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Here are some of the top headlines from this fourth week of February 2021.
Short, simple rites mark EDSA Revolt anniversary
A short and simple ceremony marked the 35th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution on Thursday, February 25.
Quezon City Mayor Maria Josefina Belmonte led the flag raising and wreath laying at the People Power Monument on EDSA.
‘Private firms may not sell Covid-19 jabs in pandemic’
A House of Representatives leader on February 24 said the recently approved Covid-19 vaccination program bill prohibits private entities, particularly pharmaceutical firms, from selling the life-saving shots during the crisis.
In a news conference, House Committee on Economic Affairs Junie Cua, one of the principal authors and sponsors of vaccine bill, said private companies are only allowed to procure the vaccines for the inoculation of their employees.
Companies cautious on recovery as lockdown kept
Companies are keeping a cautious outlook on recovery in 2021 after President Duterte decided not to loosen lockdown restrictions until people get vaccinated against the coronavirus.
During an online event held by the Management Association of the Philippines on February 24, several business leaders weigh in on their 2021 prospects.
Congress OKs bill to set indemnity fund, expedite vaccine rollout
The bill seeking to expedite the purchase of COVID-19 vaccines and rollout of the Philippine government’s vaccination program hurdled Congress on February 23
The House of Representatives adopted the Senate version of the measure just hours after senators approved it on third and final reading. The lower chamber already approved the bill on February 22.
FDA OKs emergency use of Sinovac, says China-made vaccines not ideal for frontliners
The Philippine Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on February 22 allowed the emergency use of COVID-19 vaccines manufactured by Chinese firm Sinovac Biotech.
FDA Director General Eric Domingo, however, cautioned that it’s not the best vaccine in the market to protect healthcare workers in the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pope Francis appoints Cardinal Tagle as member of Vatican central bank
The Vatican announced on February 22 the appointment of Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of the Philippines and Cardinal Peter Turkson of Ghana as members of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Holy See.
Tagle, former archbishop of Manila, is prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples or “Propaganda Fide,” while Turkson is prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development.
