Sources: BBC News
Department of Health and Human Services secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces that the United States Centers for Disease Control will remove the COVID-19 vaccine from its list of recommended vaccines for healthy children and pregnant women. 2025-05-27
Turkey signs an agreement to purchase 50 million doses of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine. 2021-04-28
A statue honouring comfort women, sex slaves raped by Japanese World War II soldiers, in Manila, Philippines, is removed less than five months after it was installed. 2018-04-28
Sanofi Pasteur made a statement that its product Dengvaxia poses higher risks to people without prior dengue infection. 2017-11-29
The People's Republic of China announces that it will prosecute 357 people for the illegal sale of vaccines. 2016-04-14
Pope Francis celebrates Holy Mass in Manila to a crowd of 6 to 7 million, the largest papal gathering since 1995 World Youth Day mass celebrated by late Pope John Paul II in the same place, despite pouring rain. 2015-01-18
The Philippines braces for the impact of Typhoon Rammasun (Glenda) which is expected to pass over the capital Manila causing flooding. Thousands have fled to evacuation centres and ports and airports in the country are closed 2014-07-15
A gunman opens fire outside a terminal at Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila, Philippines, killing four people, including the mayor of Labangan, Ukol Talumpa. 2013-12-20
A bus falls from an elevated highway in the Philippines capital Manila killing at least 21 people with 20 injured. 2013-12-16
Former President of the Philippines Joseph Estrada is declared as the winner of the mayoral election in the capital Manila. [http:--brooklyn.news12.com-news-nation-world-ex-philippine-president-wins-as-mayor-of-manila-1.5256995?firstfree=yes (AP via Brooklyn News 12)]date=August 2019 2013-05-14