Ayaw umalis... 220 barko sa Julian Felipe Reef, fishing vessels lang — China

ni Ronalyn Seminiano Reonico | April 4, 2021

Binuweltahan ng Chinese Embassy sa Manila ang naging panawagan ni Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana na pagpapaalis sa diumano'y maritime militia vessels ng China sa Julian Felipe Reef na bahagi ng West Philippine Sea at giit pa ng embahada, parte ito umano ng Nansha Islands.

Ang Julian Felipe Reef ay tinatawag na Niu'e Jiao sa Beijing. Iginiit din ng China na hindi militia vessels ang mga naturang barko kundi fishing vessels.

Pahayag ng embahada, "The Niu'e Jiao is part of China's Nansha Islands. The waters around Niu’e Jiao has been a traditional fishing ground for Chinese fishermen for many years. The Chinese fishermen have been fishing in the waters for their livelihood every year.

"It is completely normal for Chinese fishing vessels to fish in the waters and take shelter near the reef during rough sea conditions. Nobody has the right to make wanton remarks on such activities. "China is committed to safeguarding peace and stability in the waters and we hope that authorities concerned would make constructive efforts and avoid any unprofessional remarks which may further fan irrational emotions.”

Samantala, nauna nang iniulat ng awtoridad sa Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ang namataang 220 vessels sa Julian Felipe Reef noong March 7 na pinaniniwalaan ng awtoridad na maritime militia vessels. Ngunit, pinabulaanan kaagad ito ng Chinese Embassy at anila, nananatili lamang daw ang mga barko sa reef dahil sa “rough sea condition.”

Pahayag naman ni Lorenzana sa social media, “The Chinese Ambassador to the PH has a lot of explaining to do. There are still 44 Chinese vessels that are in Julian Felipe Reef. “I am no fool. The weather has been good so far, so they have no reason to stay there. These vessels should be on their way out. Umalis na kayo riyan.”

2 M Sinovac vaccine kada buwan, bibilhin ng 'Pinas sa China

ni Mary Gutierrez Almirañez | March 27, 2021

Mahigit isang milyong doses ng Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines ang inaasahang ide-deliver sa bansa kada buwan upang makumpleto ang 25 milyong doses na in-order ng pamahalaan sa China, ayon sa pahayag ni Philippine Ambassador to China Jose Santiago ‘Chito’ Sta. Romana ngayong araw, Marso 27.

Aniya, “After that, every month, ang plano ng gobyerno is roughly one to two million doses every month from Sinovac for a total of 25 million by the end of the year.”

Nauna nang dumating ang donasyong 600,000 doses ng Sinovac noong Pebrero at sinundan ng 400,000 doses nitong ika-24 ng Marso.

Inaasahan namang darating sa Lunes ang biniling 1 milyong doses na bakuna upang iturok sa mga frontliners at mga susunod na prayoridad sa listahan.

Bukod dito, mahigit 525,000 doses ng AstraZeneca na rin ang dumating sa bansa.

Sa ngayon ay Pfizer-BioNTech, Sputnik V, AstraZeneca at Sinovac pa lamang ang mga bakunang aprubado ang emergency use authorization (EUA).

Donasyong 400,000 doses ng Sinovac, dumating na sa ‘Pinas

ni Mary Gutierrez Almirañez | March 24, 2021

Lumapag na sa Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) ang eroplano ng Philippine Airlines (PAL) dala ang donasyong 400,000 doses ng Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines mula sa China ngayong Miyerkules, Marso 24, pasado 7:21 nang umaga.

Matatandaang ika-28 ng Pebrero nu’ng dumating sa bansa ang unang batch ng Sinovac na may 600,000 doses na kaagad ding ipinamahagi sa mga referral hospital upang masimulan ang vaccination rollout kinabukasan.

"Today we are happy to have the second batch," giit pa ni Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian. "We hope we will contribute to speed up the mass vaccination in this country so that we will win over the war against the virus and recover the economy."

Kabilang sa mga sumalubong sa ikalawang batch ng Sinovac ay sina Department of Health Secretary Francisco Duque III, Vaccine Czar Carlito Galvez Jr. at Senator Bong Go.

Paliwanag pa ni Go, "This is another major milestone to us since the supply of vaccine is very limited and we have to inoculate 1.7 million medical frontliners and we have to meet our target this year in order to attain herd immunity."

Ngayong buwan ay inaasahan ding darating sa bansa ang biniling 1 milyong doses na bakuna mula sa China.