With eagles and elephants, Philippines lures public for 'zoo jabs'
World 15:16 20/01/2022The Philippines opened a zoo on Wednesday as a makeshift vaccination center in the hope its elephants and eagles can attract young and elderly people hesitant about getting inoculated against COVID-19
Philippines to reopen 'soon' to vaccinated foreign tourists
World 13:51 19/11/2021The Philippines has approved a plan to allow entry soon to foreign tourists vaccinated against COVID-19, its tourism ministry said on Friday, following moves by other Southeast Asian countries to relax travel curbs
Philippines tightens curbs after detecting first local cases of Delta variant
World 17:34 16/07/2021The Philippines has recorded the country's first locally acquired cases of the more infectious Delta variant, prompting authorities to reimpose stricter coronavirus measures in some areas as health experts sought bans on social gatherings
Philippines' Duterte threatens those who refuse the COVID-19 vaccine with jail
World 11:46 22/06/2021President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to jail people who refuse to be vaccinated against the coronavirus as the Philippines battles one of Asia's worst outbreaks, with over 1.3 million cases and more than 23,000 deaths
Philippines lifts suspension on AstraZeneca vaccine for under 60s
World 11:21 20/04/2021The Philippines will resume administering AstraZeneca's (AZN.L) COVID-19 vaccine to people below 60 years of age, health officials said on Monday, ending a temporary suspension over reports of rare blood clots in younger recipients overseas
Philippines rescues Vietnamese crewman held captive by militant group Abu Sayyaf
Vietnam News 15:00 22/08/2017Several Vietnamese seamen were abducted by the group in late 2016
