By Charmaine A. Tadalan, Reporter THE HOUSE of Representatives and the Senate on Tuesday assured the 2020 national budget will not be reenacted as both chambers target ratification of the P4.5-trillion spending plan for 2021 by next week. “It’s very tricky to put a timeline on legislation pero ang maganda […]
Almost $800 Billion up for Grabs During Holiday Season
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Moderna files for US vaccine authorization, will seek EU nod
Moderna plans to start a new trial to test the vaccine in adolescents before the end of the year, followed by another in even younger volunteers early in 2021. Image via Reuters/File Photo Moderna Inc. said on Monday it has applied for US emergency authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine after […]
‘Pandemic’ chosen as Word of the Year
NEW YORK — The 2020 prize for Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Year went to an obvious choice: pandemic. The term had the most online dictionary lookups of any word, Merriam-Webster said on its website, after a year in which at least 1.4 million people globally have died from the COVID-19 […]