(File photo) MANILA - The Court of Appeals (CA) has affirmed the life imprisonment sentence handed down by a Manila court to a septuagenarian Colombian national who was nabbed in 2017 for entering the country with 1.17 kilograms of cocaine in rubber pellets inside his stomach. The appellate court's Ninth Division, in a 23-page decision dated February 22, denied the appeal filed by Alberto Quijano, 72, and affirmed the decision of the Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 31, that convicted him of transportation of illegal drugs and ordered him to pay a PHP2 million fine. Quijano was apprehended by operatives of the Airport Drug Interdiction Task Group at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 on Nov. 12, 2017, following a tip from the United States government about the suspect who arrived in the country onboard Emirates Airline flight EK-332 from Dubai. Law enforcers accosted and immediately brought the suspect to the Pasay General Hospital, where he underwent an x-r
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(File photo courtesy of Pasig PIO) MANILA - The second phase of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccination for minors in Metro Manila will begin on October 22, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya said Monday. In a Laging Handa briefing, Malaya said they are targeting to vaccinate some 144,131 minors aged 15 to 17, prioritizing those with comorbidities, during the vaccination drive which will run until October 31. "For parents who would want their children to be included in this second phase of minors' vaccination, coordinate with your respective local government unit. You would need to present a valid ID, the medical certificate of the child which proves his/her comorbidity, and clearance for vaccination," he said. Each locality has identified one hospital that will be included in the pediatric vaccination pilot run, which includes the Caloocan Medical Center, Ospital ng Paranaque, Pasay General Hospital, among ot
DILG Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya (File photo) MANILA - The second phase of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccination for minors in Metro Manila will begin on October 22, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya said Monday. In a Laging Handa briefing, Malaya said they are targeting to vaccinate some 144,131 minors aged 15 to 17, prioritizing those with comorbidities, during the vaccination drive which will run until October 31. "For parents who would want their children to be included in this second phase of minors' vaccination, coordinate with your respective local government unit. You would need to present a valid ID, the medical certificate of the child which proves his/her comorbidity, and clearance for vaccination," he said. Each locality has identified one hospital that will be included in the pediatric vaccination pilot run, which includes the Caloocan Medical Center, Ospital ng Paranaque, Pasay General Hosp
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, March 8) The Department of Health on Monday clarified that dependents of medical frontliners are not supposed to get COVID-19 vaccines until all 1.8 million healthcare workers have been inoculated.
Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said the current stockpile of 1.12 million doses can only inoculate 560,000 people since two doses are needed for those who will receive Sinovac and AstraZeneca vaccines. This is not even enough to vaccinate all healthcare workers, she stressed. They are not eligible. Ang binibigyang prayoridad muna ngayon ay healthcare workers natin, the official in a media briefing. Ang pamilya ng healthcare workers, dadating tayo sa punto na iyan kung papasok sila sa ibang sektor, mabibigyan sila.