(Screengrab from website) MANILA - The Philippine News Agency (PNA) has been providing daily news services to both local and foreign readers on the policies, activities, and programs of the government and the presidency since March 1, 1973. It's no secret that the agency's success is heavily dependent on the writers and editors behind every news story. As the PNA marks its 49th year, it is only fitting to revisit some lessons learned by former staff members who helped the government's official web-based newswire service get to where it is today and made remarkable careers themselves. Not all editors are ruthless "We were considered terrors by reporters. If we found sloppy copies, we would tear them apart and throw them in the wastebasket. Pagagalitan namin (We would scold them), 'Did you go to college?'" radio broadcaster and newspaper columnist Ramon "Mon" Tulfo said in an interview. Tulfo, who was one of PNA's first deskmen from 1973 to 197
Duterte vaccination: A look at Sinopharm compassionate use permit for PSG
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President
Rodrigo Duterte received his first dose of Sinopharm’s vaccine against COVID-19 despite it being given a “compassionate special permit” for his close-in security personnel only.
Sinopharm has also yet to be granted an
emergency use approval by the country’s
Food and Drug Administration.
In a Facebook Live aired on Monday night, May 3, Duterte was shown being administered with a dose of the vaccine from China by Health Secretary
Francisco Duque III. The 76-year-old president was also with his former aide-turned-senator.
Harry Roque.
This was the same vaccine brand the
Investigation into early vaccination of Mon Tulfo, PSG ongoing FDA
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, March 3) The Food and Drug Administration said it has not let up on the probe about the early vaccinations of members of the Presidential Security Group and special envoy Ramon Mon Tulfo. As of now,
diyan. In fact, yung Bureau of Customs
alam ko may sagot sila kasi humuhingi kami ng datos ng importasyon ng mga bakuna nitong nakaraan na taon. So,
tinitignan po yan ngayon ng ating mga enforcement unit, yung ating mga regulatory enforcers, said FDA Director General Eric Domingo at the Laging Handa briefing on Wednesday.
The military said it was looking into allegations that some members of the military received shots of a Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccine as claimed by former special envoy to China and columnist Ramon
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