S.-Philippine alliance. The trip marks his first visit to the Philippines as Indo-PACOM commander. The annual MDB-SEB coordinates the framework for defense and security cooperation between the U.S. and Philippine militaries. While in the Philippines, Adm. Davidson met with Executive […]
(Eagle News)–The Communists are tapping students to oust President Rodrigo Duterte, the Armed Forces of the Philippines chief of staff said on Tuesday, Oct. 2. According to Lt. Gen. Carlito Galvez Jr., who spoke during a Senate hearing on the Department of National Defense’s proposed budget, under the Red October plot, the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army mobilized 10 universities in Manila. “They are making a lot of information drive wherein they will […]
By Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service (Eagle News) – “I will do my best to serve the President to the best I can, with honor, integrity and loyalty,” said Western Mindanao Command Chief Lt. General Carlito Galvez, whose name was announced on Thursday by Malacanang as the new Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief of staff. Galvez, whose experience in peace-building activities in Mindanao is widely known, is also crucial for his […]
