When big business groups requested the government that they be allowed to use the COVID-19 vaccines they had bought as booster shots for their employees and their families, vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. immediately thumbed down the appeal. Despite the oversupply of vaccines cited by the private sector, Galvez said on Nov. 24 that it would be more “moral and mandatory” for the government to prioritize vaccinating the majority of the Filipinos who have yet
He was the rising star in the presidential race as recent as a few weeks ago. He was the main darling of voters who wanted change from the madness in the methods of the current administration. He embodied the aspirations of the poor for a better life. Then all of a sudden, the rise in his popularity stalled and he’s fizzling out quickly from the race. What is happening to Manila City Mayor Isko Moreno and his dream of becoming our country’s next president? In the Sept. 6-11, 2021 Pulse Asia survey on potential presidential candidates, Moreno was ahead of all the
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