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PHL most likely to buy anti-COVID vaccine from China or Russia
By Fernan Angeles FOR the nth time, President Rodrigo Duterte has shown preferential treatment for the Chinese as he hinted at prioritizing coronavirus vaccines made by China, even as he accused Western pharmaceutical companies of “profiting” amid the pandemic. If proven safe and effective, Duterte also said that administration would mostly like buy COVID-19 vaccines…
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Calls to terminate contracts with Chinese rejected
By Fernan Angeles DESPITE sanctions imposed by the United States against China for building artificial islands and firing ballistic missiles off the disputed West Philippine Sea, President Duterte appears bent on keeping government contracts with China. In a press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that the Sangley Airport Development Project, which has been awarded…
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29 dead as resto collapses during 80th birthday party in China
BEIJING — A two-story restaurant in a northern China village that collapsed during an 80th birthday celebration for a resident, leaving 29 dead, authorities said Sunday as rescue efforts were called off. The Ministry of Emergency Management said another 28 people were injured, seven of them seriously, when the building in in Xiangfen county in…
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3D ‘Harry Potter’ charms China box-office anew
Harry Potter And The Sorcerer’s Stone cast its spell over the box office in China this weekend, as Hollywood re-releases continue to entice people back to recently reopened cinema. The 3D, 4K rerelease of the first film in Warner Bros’ multi-billion dollar franchise was able to magic up a stellar $13.4 million this weekend, according…
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Diplomatic protest filed against China
By Fernan Angeles APPALLED over the incident that saw China confiscating fish aggregating devices installed by Filipino fishermen in Scarborough Shoal off the country’s southwestern waters, the Philippine government finally lifted a finger as it filed a diplomatic protest against what it described as “illegal.” The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) referred to an incident…
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Diplomatic protest filed against China
By Fernan Angeles APPALLED over the incident that saw China confiscating fish aggregating devices installed by Filipino fishermen in Scarborough Shoal off the country’s southwestern waters, the Philippine government finally lifted a finger as it filed a diplomatic protest against what it described as “illegal.” The Department of Foreign Affairs referred to an incident involving…
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Roque: ‘Walang maniniwala na province tayo ng China’
By Fernan Angeles MALACAÑANG opted to ignore the claim of a hair product labeling Manila as a province of China. In a televised press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque warded off calls for the government to blacklist the company behind the Chinese hair care product with a label imprints hinting at the country as a…
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11 Filipino seafarers stranded in China seek help
By John Clifford Lintao AFTER months of being stranded aboard the Ocean Star 86 anchored somewhere in China, 11 Filipino seafarers have called on the Philippine government to rescue them even before things get worse. The seafarers said that border restrictions meant to contain the spread of COVID-19, have prevented them from going home. “Anim…
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Trump issues E.O. barring U.S. firms from dealing with TikTok’s parent
President Donald Trump issued an executive order Thursday barring U.S. companies from doing business with ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of TikTok. The order, which is set to go into effect in 45 days, would be a major blow to the popular short-form video app if it is not sold to a U.S. company. Microsoft…
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China take-over on Fuga Island, not entirely true
By John Clifford Lintao REPORTS on the alleged take-over of China on an island in the country northernmost part of the Philippines is not entirely accurate, the Cagayan Economic Zone Authority (CEZA) said on Thursday. CEZA administrator and chief executive officer Raul Lambino has issued a statement denying China is taking over Fuga Island located…